When dialing out to an ISP for an Internet connection, we need to identify ourselves, that we are entitled to call in and use this service. It usually involves a User-account/ID number and a password. To avoid to type manually this information, the 'Dial-Up Network' includes a scripting feature, taking care about this process.
On Windows95B (OSR2), you define the scripting on the tab: 'Scripting' of the properties of your connection:

Usually, the Dial-Up scripting is configured to 'Start terminal screen minimized', but I actually prefer to uncheck this, to see what is happening during the logon-process.

In my case, I used CompuServe (CIS), for which Windows95 provides already the script-file CIS.SCP:

It takes care getting the 'attention' of the host by pressing the RETURN-key, waiting for the login-prompts and answering with the required information, like user-id and password.

If you configure the Dial-Up Script NOT to run minimized, you can watch the script performing these actions.


Support on versions of Windows95 previous to Windows95B/OSR2

There is a substantial difference in the use of the Dial-Up Scripting on the earlier versions of Windows95:

Dial-up scripting is NOT included on the floppy disk licenses of Windows95
But it can be downloaded from Microsoft from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/info/admintools.htm, where it defines:
Dial-Up SLIP and Scripting Support (76 Kbyte)

Dial-up scripting is included on the CD-ROM versions of Windows95
But you need to define manually the location, from where to install it, using in the
'Control-Panel','Add/Remove Software' Tab: 'Windows Setup', button: 'Have Disk':
\ADMIN\APPTOOLS\DSCRIPT on the Windows95-CD-ROM:

the 'Dial-Up Scripting' is then available from 'Programs'/'Accessories'.

Making a Connection