Below is a listing of software included on the new Hoopeston Online CD. Click on any program to see a description. There is both Netscape 3 and 4, and MS Explorer 3 and 4. Please read the guide that comes with the software to install it. Another excellent link for Internet software is http://tucows.jaske.com/ If you are a current subscriber to Hoopeston Online, you may pick up one of these CD's free of charge at McMurray Insurance.
Pegasus Mail
License: Freeware
Home Page: http://www.pegasus.usa.com/
Description: One of the most feature-rich mail clients available, Pegasus
has multiple account support, mail filtering, and much much more all for
free!
WS-FTP
License: Freeware
Home Page: http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_FTP/index.html
Description: A great application that allows remote file edits, chmods on
UNIX boxes and file moves.
News Xpress - News reader
License: Freeware
Description: A window based newsreader with many advanced options
such as killfiles, window arrangements, and even to show toolbars or not,
so you get maximum viewing space. Also contains a built-in viewer for
graphics files while they're downloading.
Acrobat Reader - Graphics
License: Freeware
Home Page: http://www.adobe.com
Description: The program allows you to view, navigate, and print PDF files.
CommNet - Telnet
License: Shareware
Cost: $29.95
Home Page: http://www.radient.com
Description: A great telnet client with Zmodem file transfers.
Eudora Lite - email
License: Postcardware
Home Page: http://www.eudora.com/eudoralight/
Description: Probably the most popular e-mail applications on the net,
Eudora Light is the trimmed down version of Eudora Pro. With it's powerful
and easy to use interface, it's no surprise.
Free Agent - News Reader
License: Freeware
Home Page: http://www.forteinc.com/forte
Description: A great freeware newsreader with an easy to use interface
with autopost, autodecode of binaries, and a great subscribed group
organization method.
Hot Dog Web Editor- Web page editor
License: 30 day demo.
Home Page: http://www.sausage.com/
Description: One of the best HTML editors available. The interface is
attractive, very powerful, configurable, and easy to use. HotDog
Professional can easily be intergrated with programs such as Linkbot and
Interactor to provide your website with some of the best accessories
available. Wether you are a beginner or a HTML expert, HotDog
Professional is the HTML editor is for you.
Kali - Games
License: Shareware
Cost: $20.00
Home Page: http://www.kali.net
Description: Kali is a state-of-the-art TSR program that allows people that
use SLIP/PPP accounts, ethernet connections, T1 lines, or ISDN lines to
play IPX network compatible games across the internet. Now Kali has
compression support, the ability to disable the windows keys on your
keyboard, and many more nice features.
Internet Explorer 4.0 - Browser
License: Freeware
Home Page: http://www.microsoft.com/ie/
Description: It is a very comprehensive
program. MSIE4 includes many desktop and win95 shell enhancing
capabilities such as "active desktop" that integrate the internet right into
your win95 shell. It's not just a browser, it's a whole operating system
upgrade.
Version Number: 3.02
Description: Microsoft's Windows 95 browser. A strong contender in the
WWW Browser wars. Although it does not provide as many features and
options as 4.0, it is smaller and easy to surf the net with. This version
comes with the full blown Microsoft E-mail client and news groups reader. A
full version is available from Microsoft
mIRC- Chat
License: Shareware, 30 day evaluation
Cost: $20.00
Home Page: http://www.mirc.com
Description: One of the most popular IRC clients around. Automates all
IRC transfers and connections. Incudes colored text, DCC, XDCC, file
servers and much more.
Net Nanny - Parental control
License: Shareware
Cost: $26.95 Single user
Home Page: http://www.netnanny.com
Description: Allows YOU to monitor, screen and block access to anything
residing on, or running in, out or through your PC, on-line or off. It's
two-way screening in real-time and only YOU determine what is screened
with the help of our site list which can be downloaded free from this site.
PowWow - Chat
License: Freeware
Home Page: http://www.tribal.com
Description: Allows up to seven (7) people to chat via keyboard or voice,
travel to web pages together, exchange files and photographs and play
associated event sounds for whatever you choose.
Thumbs Plus - Graphics
License: Shareware
Cost: $60.00 single user
Home Page: http://www.cerious.com/
Description: Creates thumbnails of whatever graphics files/directories
you specify and stores them on your drive for quick access any time, is
very configurable and fast. Supports all major file types.
WinTelnet & FTP Pro
License: Shareware
Cost: $29.95
Home Page: http://www.igsnet.com/igs
Description: WinTelnet & FTP Pro is a shareware telnet and FTP
program that brings the ease of use of Windows to the Internet! No longer
will you need to memorize arcane UNIX commands to use your host
computer---WinTelnet & FTP Pro hides the complexities of UNIX with an
easy to use Windows front end interface. It's also loaded with convenient
features to make logging on a joy---auto-login profiles, automatic FTP log
in, and a complete FTP client are built in!
WinWeather
License: Shareware
Cost: $19.95
Home Page: http://www.igsnet.com/igs
Description: An excellent program that shows hourly weather reports and
forecasts.
WinZip
License: Shareware
Cost: $29.00
Home Page: http://www.winzip.com
Registered Users: Free upgrade
Description: The most popular compression/decompression utility for
Windows, WinZip has an easy to use and fairly configurable interface,
works fast, and adds items to the right-click menu whenever you're dealing
with files to easily compress or decompress files.
Netscape Navigator
License: Freeware
Home Page: http://www.netscape.com
Description: For those of you who don't really want all the features of
Communicator, this is good old reliable 3.0. Includes mail and news
software that is easy to setup and use. For a more fully featured Navigator,
visit the Netscape homepage.
Netscape Communicator
License: Freeware
Home Page: http://www.netscape.com
Description: One of the best browsers available on the Net has now
gotten better. This new version has loads of new features. Includes an
E-mail client, News reader, allows you to view embedded MPEGS, and
HTML editor. Includes new and improved options and a more attractive
interface. A full 13MB version is available from Netscape
Opera
License: Demoware
Cost: $35.00
Home Page: http://operasoftware.com
NOTE: 30 day Non-Restricted Trial Period
Description: This browser is now supporting JavaScript and SSL (2.0, 3.0
and TLS 1.0). Opera uses multiple windows to navigate around on the
Internet, each one with its own history and home page settings. Ideal for
speed surfers, visually challenged users, those with older PCs (386). Also
includes simple Mail and News support.
Internet Phone
License: Demo
Cost: $49.95
Home Page: http://www.vocaltec.com
Description: Excellent two way real-time voice chat in Half & Full Duplex
with users list to choose.
LviewPro
License: Demoware (21 days)
Cost: $40.00
Home Page: http://www.lview.com/
Description: A great image file editor; loads/saves image files in: JPEG
JFIF, GIF etc. Has a built-in screen capture and many image filters,
cropping, transparent GIF conversion and more.
RideWay(TM)
License: Shareware (30 day trial)
Cost: $30.00
Home Page: http://www.itserv.com/
Description: Internet Transit is a simplified, cost-effective client/server
application designed to allow multiple users simultaneous access to the
Internet using one modem, one phone line, and one Internet account.
Installed on one system in your network, it allows many users to browse,
e-mail, FTP from any computer on the LAN without having to pay for extra
phone lines, internet accounts, and expensive routers. Features include
Dial-On-Demand, network trouble-shooting tools, access restrictions,
logging, and step-by-step instructions. Internet Transit can also be used
as a remote access tool for accessing your company's Internet connection
from home. Including Breezeway options.