Another big one from the 90s: splash pages. A single page dedicated to introduce and set the tone for a website. Click to enter.
Only 90s Web Developers Remember This (2014)
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#122Scrolling text was a staple of the demo scene long before it came to the web as ` `. Of course it was not just scrolling lazily from left to right back then. It would hop up and down[1], run backwards sometimes and change its already exuberant colors. If it got really fancy the letters flew along an ever changing lissajous figure or had a faux reflection below, sometimes even with faux water perturbations. Yes, the w…
Allow me to introduce you to the concept of a regular marquee inside a Unbelievably the website where I learned how to use these tags is still online: http://www.funkychickens.com/marqs2.asp
The Inception of web design! Of course it's an asp page, what else did I expect. Only missing a MIDI background track to be perfect.
Re: Only 90s Web Developers Remember This (2014)
#123One thing I miss from the 90s are the built in user/password dialog that enabled me to easily remember passwords. It still exists, but most sites prefer to use their own HTML based logins because it "looks ugly". Imagine if sites used the built in dialog; We would have a much more secure web. We would not have a need for dedicated password managers and would probably have found a low effort way of integrating auto ge…
Firefox seems to manage this with current HTML based logins.
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#124>1x1.gif let you push elements all around the page effortlessly. To this day it is the only way to vertically center elements. HN was launched February 2007 and uses and 1x1 gif to set the indentation level of comments. The 1x1 s.gif is also used on the front page of stories at the bottom of the page to add spacing above the orange divider line:
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#126No 90s/00s website would be complete without a "best viewed in 800x600 resolution" button. If you wanted to go fancy, you'd also put "Valid HTML 4.01".
Another goodie: ads used to be simple standard sized banners, instead of the crazy JavaScript bundles & video ads like today.
I remember being in shock when I realized that Norton Internet Security 2003 was silently rewriting HTML on the pages I visit and removing `` banners (and a few other standard ad sizes) but keeping everything else. (20-years old confirmation that adblockers are a security solution! ;)
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#127Speaking of the greatness of the 90s, does anyone have a good version of the classic "Under Construction" GIF? You know the one — it was in the style of a yellow road sign, and on it was a pixelated silhouette of a construction worker diligently shoveling. Long before Gmail had the smug audacity to leave "Beta" on their product name, you could use this GIF (or even a whole row of them!) to proudly announce to the wor…
http://textfiles.com/underconstruction/ If it isn't here, it probably can't be found anywhere.
Thanks, that made me laugh out loud because of pure joy.
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#128> To this day it is the only way to vertically center elements. Not true anymore (edit: didn't see the 2014) but the productivity cost of not being able to just "vertical-align: middle;" inside divs for the last 30 years must be billions of dollars. Also does anyone remember the fade of the overline style on :hover links? It must has been around the IE4 or IE6 era. Tables were also used to make divs and buttons with…
I think I saw something about being able to directly center block elements just come down the pike.
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#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
> since the cutoff between sections was always obvious... and not exactly the same across different browsers. Yes kids, there was a time when not everybody was using the same browser.
Well, actually, there was only a short time, when more than one had been widely used. Something like Mosaic - Netscape - IE - Mozilla/Firefox/The Browser Now Known As Vivaldi/... - Chrome
I seem to remember Netscape and IE having had similar market shares for a while at that time (the infamous first browser war), but my memories might be distorted to be honest.
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#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
That and also tables (with invisible borders), which was the content positioning before CSS tool of choice and went way into the 2010s.
> and went way into the 2010s. Unfortunately, it is still used for html formatted emails
Yeah. If you ever want to feel nostalgic about old-school web development, go build an email template.