These embed a remote browser in an iframe to give you “embed anything browser view” custom elements. The demos focus on retro desktops to emphasize the browser - as these common web tropes, the retro desktop, can never actually ship a real browser without something like bbx.

https://browserbox.io https://github.com/BrowserBox/BrowserBox

adikso 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Maybe I'm slow, but tbh this "retro desktops" demos were more confusing than helpful for me. I had trouble understanding what are you trying to show with this - why is there a full desktop with multiple apps, and it takes several clicks to open this web browser. "embed a remote browser" and "embed anything" in the same sentence - anything? Like are they embeding streamed windows 95 os? Is this entire windows simulator streamed (too good quality but could be some streaming svg magic)?. Too much irrelevant details and elements. Obviously I understood after these several clicks and seeing heavily compressed browser window, but I found Hyper-Frame browser to be a clearer demo.

	▲	keepamovin 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Thanks you for looking and for sharing. Hyper-Frame is supposed to be the "developer" demo that engineers will understand what they can do with it. I think it succeeds at that. I'm glad you found it useful. The desktops are more labor of love, nostalgic, imaginative. I grew up in that time. They complete the "art" of web desktops by giving them internet access, which otherwise all omit. I don't care that they bury it seamlessly rather than making it obvious. I like that it's integrated as it would be in an OS, that's part of it. Your point is accurate that they do not surface bbx obviously. So these desktops and glitch are more meant to spark imagination, maybe prompt product ideas for people who could be inspired by that. It's supposed to, I suppose, work subliminally, by letting you play around with it in an immersive setting. I suppose it's a different buyer profile or purchase stage they are meant to be honey for, not the "give me what I want now" seeking, but the more playful, relaxed, idea-sparking stage/persona. It's meant as an art gallery :) You probably got annoyed doing it - that's okay, it's probably not really for you. I feel the set of demos taken together cover the things I was wanting to express about this. I'm very happy with them - both individually and all together. Thanks for looking - and for your great compliment - yes windows is all HTML, notice it says Windows 98-and-a-half ! :) They are also really just meant to be fun, and I had fun creating them. And meant as a show off lol :) - I like it when people enjoy a beautiful time playing around with them.