Welcome to Ryan's Retro Desktop

This interactive portfolio is designed to mimic the look and feel of the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), a classic Unix desktop environment from the 1990s.

How to Use This Site

Just like a real desktop, you can interact with windows and panels:

• Windows: You can drag windows by their title bars, and minimize, maximize, or close them using the controls in the corners.
• File Manager: Double-click on folders and documents to view my projects and experience.

Panel Buttons (Bottom Bar)

Left Section:

• Clock: Opens a window displaying the current time and date
• Calendar: Shows today's date
• Folder: Opens the File Manager to browse projects and documents
• Note: Opens a text editor window with information about me
• Mail: Opens your email client to contact me

Center Section:

• Lock: Locks the desktop (any input unlocks)

Right Section:

• Printer: Opens my resume PDF in a new tab
• Control (kcontrol): Opens the Style Manager to change desktop backgrounds
• Performance: See the performance of your Sparcstation!
• Help: Opens this help window
• Trash: Desktop trash can (currently decorative)

About CDE

The Common Desktop Environment (CDE) was the standard Unix desktop environment used by Sun Microsystems (Solaris), HP (HP-UX), and IBM (AIX). Its distinct industrial design and "Motif" widget style are iconic representations of 90s workstation computing.