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Corel CMX Viewer

Corel Corporation is one of the first to offer vector-based images on the World Wide Web, as opposed to larger, denser bit-mapped images of GIF and JPG files. This CMX viewer plug-in for Netscape Navigator 2.0 demonstrates both the speed and scope of such images, providing far faster image-display times than possible for current HTML-standard images. The free demonstration module is self-installing, providing a pointer to Corel's CMX demonstration site and views of high-speed image displays. Instructions for using CMX images at your Web site are also included. This version is an early beta release, with additional capability promised for later versions.

Requires Windows 95

FIGleaf Inline Plug-In

Here's the release version of FIGleaf Inline, a Netscape Navigator plug-in that provides zooming and panning abilities for online Web images. It supports many vector-based image formats, providing images that are superior to bitmap versions. It can rotate any image and offers scrollbar-functions for zoomed images. This self-installing plug-in requires Netscape 2.x and logs you to the developer's Web site for sample displays and additional information about Web graphics. The following formats are supported: Computer Graphics Metafile, Tagged Image File Format, Encapsulated PostScript, CCITT Group 4 Type I and Type II, Bitmap, Metafile, Portable Network Graphics, Portable Pixmap, Portable Greymap, Portable Bitmap, Sun Raster files, Graphics Interchange Format, Joint Photographic Experts Group, and Silicon Graphics RGB.

Requires Netscape Navigator 2.0 or greater, Windows NT or Windows 95.

NOTE: FIGleaf Inline 1.01 does work with Netscape Navigator 3.0.

Envoy Plug-In For Netscape Navigator

Envoy Plug-In works with the Windows 3.1x version of Netscape Navigator 2.x to allow you to view Envoy documents (.evy extension) on the World Wide Web. (Envoy is a portable document format whose output can be viewed identically, with the proper viewer, on many different hardware platforms.) The archive has a self-installing .exe file that links automatically to Netscape's plug-in helper applications. There is no documentation here. You can get a demonstration of Envoy's excellent display qualities at http://www.twcorp.com/envoy.htm.

Requires Modem and Windows 3.1x

Envoy Plug-In For Windows 95

Envoy Plug-In works with the Windows 95 version of Netscape Navigator 2.x to allow you to view Novell Envoy documents (EVY extension) on the World Wide Web. (Envoy is a portable document format whose output can be viewed identically, with the proper viewer, on many different hardware platforms.) The archive has a self-installing EXE file that links automatically to Netscape's plug-in helper applications. There is no documentation here. You can get a demonstration of Envoy's excellent display qualities at http://www.twcorp.com/envoy.htm.

Requires Modem and Windows 95

Lightning Strike Plug In

This free plug-in viewer for Netscape Navigator 2.x demonstrates a proposed new compression technique for World Wide Web images. Lightning Strike's encoder (a commercial product) produces smaller file sizes than GIF or JPG images, with claimed comparable viewing quality. This is called 'wavelet' transformation, regarded by some as more efficient than the techniques of JPEG (the Joint Photographic Experts Group). You can see examples and read more wavelet information at http://www.infinop.com/html/compression.html. 16-bit and 32-bit versions are included in this self-installing EXE file.

Requires Windows 3.1x

Microsoft Virtual Explorer (VRML Add-On)

Tour online virtual reality with the Virtual Explorer add-on to Microsoft's Internet Explorer 2.0. It gives Microsoft's World Wide Web browser the ability to 'explore' VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) sites. You can visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/sites.htm for navigation tips and for easy access to many other VRML sites, including the Ziff-Davis 'Terminal Reality' seaside spaceport. A minimum of a 486/33 system with 8MB of RAM, a fast video card, and 28.8Kbps access to the Web is recommended. VRML 'worlds' take a long time to load, so be patient. This is a self-installing EXE.

Requires 486 processor, 8MB RAM, and Windows 95

VDOLive Player for Netscape for Windows 3.1x

Runtime audio-video on the Internet is a tantalizing promise, and you can get a look at one of the possibilities with VDOLive Player. This version is a free player that plugs into Netscape 2.0x. The developer offers a few dozen examples at its Web site and promises further development of the technology. You'll need a minimum of a 28.8Kbps Internet connection and a sound card to use VDOLive Player, plus some faith, because little documentation is included. VDOLive Player automatically installs to link you to http://www.vdolive.com.

VDOLive Player for Netscape for Windows 95

Runtime audio-video on the Internet is a tantalizing promise, and you can get a look at one of the possibilities with VDOLive Player. This version is a free player that plugs into Netscape 2.0x. The developer offers a few dozen examples at its Web site and promises further development of the technology. You'll need a minimum of a 28.8Kbps Internet connection and a sound card to use VDOLive Player, plus some faith, because little documentation is included. VDOLive Player automatically installs to link you to http://www.vdolive.com.

VR Scout Netscape Plug-In

VR Scout is a Web-browser plug-in that lets you view and interact with virtual reality 'worlds' on the World Wide Web. It is intended as a helper application for Netscape, WebSurfer, and similar browsers. The VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) standard is still in its infancy, but is evolving rapidly. There's minimal documentation within this archive; you can learn more at http://www.chaco.com or the Ziff-Davis 'Terminal Reality' site at http://www.zdnet.com/~zdi/vrml/airport.html. A minimum of a 486/33, 8MB machine with fast video card, and 28.8Kbps access to the Web is recommended for VRML applications.

Requires 486 processor, Modem, and Windows 95