www.softseek.com (all platforms)
Detailed Site,which is updated almost every day. Searching is possible in hundreds of catagory's With the "Program of the day" and a "Top Ten".
www.tucows.com (Windows,Mac,and OS/2)
Tucows stands for:"The Ultimate Collection of Windows Software" but you also find programs here for Mac and OS/2. Popular site which has about six million users. Tucows is daily "on air" but changes are not always up to date. Programs are decorated with cows(!) Several mirrorsite's in the "Benelux" countries.
www.download.com (Windows, Dos, and Mac)
C/Net (Computer Net) is a must for every computer enthusiast, with up to date news and the search engine "Search.Com". Has a comprehensive software-archive with categories such as:" Internet, Games, Tools, Multimedia and Kids. Is not updated every day, but the changes that are made are the latest versions. If you are not sure what you want, go and have a look at: " Weekly Picks". In "Profiles" you find interviews with the creators of software. This site also appeares if you choose www.freeware.com . Maybe a new site of C\Net ?
www.hotfiles.com (all platforms)
Ziff Davis publishes a great number of computer-magazines and also has one of the biggest shareware archives on the web. Ziff Davis also develops excellent freeware software that's only available here.
www.windows95.com (Windows 95)
This site is without a doubt the most extensive site for windows 95 software. Windows95.com is the life's work of stephen J.Jenkins. The maintainance is not always as it should be, many hyperlinks lead to a dead end.
www.katho.be/freeware/freeware.htm (Windows 95)
A fine archive from Belgium with only freeware. If you look for a certain program or utility, have a look at this site first. And it goes without saying that freeware is better than shareware.
www.davecentral.com (Dave Central) (Windows)
Excellent site with mainly internet-software in several catagory's like java, multimedia and VRML. searching is easy because of the 'treestructure". This site belongs to Andover.net which exploits some more interesting sharewaresites such as MediaBuilder, Softseek and SlaughterHouse.Com. This site has a 'Today's CoolTool' and a ' Top 25'.
www.danworld.com (Danworld) (Windows)
A well build site with a lot of extra's, like help with installation of programs.
www.32bit.com ( 32 Bit) (Windows 95/NT)
Informative site with detailed descriptions of the software. Has a Newsbulletin.
www.filepile.com (Filepile) (Windows,Mac, Dos, OS/2)
Quick download because of an advanced T3-connection and an archive with about a million files.
www.filemines.com (Filemine) (Windows, Mac, Amiga, Unix, Atari)
Shareware archive from publisher CMP. In this site the better programs are called 'Jewels'
www.freeware32.com (Freeware32.com) (Windows 95)
A site with only Freeware for Windows 95. Easy to 'browse'. With new programs every day.
www.jumbo.com (Jumbo) ( Windows)
Site with a database with 300.000 programs and about 2500 demos of commercial programs. A bit too much advertisements in between the frames.
Didn't you find the software you need? Go to:
www.filez.com Searches all Software archives. Filez will find the software you are looking for.
Sites with only Games:
www.gamesdomain.co.uk/directd/directd.html ( Games Domain) Direct download area.
www.puzzledepot.com/software.html ( Puzzle Post)
www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/6206 (Chuck's downloads of the future)
www.jorsm.com/~dbrtos/bbmenu.htm ( Game Shack)
www.avault.com/index2.html ( Adrenaline Vault)
www.kinglink.com ( King Link & Games-Game Forum)
www.gamegalaxy.com ( Game Galaxy)
moose.erie.net ( Bobby's Game List)
www.nauticom.net/www/hristos/gamelink/gamelink.html ( Game Link )