Shareware

SimTel Probably the single most extensive source of shareware on the internet; but with limited descriptions and no ratings. You have to know what you're looking for, but if it exists, it's probably here somewhare.
Garbo Once one of the premiere software repositories, Garbo, at the University of Vaasa in Finland, now concentrates more on MS-DOS applications,with smaller and less current Windows collections.
TUCOWS The Ultimate Collection of Windows Software provides extensive multi-line descriptions including ratings, and includes links to the author's homepages and a search engine.
Stroud's Consummate Winsock Applications List also provides details on each application including a one-line description and links to the application's homepage.
Windows95 A collection devoted exclusively to Win95; graphics intensive and so a little slow and not as easy to navigate, but has multi-line descriptions.
ZDNet UK Not as easy to navigate, but provides the best descriptions of any repository and includes ratings.
Jumbo seems to have gone primarily commercial; not as easy to navigate, and little in the way of descriptions.
Site & Version FAQ A list of graphics and virus utilities, with a sound FAQ in the works.
Shareware Search A search engine from c/net; a modern archie. Provides links to documentation and exhaustive lists of ftp sites.
Microsoft A starting point for a sometimes slow site with cryptic filenames. If you need their stuff, here it is.
Virus A list of links to virus FAQs and anti-virus software.
Easter Eggs Software surprises, or training ground for software bombers? Supposed to be moving to www.eeggs.com, but that didn't work on 1 Aug 97.
INet Status A somewhat slow site that displays graphic maps of internet delays.
Win95 Annoyances If you can't get Windows 95 to do what you want, despite following MS instructions to the letter, you might want to try this site.
Free e-mail Surveys, ratings, and links for ISPs, free e-mail, and free web pages.