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The latest Web Browser Package available. Upgraded from
IE4.0, it is also available in 3 editions: 1) Web
Browser Only
2) Standard (Web Browser + Desktop Settings) (Recommended) 3) Full (Browser + Desktop + Multimedia) Download Size not Available Current IE4.0 users can upgraded from the upgrade page |
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The whole package includes Netscape Navigator, Composer, Messenger
etc. Available in 2 editions: 1) Standard Edition (Browser
+ Personal Use)
2) Professional Edition (Full Package + Corporate Use) Standard Edition is 9 MB (Recommended) Professional Edition is 16 MB |
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Real Audio Player is suitable for sound and video with
small size. One can listen to RealAudio files directly from the net without
downloading the whole file. Upgraded from the previous 4.0, Release 5.0
is just made available beginning of December
Real Audio 5.0 is only 1.4 MB in defferent languages Disadvantage : Low sound quality |
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WINAMP 1.64 is used to play MPEG Layer files. Different from RealAudio,
MPEG files are larger with better sound quality. It is near CD quality
and WINAMP is able to compile a list of downloaded sound clips for easy
listening.
WINAMP size less than 1 MB. Disadvantage : Unable to stream from the net. Must download the whole sound clip |
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XingMPEG is the popular MPEG viewer. It supports Video CD format. Available
for trial for 21 days. The latest XingMPEG is suitable for powerful computers,
at least Pentium 166. Slower computers should use its older version.
XingMPEG 3.12 Trial is 1.6MB |
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Lview Pro is available for evaluation for 30 days. Edits
common formats such as gif, tiff, jpg,bmp and more. Easy to use and efficient.
Lview 2.0 is 1.4MB Disadvantage: When trial period ends, uninstalling it is needed and taked up space after uninstallation |
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Paint Shop Pro is another popular image editor. Also edits most formats.
More commands compared to Lview, therefore taking up more space.
Paint Shop Pro download file is 3.0MB (Recommended) |
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Winzip 6.3 is one of the best compression utility for Windows 95. Upgraded
from version 6.2 which does not support multiple disk spanning, version
6.3 have been able to do that.
Winzip 6.3 is 7MB Disadvantage: Multiple disk spanned is separated using labels, therefore the files cannot be copied to the hard disk |
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McAffee ViruScan 3.0 is updated every month. It can scan and protect
your computer in DOS and Windows mode. This gives it an advantage over
PC-Cillin which only scan Windows files. Full version can be downloaded
as evaluation, unlike TBAV which only give partial access to evaluation.
Size of McAffee ViruScan is 5.0 MB (Recommended) |
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ThunderByte Anti Virus or TBAV is another popular scanner. Able to
scan Windows files only. Download size is small compared to McAffee because
lack of virus dictionary and DOS scanner.
Size of ThunderByte is 1.2 MB Disadvantages : Cannot scan boot sector during boot and does not contain dictionary for evaluation purposes. |