Microsoft Internet Explorer Unlocks the Potential of the Internet

• Exciting
• Fast
• Easy to Use
• Compatible
• Secure

New Version 2.0 features are in bold italic

Exciting - Microsoft® Internet Explorer version 2.0 opens the Web to great new content

• Inline sound and video support:Support for new scrolling marquees, inline AVIs, and background sounds. HTML Extensions make Web pages more interactive and interesting.
• VRML Add-In: Try the new 3-D add-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0. This VRML compatible add-in combines a 3-D viewer with the high-speed Reality Lab engine for fast viewing of 3-D objects over the Internet.
  

  Microsoft Internet Explorer makes browsing the Internet as easy as using Windows® 95.

• Customizable Home Pages: The new Microsoft Network home page allows you to create your own customized home page. Add your favorite stocks, links, cartoons, news, and more, to create a unique home page with exactly what you want on it.

• Performance: Multithreading and progressive rendering greatly increase the responsiveness of the user interface to even the most complex Web pages. This, coupled with a persistent page cache using standard HTTP Last-Modified-Since and Expires attributes, greatly improves browsing speed.
• Place Holder Mode: Instead of waiting for large graphics to download before displaying text that follows, Microsoft Internet Explorer automatically puts in a placeholder for slow-loading graphics and loads the text first. This enables you to get the real information on the Web much faster than conventional browsers.
• Fast Connect: HTTP-Keep-Alive is a protocol enhancement that allows Microsoft Internet Explorer to open and download multiple items over the same HTTP connection instead of opening a new connection for each file. Because most Web pages are made up of several files, this can improve performance and reduce server loading when used in conjunction with a Keep-Alive–enabled server.

• Setup: One-stop setup enables you to connect to the Internet easily and quickly. The setup wizard configures your computer to automatically connect to the service provider of your choice. If you do not currently have a service provider, Microsoft Internet Explorer will connect you to the Internet via MSN™, The Microsoft Network.
• Integration with Windows 95: Developed specifically for use with the Windows 95 operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer is completely integrated with the new user interface and the underlying architecture. It takes full advantage of ease-of-use improvements in Windows 95 by supporting shortcuts, the right mouse button, favorites, drag and drop, OLE, and more.
• 32-bit: Microsoft Internet Explorer is a complete 32-bit application, building on Windows 95 services such as Telephony API, and on the native 32-bit TCP/IP stack. This means that Microsoft Internet Explorer is more robust than existing 16-bit browsers and will multitask smoothly with other 32-bit applications.
• E-mail: A full e-mail package enables you to send and receive mail over the Internet. E-mail support is integrated with the Microsoft Exchange Inbox included in Windows 95, so all of your mail can be viewed from the same location, and you can maintain a single address book. The mail package also supports the Internet MIME standard for sending attached files in Internet mail messages.
• Favorites: Not only does Microsoft Internet Explorer automatically keep track of the sites you've recently visited, it also allows you to create Favorites. Favorites provide a quick and easy way back to your favorite places on the Internet.
• Tutorial and Search Button: A complete online tutorial helps first-time users become comfortable browsing the Internet. A search button on the toolbar provides instant access to powerful search engines like Yahoo, Lycos, and Infoseek.

• HTML: Support for all of the standard Internet HTML 2.0 and HTML 3.0 tags, such as right-align, centering, tables, client pull, and much more.
• NNTP: Support for Internet-standard NNTP news reading and posting.
• HTTP-Cookies: Support for Internet Shopping tokens ("cookies") allows you to shop at your favorite Internet outlets.
• FTP & Gopher: Supports access to FTP and Gopher servers.
  
  ESPN SportsZone page as viewed by the latest release of Microsoft Internet Explorer
  ESPN SportsZone page used courtesy of ESPNET Enterprises, Inc. and Starwave Corporation.

• SSL: Support for standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology allows integration with secure sites. Microsoft Internet Explorer supports the current implementation and will support the 3.0 version as it becomes available.
• STT: Microsoft Internet Explorer is "STT Ready," which means it has the hooks for the new Microsoft/VISA Secure Transaction Technology, to be delivered in the near future.

Microsoft Internet Explorer is designed to work with Windows 95. It requires a minimum of 8 megabytes of RAM, 1-3 megabytes* of hard disk space, and a modem. A 14.4 bps or faster modem is recommended for optimum performance.

*This assumes an existing Internet provider. If no provider is in use, an additional 10-15 megabytes is required to install the MSN components.