My plan is to build a simple website, all using the tools from 1997 (the year I got my first computer).
## Scope:
1. use a VM for now
2. only use the tooling available at the time
3. a simple "hello world" site first, then
4. something a bit nicer, let's call it "Astro Marmalade" (any similarity to Space Jam is completely incidental)
5. find a way to publish it and access from the VM
6. nice to have: publish and access it from a modern browser
## Specs of the PC I want to emulate:
- 8MB RAM
- Pentium P60 (60 MHz)
- 428.4 MB HDD
- Windows 95 (with some badass skins)
(The PC I had in 1997: https://allegrolokalnie.pl/oferta/komputer-5p60-optimus-pentium-60mhz-oryginal)
My setup was Notepad → CoffeeCup HTML + NetScape (OK a Polish fork called Sylaba IIRC). I built 6 "personal sites" this way, but I didn't have internet access, so I have no clue how I'd publish content.
## Questions:
1. What VM/tooling recommendations do you have for an M1 Mac simulating this environment?
2. Role-play/travel back in time. What tools do you use? And, what's the best, most authentic workflow?
3. Anything else I need to know?
## Scope:
1. use a VM for now
2. only use the tooling available at the time
3. a simple "hello world" site first, then
4. something a bit nicer, let's call it "Astro Marmalade" (any similarity to Space Jam is completely incidental)
5. find a way to publish it and access from the VM
6. nice to have: publish and access it from a modern browser
## Specs of the PC I want to emulate:
- 8MB RAM
- Pentium P60 (60 MHz)
- 428.4 MB HDD
- Windows 95 (with some badass skins)
(The PC I had in 1997: https://allegrolokalnie.pl/oferta/komputer-5p60-optimus-pentium-60mhz-oryginal)
My setup was Notepad → CoffeeCup HTML + NetScape (OK a Polish fork called Sylaba IIRC). I built 6 "personal sites" this way, but I didn't have internet access, so I have no clue how I'd publish content.
## Questions:
1. What VM/tooling recommendations do you have for an M1 Mac simulating this environment?
2. Role-play/travel back in time. What tools do you use? And, what's the best, most authentic workflow?
3. Anything else I need to know?