History of Invention

ジ Ops (1996)

Circons. Portals. Navball. Press-and-hold. Frame star. Adaptive layout. Multi-column directory.

Apps: Street Fighter World, Player One Music, Graphics & Comic Art, Links, CLI.

JEM (2000)

Multiple apps on single page. App heads with collapsible bodies. Contact circles. Reload-free comms and redrawing. Springups. Animated background.

Apps: Mail Reader & Composer, Infinite Calendar, Picture Contacts, Instant Messenger.

OwnOs (2004)

0-click scrolling and app rolling. By-example "2up" helpsystem. Groups of groups. Trinary switches. Humanised root folder & multi-format directories. On-demand codeload.

Apps: Cypher, Bills, Calc, Browser, E-shot, Goods, Mail, Music, Questionaire, Wishes, Tarot Reader, SampleTracker, Write.

Meta:Delta (2008)

Instant switching of animated backgrounds, fonts and decor. Smart scale support for devices from 320×240 touchscreen to hi-def desktops. Timestream.

New apps: Tarot Magus, Bionumerology, OCD, Secret Scrolls, Poker Pal, Light Time (for Android, iOS & the Web)

Isomorphic Meta-OS (2012)

Full-stack web operating system with dual client/server render engine. HTML5-powered webapps, Node.js & NoSQL API & resumable zippy file server.

New features: Taro Chess, Vector Paint, Gallery, Arkon font, 360° cursor.

GangTown (2016)

Meta-Powered town server featuring a multi-dimensional file browser, which combines media, events, people and more into a seamless collaborative social experience.

New apps: Stocktrump: asset management and logistics for warehouses and businesses; Terranize: 3D multiplayer online game; Font Creator: typography webapp; View: relax to 3D dreamscapes.

The Club (2020)

The ultimate website for everything online: working, learning and playing. Speed, playability, portability & stability. And beauty.

New apps: Sound Trax audio workstation & music composer. Author, Conference, Painter, Gangs, Orders, Comments, Pool (arcade game), Flyer, Places, Strangers, Newspaper

The Town (2024)

All of the above, plus group-managed webmail & newsletters, intranet micro-mode with no dependencies (where NeDB replaces MongoDB), easy topographical editing for all HTML, site configuration and live refresh tool.

New apps: LEGO: Layout Editor & Game Options; Webmail for Gangs; Breakin' (arcade game); URL shortener.