[wvenable]

NetObjects Fusion allowed you to create pixel-perfect HTML layouts before CSS using just nested tables. It was both amazing and frightening.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetObjects_Fusion

[whoisthemachine]

I remember a tool a lot like this in my teenage days (late 90's). Even then, I knew the things it was doing were horrendous...

And for what it's worth, NetObjects still exists - http://netobjects.com/