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- <H2>Getting Started</H2>
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- The Internet is a network that connects thousands of computers around
- the world. The Internet provides many services, including <A
- HREF="mail.htm"><I>electronic mail</I></A>, <A
- HREF="news.htm"><I>newsgroups</I></A>, and the <I>World Wide Web</I>.
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- Mosaic is specifically designed to view documents on the World Wide
- Web. Most documents on the World Wide Web include hyperlinks to
- related documents. Mosaic allows you to move from one document to
- another by simply clicking these links.
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- Every document on the Internet has its own address, called a
- <I>uniform resource locator</I> (<A HREF="url.htm#TOP">URL</A>). The
- URL for this document, for example, appears in the URL field at the
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- If you know the address of what you want to view, choose Open URL from the File
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- If you are new to the Internet and need a good place to start, see the list of <A
- HREF="sampler.htm#TOP">suggested starting points</A>.
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- If you are looking for information on a specific topic, try using an Internet <A
- HREF="search.htm">search tool</A>.
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- When you find something interesting, you can add it to your <A
- HREF="hotlist.htm">hotlist</A> so that you can find it again later.
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- You can use the Back and Forward buttons to move between documents you have
- viewed. To see a list of the last several documents you have viewed, display the
- <A HREF="history.htm">history list</A>. To view one of the documents again, select
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- If you ever feel lost, simply choose Home from the Navigate menu to go back to
- your own <A HREF="home.htm">home page</A>.
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- <B>Related topics:</B>
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- <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/boutell/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions
- about the World Wide Web</A> <BR>
- <A HREF="docwin.htm#TOP">Document Windows</A> <BR>
- <A HREF="commands.htm#KEYS">Keyboard and mouse commands</A> <BR>
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