Comment on The 88x31 GIF CollectionparentComments−jwilk3yBut why did Geocities use the 88×31 format?https://neonaut.neocities.org/cyber/88x31 (link warning: lots of 88×31 GIFs!) says it's likely because the "Netscape Now!" button was of that size.−ajbt2001283yBut why was the Netscape Now button that size? We must go deeper−blep_3yAt the bottom of the stack, the answer is probably either "it fit perfectly in an 88x31 space between some other things on the first page it was used on" or "I drew a rectangle that looked right and didn't bother rounding the numbers".−bjt2n39043yAs it turns out, if you put two horses side by side...−vasvir3yI think the parent refers to that which is a classic one: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/the-link-between-a-hor...−gmiller1234563yIt's 88x31 GIFs all the way down.
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But why did Geocities use the 88×31 format?
https://neonaut.neocities.org/cyber/88x31 (link warning: lots of 88×31 GIFs!) says it's likely because the "Netscape Now!" button was of that size.
But why was the Netscape Now button that size? We must go deeper
At the bottom of the stack, the answer is probably either "it fit perfectly in an 88x31 space between some other things on the first page it was used on" or "I drew a rectangle that looked right and didn't bother rounding the numbers".
As it turns out, if you put two horses side by side...
I think the parent refers to that which is a classic one: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/the-link-between-a-hor...
It's 88x31 GIFs all the way down.