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Revision as of 16:45, 18 December 2018
World Wide Web
Covering everything we remember about using the World Wide Web in the 1990s.
Webring
Web Site Awards
Animated GIFs
Looking back at old Geocities sites, you'll probably find at least one animated GIF on a 90s website. GIF animation was applied to all sorts of image types such as site logos, navigation images, list bullets, etc.
HTML Frames
The use of frames in websites allowed for a way to split aspects such as your site's navigation menu into a different screen partition.
Guest Books
These were more commonly found on personal websites.
Image Maps
When images are used for site navigation links, an image map would split a single image into different link targets based on the mouse click co-ordinates.
Intro Pages
This is when the root index page of a website contained an image and/or link to "enter" the main content area. This wasn't overly popular but did become annoying with the use of Flash dynamic content, requiring you to manually skip or wait out an intro animation.
Hit Counters
Often this would be displayed in image format and would be the total number of views to a website. Basic counters wouldn't track unique views so you could keep reloading the page to increase the counter.
Browser/Resolution Compatibility
Some browsers didn't play nicely with others, and website designers also had to account for fitting content within small resolutions such as 640x480. You would likely often see badges at the bottom of sites indicating what browser the site was best viewed with, and in some cases it would specify a recommended screen resolution.
Background Music
This was more common for personal type websites. Browsers of the time would allow for MIDI files to be automatically played upon website load.
Under Construction
Personal web sites in the 90s were new and exciting. Once you secured hosting for your site, it wasn't uncommon to throw a basic HTML page up with a notice/image indicating your new home is under construction.