Microsoft releases Windows 3.1 version of Internet Explorer 3.0

The 16-bit sibling to Internet Explorer 3.0 was released this week andby all accounts, it's a feisty little number. Allen Harkleroad of ClubIEnotes that this new version can co-exist on Windows 95 systems with the32-bit version of IE 3.0 and that

Paul Thurrott

December 10, 1996

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The 16-bit sibling to Internet Explorer 3.0 was released this week andby all accounts, it's a feisty little number. Allen Harkleroad of ClubIEnotes that this new version can co-exist on Windows 95 systems with the32-bit version of IE 3.0 and that it is very, very fast. Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 3.1 supports JavaScript, VBScript, andSecure Sockets Layer 3.0 (SSL) but lacks support for ActiveX and Java.A dialer and TCP stack and mail and news clients are also included

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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