Web -21- Websites over time

No Google didn't change the layout again they save that crap for Youtube. This is Google Beta as it appeared in the mid 90's when the site was just starting out. I want to bring this up because as we pick and critique what works and does not for sites the idea of something looking old or dated always comes up. Well what was the trend way back when websites were just getting their start? Google Beta clearly shows what websites were all about back in the day, there wasn't a lot of information and design was all about just using different colors and different colors to keep things distinguishable. 

There's also this fondness for big buttons that you can click the heck out of until your mouse breaks under the stress. Once again there's not a lot of concern about strong design that pops out because to have a website back in the day was what made you stand out, and not everyone had a computer to view these things. Now everyone is out there to judge and ridicule you.