NCSA Mosaic, now available on Mozilla Firefox 3, is a web browser software designed to provide users with fast and easy access to the internet. With advanced features and easy navigation, users can browse the web without hassle.
Mosaic-Fox is a Firefox theme that seeks to recreate the nostalgic look and feel of the first popular graphical web browser - NCSA Mosaic. Back in late 1993, NCSA Mosaic was a major breakthrough with its combination of in-line images and audio with the multi-color, hyperlinked text. It paved the way for modern web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
The goal of Mosaic-Fox is to transport users back to the era of Windows 3.1/95 when the proto-internet was just taking shape. This software review finds it interesting to see how little has changed in web-browser design and features in 15 years. While hotlists have become bookmarks, newsgroups have become RSS feeds, What's New has become Digg, and Cache has become History, the essence of web browsing still remains the same.
All internal icons used in the Mosaic-Fox Firefox theme have been "borrowed" from Windows 3.1, while button styles and closers more closely resemble Windows 95. However, the main toolbar icons and Library icons are taken from Mosaic 2 and 3 and Spry Air Mosaic. Several new icons have been created based on the original Mosaic and Windows 3.1 icons.
Mosaic-Fox offers an impressive selection of display modes. In large icons mode, it displays the same size icons used in Mosaic 1 and 2 for Windows, while small icons mode displays icons at the size they appeared in Mosaic 3. If you have any ideas or suggestions, the developer welcomes feedback in the comment section. Overall, for anyone looking to reminisce on the golden age of the internet, Mosaic-Fox is a must-try Firefox theme.
The goal of Mosaic-Fox is to transport users back to the era of Windows 3.1/95 when the proto-internet was just taking shape. This software review finds it interesting to see how little has changed in web-browser design and features in 15 years. While hotlists have become bookmarks, newsgroups have become RSS feeds, What's New has become Digg, and Cache has become History, the essence of web browsing still remains the same.
All internal icons used in the Mosaic-Fox Firefox theme have been "borrowed" from Windows 3.1, while button styles and closers more closely resemble Windows 95. However, the main toolbar icons and Library icons are taken from Mosaic 2 and 3 and Spry Air Mosaic. Several new icons have been created based on the original Mosaic and Windows 3.1 icons.
Mosaic-Fox offers an impressive selection of display modes. In large icons mode, it displays the same size icons used in Mosaic 1 and 2 for Windows, while small icons mode displays icons at the size they appeared in Mosaic 3. If you have any ideas or suggestions, the developer welcomes feedback in the comment section. Overall, for anyone looking to reminisce on the golden age of the internet, Mosaic-Fox is a must-try Firefox theme.
What's New
Version 1.1.2: N/A