MacDat Development Timeline
Pre-Launch Days (September 2021-April 2022)
It's occurred to me that I no longer remember how I got the idea for MacDat. From what I remember, it just seemed like the logical thing to make once I started learning HTML. What I do have is a timeline for how things started.
- September 1st, 2021: Idea is born as I made a rough page on removing PRAM batteries, using code.org Web Lab.
- Unknown date: Rough concept built using FrontPage on my HP TC1100.
- September 8th, 2021: First "official" lines of code written for what would become this site.
- September 9-10, 2021: Revision history page created on the 9th, logging began on the 10th.
- September 17th, 2021: Original navy blue and gold color scheme was created.
- February 3rd, 2022: MacDat is announced for the first time on the 68kMLA forums, with a downloadable test copy being uploaded later that day.
- February 9th, 2022: Following feedback from 68kMLA members, the "Navy Lite" style was created, using a a lighter blue/purple background color. This would go on to become the main color pallete used for the site up under mid 2023.
- April 1st, 2022: MacDat goes live at www.macdat.net (the perfect day to launch!)
- August 27th, 2022: The Capacitor Reference Library went live with entries for just two macs! How far it has come.
- January 7th, 2023: By this point, the Capacitor Reference Library had pages for 53 different macs.
- March 29th, 2023: The modern Laptop Portal begins with the first pages going live on the WinBook SLC and SX/DX.
- July 5th, 2023: "MacDat 2.0" is launched with the brand new "Clear Sky" stylesheet. This was the first time the site resembled what it looks like today.
- July 2023-August 2024: While the other sections continue to grow, the Laptop Portal grows to be the main focus of MacDat, with the current version having documentation on hundreds of vintage laptops.
- November 18th, 2024: MacDat 3.0 "Avalon" is launched, gaining a PHP/SQL-based back-end, allowing for easier content updates and interactive search and comparison functionality for the Laptop Portal.
to be finished soon
Page last updated (MM/DD/YYYY): 10/09/2024
Update Reason: timeline completed
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