Great writing and research. You added great examples to make it clear, both in code and gifs. It was both fun to read and interesting. I was surprised to see Netscape running, I might try as well to play with the first JavaScript.
Thank you! I used VirtualBox running Windows 95, but there were a lot of roadblocks - finding a Netscape 2.0 installer, mounting it etc.
Unfortunately I didn't document the process at all and have forgotten everything, so I can't give much useful info, apologies. Just know that there is pain down that path.