NCSA Mosaic for MS Windows User Guide: Installation

System Requirements

  1. Mosaic requires an absolute minimum of an 80386SX-based machine with 4 megabytes (MB) RAM operating in enhanced mode. (A minimum of a 486 DX with 8 MB RAM is recommended.) Consult your Windows manual for more information about setting up your computer to run in enhanced memory mode.
  2. Mosaic requires one of the following Windows operating systems:
xc8 Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 95

xc8 Windows v3.1 or Windows for Workgroups operating in enhanced mode with the latest version of Win32s software installed

  1. If you plan to explore the World Wide Web, you need a winsock.dll and an Internet access provider (see "Internet Service Providers" on page E-2). Your Internet access provider recommends or provides you with the necessary winsock.dll (see "WinSock Explained" on page C-1). If you use Win3.1 or WfW 3.11, your provider will give you or recommend a winsock.dll.