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So do it with frames, like I remember doing in about 2002?

That's not going to work for e.g. a table that is part of your content.

Here's an example of a 2000s era page with a table about midway down with its own scrolling: http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=ON001

Does this not work on some modern browsers out there?