Welcome to Netscape Communicator

Dial-Up Edition

Congratulations on purchasing the award-winning software that includes everything you need to communicate on the Internet. Netscape Communicator Dial-Up Edition includes the following components:

Netscape Communicator

Internet Setup, the account and connectivity setup component

Bonus plug-ins

Plug-ins are extra software modules that enrich your experience on the World Wide Web. Plug-ins work with Netscape Communicator to make web pages come alive with sound, video, animation, and interaction. In addition to the plug-ins that are automatically installed with Communicator, Dial-Up Edition includes the following extra plug-ins. See About the plug-ins for more detailed descriptions of each plug-in.
 
Plug-in What it's used for
CyberCash Wallet (1) Making payments for items purchased over the Internet
Headspace Beatnik (2) Playing high-quality interactive sound on web pages
ICHAT Real-time text chatting with friends, celebrities, or others who share your same interests around the world
Macromedia Shockwave Essentials (5) Animation and entertainment on the Web. Supports both Shockwave and Flash multimedia.
Narrative Enliven (3) Viewing multimedia on web pages without waiting for the files to download
Vivo VivoActive (4) Viewing video from web pages without waiting for the files to download
Voxware ToolVox Listening to voice clips on web pages
1  Not available for Windows 3.1 or Macintosh.
2  Not available for Windows 3.1 or Macintosh 68030/68040 machines.
3  Not available for Macintosh.
4  Not available for Macintosh 68030/68040 machines.
5  Installed automatically with Communicator.

Reference Library

The Reference Library contains a complete set of online documentation, plus supplemental information to help you get the most out of Dial-Up Edition.
 
Document What it describes
Installation and Setup Guide (also in print) How to install Communicator and set up an Internet connection.
Introduction to Communicator (also in print) An overview of Communicator's components and features.
Communicator Quick Reference Card (also in print) A concise summary of Communicator features and keyboard shortcuts.
Internet Preview Introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Communicator Preview Introduction to Communicator's components.
Take a Tour of the Internet Detailed explanations of Internet concepts and features and how they work.
Working with Multiple User Profiles Guide to creating and managing multiple user profiles.
FreePPP Dialer Help (Macintosh only) Describes how to use FreePPP connection software.
 About the plug-ins
 
 
CyberCash Wallet 
Make all your Internet payments with a CyberCashTM Wallet. Use your major credit cards to purchase goods and services online, without picking up the telephone. Instantly pay for items priced as low as 25 cents with CyberCoinTM funds -- news, information, graphics and more. It's as easy as using cash! Get CyberCoin funds by withdrawing money from your checking account or credit card -- just like you do at an ATM. CyberCash WalletTM  Easy! Safe! Free! 
Headspace Beatnik 
The Beatnik plug-in allows web pages to play high-quality music and sound in many formats, including MIDI, MOD, AIFF, and WAV files.  It also plays RMF files, Headspace's format for high-quality interactive audio.  RMF allows web pages to come alive with music and sound, letting the web user drive the experience with mouse gestures.  RMF can even bring CD-quality audio to those who browse the net with standard modem hookups. 
ICHAT Chat Tool 
With ichat, you can experience a world of exciting on-line common-interest communities; conveniently participate in celebrity events; discuss finance and investments with analysts, even make on-line acquaintances with people from around the world. ichat gives you the power to communicate on a host of popular Web sites-for a current list of chat-enabled sites and upgrades to the latest version of ichat's software visit http://www.ichat.com.  Try ichat now. 
Macromedia Shockwave Essentials 
Shockwave is animation and entertainment on the Web.  With Shockwave you can enjoy games, animated interfaces, interactive presentations, streaming CD-quality audio, even live concerts and events.  Shockwave is the main attraction on tens of thousands of Web sites.  Plus, the new streaming Shockwave is better than ever: now, everything streams - animation, interactivity and audio - and it's smaller, faster, and more reliable. 
Narrative Enliven 
Tired of waiting for interesting and exciting multimedia to download to your PC? Enliven Viewer delivers sight, sound, and motion to your desktop using your existing modem. Wait no longer! Get the Enliven Viewer and check out how companies such as Netscape, Broderbund, Sony Music, Life Magazine, and Ben & Jerry's are using Enliven to wake up the Web. 
Vivo VivoActive 
The VivoActive Player allows you to watch Web video without waiting for file downloads. To see full-motion VivoActive video complete with FM-quality audio, install the VivoActive Player and visit our Web gallery at http://www.vivo.com.  You can sample great streaming video from the thousands of companies like HBO and CNN who offer VivoActive video on their Web sites.
Voxware ToolVox 
Voxware's ToolVox Player 2.0 makes Websites stand up and speak quickly and easily.It has no firewall conflicts and requires no special server to run.  It plays the sound automatically when you hit a site that has a .VOX file embedded.  A unique feature of the ToolVox Player is its ability to speed-up or slow-down speech playback without changing the pitch or character of the original voice.  It is an ideal solution for listening to company speeches on the web, leaving messages on a site and augmenting text with voice based content.