Free add-ons for First Train for the Internet (Day Excursion

This is a collection of links to free software referred to in the Day Excursion version of First Train for the Internet. This page is hack-and-chop; we hope you don't mind the low-tech look since we assume all you want is f-a-s-t access to the software. Click the highlighted text to start a download.

Note: Where multiple links are provided, there may be a slow server where this file is located and you may wish to try a different link if the first one you pick either returns an error or takes too long to begin. Note also: In some cases you will be taken to the home page of the publisher rather than provided with a direct link to download the software. This is done as a courtesy to these publishers who have kindly made their software available to you for free.

StuffIt Expander:
Software for extracting ZIP, ARJ, SIT, and other encoded forms of data found on the Internet
ftp://ftp.aladdinsys.com/Pub/SITEX10.EXE

The Internet Lexicon:

PKZIP and PKUNZIP:
Software for handling ZIP archives in DOS and fixing damaged ZIPs
ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/PC/Windows/Contrib/pkz204g.exe

Free Agent:
Our recommended choice for working with newsgroups if you do not have a newsreader program or an Internet suite which suits you
http://www.forteinc.com/forte/

Eudora:
The simplest, best-supported free email software for Windows
ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/win3/eudora/eudor152.zip

Online manual for Eudora:
Help with Eudora Postcardware version, which does not come with a helpfile
http://www.winnet.com/docs/eudora/contents.html

Documentation for Eudora in Word 6.0/WordPad format:

Netscape updates:
Where to find the latest version of Netscape Navigator
http://home.netscape.com/comprod/

NCSA Mosaic 2.0:
An excellent alternative to Netscape for Windows 3.1/Windows for Workgroups users
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/WinMosaic/General.htm#obtain

EWAN:
Emulator-Without-a-Name, our pick as the best free TELNET software for Windows

WS_FTP:
Our pick as the best free FTP software for Windows

WSIRC:
Our pick as the best entry-level IRC software for Windows. mIRC is updated too frequently for us to keep updated links on this page.

Windows Complete Program Deleter:
A quick, easy shareware uninstaller for Windows/Windows95 that really works. NOTE: The first set of links will be outdated soon; if they all return errors, try the second set which reflect the

Free goodies and power toys from Microsoft for Windows 95 This includes TWEAKUI.EXE, a superb utility for modifying some of the more irritating aspects of the Windows 95 desktop including small icon font sizes. This link takes you to a directory at Microsoft's FTP site; you can navigate from there.
ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/Win_News/FreeSoftware/