README.md

May 25, 2026 · View on GitHub

ZezinOS 98 SE  //  Web Edition

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|  SYSTEM REPORT          ZEZIN@ZezinOS             |
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|  OS      : ZezinOS 98 SE  (Web Edition)           |
|  Host    : Your Browser                           |
|  Shell   : ZEZIN-DOS                              |
|  Theme   : ZezinOS 98 SE                          |
|  CPU     : 486DX2-66                              |
|  GPU     : ASCII Graphics Adapter                 |
|  Stack   : Vanilla JS / CSS3 / HTML5              |
|  Uptime  : since Feb 2026                         |
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"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." — William Gibson, Neuromancer, 1984

This is my portfolio. It runs in your browser.
It has a boot screen, draggable windows, a terminal, a paint app,
a minesweeper, a media player, a DOS emulator, a Waifu Viewer —
and somewhere in there, my actual projects.
It was built without React, without Vite, without npm.
I don't know why I did this. I would do it again.

[ DEMO VIDEO ]

^ click the image above to watch on YouTube ^

Screenshots

Boot Sequence	Desktop

Chaos Mode	ZEZIN-DOS

Installed Programs

C:\Programs> dir

ZEZIN-DOS — terminal. try neofetch. try help. do NOT try surprise.
ZezinPaint — HTML5 canvas drawing tool
Zezin Explorer — internal browser + portfolio pages
Media Player — SoundCloud integration
About Me — who is this guy
Waifu Viewer — for science
Patch Notes — changelog, updated whenever I feel like it

DOS Games — emulated classics
Minesweeper — you will lose
GTA Vice City — mini-game

How to Boot

ZezinOS uses ES Modules. file:// won't work. Needs an HTTP server.

RECOMMENDED BOOT METHOD
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1. Install VS Code extension: "Live Server"
2. Right-click index.html
3. Select "Open with Live Server"
4. Wait for the BIOS screen

No npm. No install. No build pipeline.
Just a browser and a server.

Architecture

Layer	Technology	Notes
Logic	Vanilla JS (ES6+)	ES Modules, no bundler
Style	CSS3 + custom properties	Per-component stylesheets, theme vars
Windows	`windowFactory.js` + `windowManager.js`	Dynamic DOM, z-index stack
Rendering	Native DOM APIs	No virtual DOM, no overhead
Canvas	HTML5 Canvas API	ZezinPaint + CRT scanline overlay
Audio	Web Audio / `audioManager.js`	Centralized retro sound bus

Legal

Fan project. Aesthetic tribute. Not a product.

Microsoft — Windows trademarks, sounds and visual design belong to Microsoft Corporation.
Icons & Assets — Collected from public repositories for non-commercial, atmospheric use. No authorship claimed.

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José Matheus — a living project, updated whenever the mood strikes.