Old desktops,
still clickable.
Recreate the machines people actually sat in front of. Windows XP is first. Later entries can follow the same folder without flattening every desktop into the main tool grid.
Open Windows XPAvailable desktops
Start with Windows XP
Each simulator keeps its own window manager and apps. The folder is the index.
Desktop window manager
Windows XP Simulator
Open a Luna-themed Windows XP desktop. Drag and resize windows, play Minesweeper, type in Notepad, and paint.
Open desktopFolder contract
Built to add another OS
Shared registry. Subjects, topics, and simulations stay in one content file.
Own chrome. Each desktop uses the reference recreation's chrome assets and CSS.
Testable shell. Window state and Minesweeper rules live outside React.
Later desktops
Room for the shelf to grow
Windows 98
Gray 3D chrome, a single-row Start menu, and a classic 9x desktop.
Windows 7
Glass taskbar, Aero windows, and a later Start orb.
Windows 95
The first Start button, overlapping windows, and a blank hill-free desktop.