Technologies Used

• React: JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• React Router DOM: For routing between different views (if needed in the future).
• Styled Components: For styling components with CSS-in-JS.
• React Draggable: To make windows and icons draggable.
• React Resizable: To make windows resizable.
• React Icons: For icons.
• date-fns: For date manipulation in the Calendar app.
• Context API: For global state management.
• localStorage: Used in previous versions for data persistence (now removed).

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js: Make sure you have Node.js installed (version 14 or later recommended).
• npm or yarn: You can use either npm (comes with Node.js) or yarn as your package manager.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd my-os

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   # or
   yarn install

Running the Application

1. Start the development server:

   npm start
   # or
   yarn start

2. This will open the application in your default web browser (usually at http://localhost:3000).

Acknowledgements

• This project was inspired by classic operating system interfaces and the desire to recreate a similar experience within the web browser.
• Special thanks to the creators and maintainers of the open-source libraries used in this project.