Shockwave is the Web standard for multimedia playback. It lets you view interactive Web content like games, business presentations, entertainment, and advertisements from your Web browser. You've probably seen Shockwave in action on Disney.com, IBM, Palm Computing, and thousands of other Web sites.
Whatever you're interested in, from realtime sports scores to multi-player chess, Shockwave makes the Web come alive with an enormous amount of fun, educational, and entertaining Web based multimedia.
Install
1. Print or save these instructions.
2. Make sure you have a Shockwave-compatible browser: Windows: Released versions of Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later, or AOL 3.0 or later. Macintosh: Released versions of Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or later.
3. Quit your browser.
4. Double-click the Flash Installer icon. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
5. Relaunch your browser.
System requirements & Browser Compatibility
Which Macintosh platforms are compatible with Shockwave and Flash Player?
- Shockwave 7 requires a
Power Macintosh (includes iMacs) running System 7.6.1 or later
- Flash requires a 68K Macintosh running System 7.1.2 or later, or, a Power Macintosh running System 7.5.1 or later
- Shockwave 6 requires a 68K Macintosh running System 7.1.2 or later, or, a Power Macintosh running System 7.5.1 or later
Which browsers are compatible with Shockwave and Flash Player for Macintosh?
- Shockwave 7 requires Navigator 3.0 or later
- Flash Player requires Netscape Navigator 2.02 and later (final releases, only)
- Shockwave 6 requires Netscape Navigator 2.02 and later (final releases, only)
- Shockwave 7 requires Internet Explorer 4.01 or later
- Flash Player requires Internet Explorer 3.0 and later (final releases, only)
- Shockwave 6 requires Internet Explorer 3.0 and later (final releases, only)
- Shockwave 7 requires America Online 4.0 (with IE 4.01 or later)
- Flash Player requires America Online version 3.0 or later
- Shockwave 6 requires America Online version 3.0 or later
Which Windows platforms are compatible with Shockwave and Flash Player?
- Shockwave 7 requires Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0 and later
- Flash requires Windows 3.1 or 3.11, Windows 95, 98, or NT 3.51 and later
- Shockwave 6 requires Windows 3.1 or 3.11, Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 and later
Which browsers are compatible with Shockwave and Flash Player for Windows?
- Shockwave 7 requires Navigator 3.0 or later
- Flash Player requires Netscape Navigator 2.02 and later (final releases only)
- Shockwave 6 requires Netscape Navigator 2.02 and later (final releases only)
- Internet Explorer 3.0 and later (final releases only).
- America Online versions 3.0 and later
