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Web Browsers:

Netscape Netscape is a good browser, but has gotten fat as it has attempted to integrate with the evil empire.  Primary problems include tables and general formatting.
Internet Explorer A Microsoft product - need more be said.  Primary problems include an inability to display some animations.
Mozilla Mozilla is a variant on Netscape that seems to merge most of the best of Netscape and Internet Explorer.  It seems to work well with tables and formatting.  However, there is a slight bug in the "reload" aspect of animations.  The primary problems seem to be in integration with Java and security concerns.

 

Math Programs:

MathGV A free graphing utility - much nicer than Graphmatica.
Graphmatica A free graphing utility (You may need WinZip to unpack this program).
MathReader A free program for viewing Mathematica Notebooks
Graph Paper A good little program for creating all kinds of graph paper
MathType MathType is a more powerful version of Microsoft Equation 3.0.  Download a free evaluation version if you have windows (version 5.2 here)
Rhino3D An AutoCAD program for graphing in 3D.  Then demo is very powerful.
Wingeom A free program similar to Geometer's Sketchpad

 

Utilities:

Adobe Acrobat Reader For viewing pdf files
Word Viewer For viewing MS Word files without MS Word.  If the link doesn't work, search for "Word 97/2000 Viewer (Windows 95/98/NT)"
PowerPoint Viewer For viewing MS PowerPoint files without owning PowerPoint.  If the link doesn't work, do a Google search on "PowerPoint Viewer"
PrimoPDF For creating and viewing pdf files
WinZip You may need Winzip to "unpack" programs that you download.  (For example, Graphmatica).
GetRight Download Manager.  This may help you download even if your download may be interrupted.
VNC Viewer 168.156.15.83
MS Paint C:\WINDOWS\system32\mspaint.exe

 

Dusty Wilson
Mathematics Instructor
Highline Community College
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