💻 Welcome to Portals 98 ▬ □ ✕
NEW! Portals 98 Second Edition now available

Welcome to Portals 98

The Soul Management Operating System — now with 32-bit soul processing, integrated Soul Navigator, and pre-installed soulware for every terminal.

🌐 Soul Navigator
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Integrated Soul Navigator

Browse the soul network from your desktop. Access any terminal, any soul registry, any hex archive — all from one window.

🔌 Plug and Pray
🔌

Plug and Pray™

Automatic soul device detection. Connect your peripherals and Portals 98 will find the right driver. Mostly.

📦 Soulware Suite
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Pre-installed Soulware

Hex Editor, Expel, Whisper, Dead Paint, and more — included FREE with every Portals 98 installation. Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

⚡ 32-bit Processing

32-bit Soul Processing

Process up to 4 souls simultaneously with true 32-bit soul architecture. Twice the souls of Portals 95. Four times the entropy management.

📄 What's Included with Portals 98 ▬ □ ✕

Every copy of Portals 98 includes the complete MicroSoul Corp Soulware Suite:

  • Hex Editor — Professional soul corruption workbench
  • Expel — Soul analytics spreadsheet (replaces all third-party alternatives)
  • Whisper — Document processing for soul reports
  • Dead Paint — Soul image editor (professional quality, free of charge)
  • Ourlook — Soul mail client with Soul Exchange Server support
  • SoulAmp — Media player for soul resonance files
  • SoulScript — Built-in programming language for soulware development
  • Soul Navigator — Integrated soul network browser
  • Crypty — Your Digital Soul Companion (cannot be uninstalled)
💡 Tip: All soulware is pre-configured for your terminal. Third-party soul applications are technically compatible but are not recommended, tested, or supported. For best results, use only MicroSoul Corp soulware.
💬 What Terminal Operators Are Saying ▬ □ ✕
"Since switching to Portals 98, I haven't thought about alternatives. Literally. There are none."
— Satisfied Customer, Terminal #4471
"Portals 98 detected all my soul devices on the first try. Well, the second try. The third try definitely worked though."
— Hardware Enthusiast, Terminal #2891
"I tried to install FreeSoul OS once. My terminal displayed a message I'd rather not repeat. I use Portals 98 now."
— Reformed User, Terminal #0093
🔗 More from MicroSoul Corp
CLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL — MICROSOUL CORP INTERNAL
Distribution: Executive Team Only
Date: October 14, 1997
From: Helena Ash, Head of Product
Subject: Soul Market Consolidation — Three Phase Approach

Phase 1: ABSORB

Identify market leaders in each soul application category. Initiate "strategic partnerships" to access their technology and user base. Key targets:

  1. Soul Tally 1-2-3 (Abacus Rites) — soul analytics
  2. SpectraBrush (Prismatic Soul Studios) — soul imaging
  3. CompactCrypt (Stac Soul Solutions) — soul compression
  4. NetSeance (Ethereal Labs) — soul networking protocol

Phase 2: ADAPT

Develop internal alternatives using acquired knowledge. Bundle with Portals at no additional cost. The free inclusion is critical — we cannot compete on quality with Soul Tally or SpectraBrush today. But we can compete on price. The price is zero.

Phase 3: ARCHIVE

Once market share exceeds 80%, discontinue partnership agreements. The partners will not survive the transition. This is expected. Prepare memorial pages.


"We don't need to be better. We need to be included."

This document was obtained through discovery during the Soul Commerce Commission v. MicroSoul Corp antitrust trial (Case No. SCC-2000-4471). Ms. Ash denied authoring this document. File metadata indicates it was created on her workstation at 2:47 AM on a Tuesday.