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Focus98 makes focus time a 1998 PC

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An Android focus timer and app blocker turns work sessions into upkeep for a virtual PC, with upgrades spanning 1998 to 2010.

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For: Android users who want help staying focused
Worth noticing: The manual names four eras—Focus 98, Bluebird 2001, Chroma 2005, and Dawn 2010—with a different look, sounds, programs, and shop in each.

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The user's guide specifies work sessions of 30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes and explains how to set apps as allowed, briefly allowed, or off-limits. It also describes upkeep tasks such as Disk Check and Defrag, which count as focus time. For group sessions, the site says each friend who stays focused adds 25% to everyone's pay.

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