Virtual Explorer for Windows 95 version 2.0
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Microsoft VRML Add-In for Internet Explorer is a fully integrated add-on module for
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 that enables you to explore virtual (3-D) worlds
using a mouse, a keyboard, or a joystick. VRML Add-In uses RealityLab technology to
provide fast and easy access to virtual worlds that created using VRML 1.0 (Virtual
Reality Modeling Language). For more detailed information about VRML provided by an
external source, click here. 

VRML Add-In requires Windows 95 and Internet Explorer 2.0. VRML Add-In will not run
on beta versions of Internet Explorer, so please be sure you are running Internet
Explorer version 2.0 before attempting to download VRML Add-In. 

To install VRML Add-In for the first time 

   1.Download: 1,854KB, self-installing executable file; published January 19, 1996
   2.If Internet Explorer displays the Confirm File Open dialog, click Open.

Features of Microsoft VRML Add-In 2.0 for Internet Explorer 

     Supports VRML AsciiText node. 
     Help support integrated with Internet Explorer 
     Smart Uninstall utility restores previous VRML settings 
     Automatic detection of joystick drift 
     Improved handling of lighting in worlds authored using Caligari Fountain 
     Support for VRML 1.0 ShapeHints field 
     Improved lighting model increases realism of VRML worlds 
     More flexible parsing -- you can now view even more VRML worlds! 
     Integrated seamlessly with Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 
     Uses the Microsoft RealityLab 3-D rendering engine for high performance 
     Uses Internet Explorer's powerful History, Favorites, and caching features 
     Allows virtual worlds to be embedded within HTML documents 
     Provides background download of textures and inlines 
     Supports texture mapping in .gif, .jpg, and .bmp formats 
     Supports full relative URLs for hyperlinks, inlines, and textures 
     Supports standard VRML 1.0 as well as common extensions 
     Can detect collisions with objects 
     Provides camera animation (FlyTo mode) 
     Enables you to "examine" objects using direct manipulation 
     Provides dynamic clipping plane adjustment 
     Supports LOD (level-of-detail) 
     Supports IndexedLineSet and IndexedPointSet nodes 


http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/vrml.htm