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Mozilla - The Firefox browser

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Firefox is an open source developed browser, that exists on several platforms. The browser is based on Netscape Navigator, and it's appearance and functionality are quite similar to Netscape Navigator. As NetPositive has not been updated for years, Firebird will give you the best browser experience in Zeta.

In the Navigation Toolbar, you find buttons for going back or forward a page, reloading the current page, for stop loading a page, and a button for you home page. The text field near the top of the window shows the URL of the current page, you can type a new URL and press Enter to go that site instead.

In the end of the Navigation Toolbar is there is field for search engines. By default only the Google search engine is installed. But you can Add engines... .

Under the Navigation Toolbar you will find the Bookmarks Toolbar, where you can add some of the sites that you visit most frequently.

Below the two toolbars is an area for tabs. Tabs will only appear if you choose to browse with tabs instead of windows.

The area at the bottom of the navigation window displays a lock when you are entering a secure site, and shows the status of the loading of the site through a progress bar or the address of the link the cursor is pointing to.

A bit about the Internet
The address of a Internet page is called the Uniform Resource Locator, often shorten to URL. Each URL is unique and starts with http://. HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, which is the chosen network protocol for transferring web pages. You can also access files with your browser, then the network protocol is FTP and the URL ftp://. URLs that begin with https:// indicate that the pages are secure, and therefore protected from electronic eavesdropping.

To be able to access Internet pages, you must have configured Zeta to connect to the Internet through a modem or a network card.

When you enter the address of a web page, Firefox will attempt to retrieve it from the World Wide Web. If it is successful, the web page downloads and appears on your screen. Depending on the size of the web page and the speed of your connection, it may take a few moments before the browser is ready to display the page.

If you try to enter the address of a web page that you can't access, Firefox will display a message indicating that the web page isn't accessible.

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