Which OS are you using? 95 or 98? 95 would be better, requires less RAM, disk space.
You can find many older versions of many web browsers at
http://browsers.evolt.org/
Optimize your vcache, and paging size for increased performance.
http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?a...&t=1610&hl=swap
Try a number of the alternative chat clients I've listed for an all-in-one, which should handle all your messenger requirements in 1 app.
http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?a...t=ST&f=2&t=1395