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by jeromescuggs 2417 days 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/

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!

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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.