Doug and Marko Forgot to mention will be using the browser for Internet Email (Yahoo/Hot Mail) only. Was told that the browser will need to support Java or have a plug in. Do either Netscape 3.x or IE 3.x do?

Hi Steve: I use some web based e-mail, & needed to upgrade my browser to Netscape 4.08 for being able to add attachment. You may also need the Java in the newer browsers to open some e-mail that uses Java. As far as I know, IE 3.0 is as far as you can go without having to update your OS (Win 95 or 98), as with Netscape 4.08. Good luck. Z

Z thanks for the tip! Are you saying that this attachment can Not be added to (N) 3.x? Opera is looking better all the time!

Hi Steve: I'm not familiar with Opera, you need to make sure you can add devices like MP3 players, Real Audio, Flash, & other stuff that you might want or need. As for Netscape, many of the web sites require at least ver. 4 to visit their site. Some sites are requiring that you have devices that need Win 95 or newer (32 bit Real Audio, Flash, only) OS. Check out Opera first before installing, or you might need to install Netscape 4.08. Good luck. Z

IE 5 is available in a 16-bit Windows version. http://browsers.evolt.org/ More browsers than you ever knew existed http://www.netscape.com/download/archive/ Archived Client Products Versions 2.x Archived Client Products, Versions 3.x Archived Client Products Versions 4.0x Archived Client Products Versions 4.x ftp://archive:oldies@archive.netscape.com/archive/index.html Netscape versions from 2.00 thru 4.05, in various platforms & languages. ftp://ftp2.netscape.com/pub/communicator/4.08/english/windows/windows3.1/ Last version of Netscape for Win 3.x http://home.netscape.com/download/0718100/10000-en-win16---_qual.html Netscape Communicator 4.08 http://home.netscape.com/download/0718100/10002-en-win16---_qual.html Netscape Navigator 4.08 (browser only) ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/ Netscape versions 4.03-4.51 http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/41/index3a.html Sizing Up the Browsers http://webreview.com/wr/pub/1999/10/29/feature/index3b.html Browser Compatibility Chart http://webreview.com/wr/pub/guides/style/mastergrid.html Browser Compatibility Chart 2 http://sites.netscape.net/ekrock/standards.html Transitioning from Proprietary DOMs and Markup to W3C Standards: Enhancing Pages That Use LAYER, document.layers[], and document.all to Support Standards http://members.xoom.com/8sekawan2/ftp/win31/browsers.htm Windows 3.1: Web Browsers ftp://ftp.citilink.com/pub/win31/ Netscape versions 3.03 & 4.04 ftp://ftp.the-wire.com/wire/ Netscape versions 3.03 & 4.06 ftp://ftp.us.net/pub/windows/www/ Netscape 3.03 http://www.cs.hmc.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nate/whatbrowser.cgi Shows contents of the HTTP_USER_AGENT header http://www.wvnet.edu/~tools/pcsoft.html Browsers, ftp and email clients http://win3x.tucows.com/softweb.html WWW Browsers for Windows 3.x http://www.alkar.net/moshkow/html-KOI/WEBMASTER/nsfiatures.txt Netscape undocumented features

Hi Laurence: Thanks for the info site, but I think these browsers are un-tested (maybe beta programs). I went to Microsoft's web site, & it shows that system requirements for IE 5 are for 32 bit OS's & not 16 bit, so the 16 bit download is not listed at Microsoft. Here is the location address for MS information. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/TechInfo/default.asp Good luck. Z

Thanks Laurence for the info! As a Newbie, the main problem is picking the smallest one that has all the features I need. Do all ver of both IE and Netscape support Java plugins?