Welcome to Netscape!

Netscape Guided Tour Tour Introduction

Netscape is what we in the telecommunications biz call a client. It's a piece of software that lets you navigate around the Internet in a graphical way through your network or dial-up connection. Its primary job is to take the information the Internet gives you about where you are and what is there and display it on your computer. Netscape does this by rendering a text file called a HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, file.

Netscape provides a complete interface to all parts of the Internet. It allows you to access all the traditional forms of net-info, like FTP sites, GOPHER menu trees, and USENET newsgroups. If you aren't familiar with these arcane terms, don't worry; it will all be explained in the next few pages. Also, you can explore the multimedia aspect of the Internet by downloading pictures, sound, and compressed video. These files are viewed through helpers, accessory programs bundled with Netscape that launch when needed once the file(s) have been transferred.

Continue to Netscape's Capabilities: Click here on this link to continue with the tour.
About the Internet: For in-depth info about the Internet, visit this page.
Creating your own World Wide Web document on the Net: To find out how you can set up your own Internet presence, follow the link to our source for authoring info.