where to find a web browser for windows 3.x

just something for the kids to play with

[teylyn]

Hi there,
I have this old laptop with windows 3.11 and thought it might be a cute idea to quickly design a few simple html pages with a few GIFs so my pre-schooler could click and experience changing pictures.
Problem is: where can I find installation files for a web browser (IE or NN or anything, really) that fit on 1.4" floppy disks?
I've managed to locate some downloads on the web for Netscape 3 or 4 and IE early versions, but they're all several MBs bit and cannot be copied onto floppies.

Note: I don't need and can't establish an internet connection on that old laptop, I only want to run html files locally. Would I need all that winsock stuff?

Any ideas

teylyn

[moltar]

Evolt has an extensive collection.

[encyclo]

If you've only got Windows 3.1 then as web browsers go, the simpler the better. Perhaps a copy of NCSA Mosaic [archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu] (the free program which morphed into Internet Explorer) would be a good choice? Version 2.1.1 should work.

For getting it onto floppy disks, you can use Winzip to split the file into a zip archive which spans multiple disks (you will only need two for Mosaic).

A second option is the 16-bit version of Netscape 1.0 (that's old!) available from the Evolt browser archive:

[browsers.evolt.org...]

It weighs in at only 690.27 Kb - anything newer is bigger than one floppy.

[CritterNYC]

Opera 3.62 would be a good bet. I remember using it on Windows 3.1 myself...

[browsers.evolt.org...]

... and it fits on a floppy (1.37Mb).

[teylyn]

Thanks a lot for your suggestions. That was really helpful!

cheers

Teylyn

[g1smd]

I used Netscape 4.08 on a Win 3.11 machine the other month, just to get something done quickly.

There are many copies of that about on the web.