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Re: Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio

#161

Wasted opportunity: shut down -> orange "now it's safe to turn off your computer"

Wasn't that just Windows 95 and 98? I think I remember XP having the Windows logo and the "It is now safe to turn off your computer" text in white.

Evidence you’re right: this video at 1:10

https://youtu.be/1N8MSI0mB04

Re: Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio

#162
I've seen a lot of similar projects, but never ones that worked well on mobile, and this one works perfectly, quite impressive.

That said, I wonder if it makes sense for a graphic designer to have a portfolio with a design that just copies someone else's (Microsoft's)?

Re: Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio

#163
It's very cool, but I think two issues keep this from being truly delightful. First of all, it doesn't really feel like a computer, little things like typing "dir" in the command line could be a great little interaction, but it's not supported. I'd try to make it more fun to use and not just pretty to look at.

The other thing is, I think the portfolio doesn't really match the quality of the website you vibe coded. This is actually a pretty bad sign that your own work is not as good as something you can do with AI (human assisted or not). The website is pretty high quality, so browsing through extremely simple assets just feels out of place.

Overall it's a good project.

Re: Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio

#164

This is awesome, I found a tiny bug. On mobile, if I open CMD and the keyboard opens, the browser thinks I'm in landscape and blocks the UI till I close the keyboard.

noted, thanks - which device do you have if you dont mind me asking?

Re: Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio

#166
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

(I'm one of the mods here) - I've re-upped your original Show HN and merged the comments hither. I've also marked your account legit so it won't get misassessed by those nasty spam filters in the future!

thanks for that! I was a fresh account when I originally posted it so I completely understand. cheers!

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Re: Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio

#167

In general, it is even smoother than the real Windows XP. Kind of a magnetizing experience, and I do not know why. There is something attractive in this idea in terms of UI/UX, aside from the obvious nostalgia. Another interesting aspect of this particular implementation is that it blends naturally with a browser tab hierarchy, it does not try to overrule it, it just blends in. Probably thanks to a distinctive taskba…

> There is something attractive in this idea in terms of UI/UX

Very fast response time for the UI interactions. "Modern" UIs can have a few fast transitions but the overall interactions with the different components have a human noticeable lag that make them uneasy.

Re: Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio

#168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I grew up in Bulgaria and when Windows XP was released almost everyone had a CRT monitor. As a former Windows XP user: this is amazingly detailed and well done! The CRT effect is spot on for me.

i'll remember that next time someone says anything! thanks dude!

Just noticed: not sure if intentional, but with the CRT effect, I see a sort of moving line every few seconds or so. I don't recall my CRT monitor doing that, haha! But the tiny dots are spot on for me. The better a CRT monitor was, the smaller and less visible the dots were. But they were always easily visible from up close.

Re: Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio

#169

> I started from zero knowledge and spent months collaborating with AI agents as a learning experience. Every pixel and every function went through me. The AI translated what I asked for into code, but every decision was human. This is so absurdly cringe and absolutely not coding. It’s like saying I spent absolutely trying to get ChatGPT to write my college essay for me. At the end of the writing period, I wrote noth…

If OP were a front end engineer or something I might agree, but this is a graphic design portfolio. I think it's completely reasonable to rely on outside assistance for the scripting and interactive stuff.

With Windows XP already being visually designed, this project not being "fully-functional" but just a visual wrapper of some portfolio pages where the code was written by AI, I'm left wondering what this piece actually represents.
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