CihanBIOS (C) 2005-2025 Cihan Corp.
BIOS Date: 12/05/25  Ver: 1.0.0

CPU: Developer Brain @ 3.2 GHz (Turbo: UNLIMITED)
Memory Test: 16384 MB OK
Sanity Check: FAILED (expected)

Detecting IDE drives...
  Primary Master: 500GB Projects
  Primary Slave: Unlimited Ideas
  Secondary: Stack Overflow Cache (8TB)

Initializing creativity.sys... OK
Loading coffee-dependency.dll... CRITICAL
Checking for bugs... 42 found (feature!)

Press DEL to enter SETUP, F8 for Boot Menu
(or don't, I'm a BIOS not a cop)

Starting C1H4N.TECH...
Starting C1H4N OS...
Building something cool, please wait...

C1H4N

A fatal exception 0xDEV has occurred at 0028:C0FF33.

The current application will be terminated.


* Press any key to return to desktop.

* Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your career.


Press any key to continue _

Hi! I'm Clippy Jr. It looks like you're browsing a portfolio. Would you like help?

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β•‘   Welcome to Cihan's Desktop     β•‘
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β•‘                                  β•‘
β•‘  Hi! I'm Cihan Asci, developer   β•‘
β•‘  and UCL IMB student.            β•‘
β•‘                                  β•‘
β•‘  I build tools to make my life   β•‘
β•‘  easier, but they just make it   β•‘
β•‘  harder.                         β•‘
β•‘                                  β•‘
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β•‘  Double-click icons to explore:  β•‘
β•‘                                  β•‘
β•‘  [+] My Projects - See my work   β•‘
β•‘  [@] About Me - Who am I?        β•‘
β•‘  [#] Contact - Say hello!        β•‘
β•‘  [>] Skills.exe - My tech stack  β•‘
β•‘  [?] Secret.exe - A surprise...  β•‘
β•‘                                  β•‘
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β•‘  EASTER EGGS:                    β•‘
β•‘  * Try the Konami code!          β•‘
β•‘  * Click 5x fast anywhere        β•‘
β•‘  * Right-click the desktop       β•‘
β•‘  * Stay idle for a minute        β•‘
β•‘                                  β•‘
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     Have a great day! :)
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About Me

Cihan Asci

Developer & Tool Builder

Location: London, UK
University: UCL
Course: IMB

About

I'm a developer who builds tools to make my life easier, but somehow they just make it harder. Currently studying Information Management for Business at UCL.

I enjoy building web applications, exploring new technologies, and creating problems while trying to solve them.

Education

University College London (UCL)
BSc Information Management for Business
2025 - Present
My Projects
Address:
C:\Users\Cihan\Projects
10 object(s)
Contact - New Message
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe - skills.exe
Microsoft Windows [Version 95.0.1995]
(C) Copyright Cihan Corp 2005-2025.

C:\Users\Cihan> skills.exe

Loading skills database...
[##########] 100% Complete

=== TECHNICAL SKILLS ===

[Languages]
  HTML5 ............ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ Expert
  CSS3 ............. β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ Expert
  JavaScript ....... β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘ Advanced
  Python ........... β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘ Intermediate
  SQL .............. β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘ Intermediate

[Frameworks & Tools]
  Git .............. β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ Expert
  React ............ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘ Learning
  Node.js .......... β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘ Intermediate
  REST APIs ........ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘ Advanced

[Design]
  Responsive ....... β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ Expert
  UI/UX ............ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘ Intermediate
  Accessibility .... β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘ Advanced

=== SOFT SKILLS ===
  * Problem Solving
  * Team Collaboration
  * Communication
  * Time Management

C:\Users\Cihan> 
References - Help
Contents
  • Overview
  • Technologies
  • Resources
  • Credits

Project Overview

About This Portfolio

This is a fully interactive Windows 95/98 style desktop portfolio website. Every element has been crafted to recreate the nostalgic computing experience while showcasing modern web development skills.

Features

  • Draggable, resizable windows with full window management
  • Interactive boot sequence with BIOS simulation
  • Working Start menu and taskbar
  • CRT monitor effect overlay
  • Clippy-style assistant
  • Hidden Snake game (Secret.exe)
  • Right-click context menu
  • Customizable wallpapers
  • BSOD Easter egg (try clicking fast!)
  • Screensaver after idle

Course

Built for INST0007 Web Technologies at UCL, December 2025.

Technologies Used

Frontend Stack

  • HTML5 - Semantic markup, SVG icons
  • CSS3 - Custom properties, Grid, Flexbox, Animations
  • Vanilla JavaScript - No frameworks, pure ES6+

Techniques

  • CSS-only CRT scanline effect
  • CSS animations for boot sequence
  • Canvas API for Snake game
  • Event delegation for window management
  • Module pattern for code organization

External Services

  • Formspree - Contact form handling
  • GitHub Pages - Static hosting

Resources & References

Documentation

  • MDN Web Docs - HTML/CSS/JS reference
  • CSS-Tricks - Layout techniques & guides
  • W3Schools - Quick syntax reference

Design References

  • Windows 95/98 UI guidelines
  • Microsoft Design Language (classic era)
  • Retro computing aesthetics research

Tools Used

  • VS Code - Code editor
  • Chrome DevTools - Debugging
  • Git & GitHub - Version control

Credits

Developer

Cihan Asci
UCL Information Management for Business
github.com/cihanascii

Inspiration

  • The Windows 95/98 operating system era
  • Clippy the Office Assistant
  • Classic computing nostalgia

Special Thanks

  • UCL Web Technologies course team
  • The retro computing community
  • Coffee (lots of it)

License

This project is for educational purposes. Windows 95/98 visual design elements are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Project Demo
Address:
https://cihanascii.github.io/
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Address:
https://github.com/cihanascii
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My Computer - System Properties

C1H4N OS

Developer Edition

Version 2025.1

Registered to: Cihan Asci
Organization: UCL - Information Management for Business
Processor: Developer Brainβ„’ @ Infinite GHz
RAM: Unlimited Caffeine-Powered Memory

Installed Hardware

System MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2023)
Processor Apple M2 Max (12-core) @ 3.70 GHz
Graphics Apple M2 Max (38-core GPU) @ 1.40 GHz
Memory 32 GB Unified Memory
Storage 926 GB SSD (macOS Tahoe)
Display 16" Liquid Retina XDR (3456x2234 @ 120Hz)

System Performance

Creativity
95%
Problem Solving
90%
Coffee Consumption
MAX
Debug Speed
85%
Bugs Created
15%
Insanity
MAX
Secret.exe - Snake

🐍 SNAKE

Use arrow keys to move

Collect the food!

Score: 0
Recycle Bin
5 object(s)
deleted_dreams.txt
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Winamp - Cihan's Playlist
Not Playing
00:00 / 00:00
1. Lo-fi Beats - Chill
2. Synthwave Dreams
3. Coding Flow
4. 8-bit Nostalgia
5. Coffee & Code
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Minesweeper
Game Help
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C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
Microsoft Windows [Version 95.0.1995]
(C) Copyright Cihan Corp 2005-2025.
 
C:\Users\Cihan>
Display Properties - Wallpaper
12:00 PM
Now Playing

🎡 O Günler

by Ferdi Γ–zbeğen

Cihan's coding playlist

Fun Fact

Born: 07/10/2005

Favorite game: League of Legends

Coffee: Cappuccino

Cihan
Asci
Est. 2005 | Code. Create. Repeat.
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