InterNet KIT

Hereafter You can find a list of computer programs (with links to download sites if possible) that can fulfil all the usual communication needs related to the internet. There are many different hardware platforms in use out there, but here we can concentrate on only the PC (x86 compatible Personal Computer) softwares. First look at the itinerary how to get a suitable hardware, or Jump to software issues.

Processor    : Intel P5-166, or Cyrix/IBM 6x86-P166+ with a good FAN!
MotherBoard  : Giga-Byte GA-586HX512
RAM          : 2 x 16 MByte EDO, 60ns or faster
sVGA card    : any ET-6000 card with 4.5 MByte MDRAM on board
Monitor      : 15" color sVGA, at least 64 kHz HF, or if You have glasses:
               17" color sVGA, at least 82 kHz HF (e.g. Daewoo 1704C)
HDD          : 2.5 GByte E-IDE: IBM, Quantum or Seagate. Definitely NOT WD!
Floppy       : LS-120 (if You can buy it) or standard 1.44MByte/3.5"
BackUp device: LS-120, or Travan-1000 QIC-80 compatible streamer
CD-ROM       : 8x-16x speed E-IDE, preferably with Play/Skip button 
Sound Card   : Opti 82C924...931 chip equipped SB Pro compatible, full duplex
NetWork card : PCI or ISA bus type, NE2000 compatible, with packet driver
FaxModem card: at least 14.400 speed type, with internal voice option
Mouse        : Microsoft OEM Mouse
Keyboard     : Win95 ready, 104 button (Mitsumi)
Power Case   : Midi Tower Case, 3x5.25" slot, 200W Low Noise Power Supply
Additionals  : Speakers, Microphone, Floppies, etc.
UPS          : Optional. If You experience problems with mains voltage
Printer      : Optional. For black-and-white printing choose the HP LJ5L, 
               for color printing choose the Epson Stylus Color 500

MS DOS             6.22 : Settled operating system like MS DOS 5.0 and MS DOS 3.3 
                          by Microsoft. (MS DOS 6.00 and MS DOS 6.20 are defective!)
Volkov Commander   4.01 : Great shareware DOS Shell program by Vsevolod Volkov
Norton Commander   5.0  : The most popular DOS Shell program by Symantec Corp.
Norton Utilities   8.0  : Very useful Disk Utilities by Symantec Corp.
Stacker            4.0  : In-the-fly Hard Disk Doubler by Stacker Corp. Great!
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Windows f. WorkG.  3.11 : The best in Windows 3.1x series by Microsoft
Win32S Extension   1.30 : 32 bit extension of Windows 3.1x by Microsoft.
Windows Commander  3.01 : Very good Shell program for MS Windows
Vid.f.Win+IndeoInt 1.1E : AVI Player for Windows 3.1x by Intel
Microsoft Office   4.3  : WinWord 6.0, Excell 5.0, etc. by Microsoft
                          Notice: whenever possible, You should save Your WinWord 
                          DOCuments in WinWord 2.0 format!
Ultra Edit         4.30 : Excellent TEXT/HEX Editor for Windows 3.1x 
Xfer Pro           1.1  : Very good File Coding/Decoding utility for Windows 3.1x 
                          (BinHEX, UUE, MIME, etc.) by SabaSoft Inc.
WinZIP             6.2  : Excellent File Coding/Decoding utility for Windows 3.1x 
                          (BinHEX, UUE, XXE, MIME, ZIP, ARC, ARJ, LZH, TAR,
                          Z, GZ, etc.) by WinZIP Inc.
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Trumpet Winsock    3.0C : Interface program that provides connection to the 
                          internet via FaxModem or Network card
TelNet for WFWG    1.0  : Simple TelNet program exclusively for W.f.WorkGroups 3.11
WS_FTP Client      4.0  : The Best FTP Client program for MS Windows 
SERV-U FTP Server  2.2  : The very Best FTP Server program for MS Windows PCs!
NetScape Navigator 3.01 : The most popular Internet Browser for MS Windows 3.1x