Befudled- iMac, OS 10.2.8, Firefox

I'm a PC user trying to learn about Mac OS X on the cheap, using a 266
mhz iMac with 192 megs of Ram.
I installed a 20 gig hard disk, partitioned it into two 3.8 gig and a
12 gig sections, copied the OS 9 over from the old disk to the first
partition, then installed OS 10.2 on the second 3.8 gig partition. I
then updated to 10.2.8, and installed some security updates using the
update utility.

I found the instructions for all that on the net, and it seems to work
fine. I then downloaded Firefox and I'm trying to install it but
having problems.

I open the downloaded file, and it mounts on the desktop as a disk
image. I open that, and it runs Firefox. However, it does not seem to
actually install it as Firefox does not appear as a choice in
"Applications", and it never asks me where I want to install it.
(which would be the 12 gig partition, to save space on the boot
partition.)

I am logged in as administrator, so I'm befuddled as to why Firefox is
not installing as I would expect. I'm reminded of the first time I
used a Mac, back in the early 90's. I couldn't figure out how to eject
a floppy, and felt like an idiot...
-Paul

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