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Show HN: Web components to create OS-like web apps

36 points by atum47 7y ago

dontchooseanick 7y ago
Have you (also) seen https://www.os-js.org/ https://www.os-js.org/ ? Nice btw
- atum47 7y ago
  I had not. I do remember a fake windows 95 I guess that runs entirely on the browser, I wanted to make something along those lines but generic, hence the web components.
  - 2fast4you 7y ago
    What about the real Windows 95 that runs in your browser using WebAssembly?
    - atum47 7y ago
      Yeah, that is kinda bad ass, but I was referring to this one: https://www.windows93.net/ https://www.windows93.net/
iambrj 7y ago
Something similar - https://aaronos.dev/AaronOS/aosBeta.php https://aaronos.dev/AaronOS/aosBeta.php
- atum47 7y ago
  well, I kinda feel silly right now with so many similar projects
  - kekebo 7y ago
    You shouldn't, just because there are similar projects out there already doesn't mean your implementation is barred from being of value, be it (re-) sparking a discussion or solving certain aspects more effectively (unless maybe you outright copied from other projects which i doubt you have)
    - atum47 7y ago
      Nope, no copies. This is (at least I thought it was) an original project. The idea was to create new web components little by little and use them as building blocks. Like fos-bar, for example, it's a generic bar that can be used on the fos-desktop or the fos-window.
  - shaunxcode 7y ago
    Don’t, this is how iterative progress is made!
jeromescuggs 7y ago
i'm bummed that everyone is coming here to basically post links for similar projects... ...but that is what i am doing :( http://www.marianopascual.me/ http://www.marianopascual.me/ i think it's worth posting, though. i still find little things that blow me away (most recently: it has a screensaver), and afaik i don't think it's a widely-known website. i've always been kinda obsessed with the idea of making an OS-style website, but this killed the dream for me as i simply will never be able to come near this particular demonstration. that being said... your project might be the thing that helps me reach whatever eureka! moment i need. i poked around the github a little and i'm already excited at the modular principle used - it makes the webpage-as-OS concept far less intimidating, seeing the various components broken down into their respective pieces. most of the code i've ever peeked at is always at an extremely polished level that makes it too nebulous for someone at my very modest level of experience to use as a concrete inspiration/example. thanks for sharing!
- atum47 7y ago
  I'm glad you liked it. When I decided to go forward with this project I knew that there was OS-like homepages all around (I even posted a link down bellow, windows 93), so I knew people like the concept. What I thought I was contributing is a way to crate your very own OS-like homepage with just HTML and CSS.

36 points by atum47 7y ago

dontchooseanick 7y ago

Have you (also) seen https://www.os-js.org/ https://www.os-js.org/ ? Nice btw

atum47 7y ago
I had not. I do remember a fake windows 95 I guess that runs entirely on the browser, I wanted to make something along those lines but generic, hence the web components.
- 2fast4you 7y ago
  What about the real Windows 95 that runs in your browser using WebAssembly?
  - atum47 7y ago
    Yeah, that is kinda bad ass, but I was referring to this one: https://www.windows93.net/ https://www.windows93.net/

iambrj 7y ago

Something similar - https://aaronos.dev/AaronOS/aosBeta.php https://aaronos.dev/AaronOS/aosBeta.php

atum47 7y ago
well, I kinda feel silly right now with so many similar projects
- kekebo 7y ago
  You shouldn't, just because there are similar projects out there already doesn't mean your implementation is barred from being of value, be it (re-) sparking a discussion or solving certain aspects more effectively (unless maybe you outright copied from other projects which i doubt you have)
  - atum47 7y ago
    Nope, no copies. This is (at least I thought it was) an original project. The idea was to create new web components little by little and use them as building blocks. Like fos-bar, for example, it's a generic bar that can be used on the fos-desktop or the fos-window.
- shaunxcode 7y ago
  Don’t, this is how iterative progress is made!

jeromescuggs 7y ago

i'm bummed that everyone is coming here to basically post links for similar projects... ...but that is what i am doing :( http://www.marianopascual.me/ http://www.marianopascual.me/ i think it's worth posting, though. i still find little things that blow me away (most recently: it has a screensaver), and afaik i don't think it's a widely-known website. i've always been kinda obsessed with the idea of making an OS-style website, but this killed the dream for me as i simply will never be able to come near this particular demonstration. that being said... your project might be the thing that helps me reach whatever eureka! moment i need. i poked around the github a little and i'm already excited at the modular principle used - it makes the webpage-as-OS concept far less intimidating, seeing the various components broken down into their respective pieces. most of the code i've ever peeked at is always at an extremely polished level that makes it too nebulous for someone at my very modest level of experience to use as a concrete inspiration/example. thanks for sharing!

atum47 7y ago
I'm glad you liked it. When I decided to go forward with this project I knew that there was OS-like homepages all around (I even posted a link down bellow, windows 93), so I knew people like the concept. What I thought I was contributing is a way to crate your very own OS-like homepage with just HTML and CSS.