A pocket computer

01 / What it was

The computer mod we started from has small pocket computers. We wanted one that opened the same real terminal as a desk computer, so the work could come with you.

The builder also wanted the screen to stay visible in your hand, like holding a tablet, instead of a big pop-up hiding the world. That took several rounds: hide the overlay, drop the dark background, remove a grey border, focus the text box on right-click.

02 / How it worked

• Started from the pocket computer in CC: Tweaked, a third-party Minecraft mod, with its own pretend operating system replaced by a real shell.
• Right-click to type. The goal was the same screen and controls as the desk computer.
• In release candidate 1.1 it became the Omo Pocket, in a Hermes and a Terminal version.
• Its workspace is made on first use and stays on the item. Two pockets are two workspaces.
• Like every terminal in the project, the session keeps running on the host when you put it away.

03 / What we saw

Most of the work was about what to hide, not what to add. Keeping the screen small and in-hand mattered more to the builder than a full window.

04 / Where it led

The pocket became one of the standard blocks in release candidate 1.1, and later in Omo Space.

Sources

1. Session transcript. session transcript, 13 Sep 2026 on the mini computers, when i am holding them then press into the view tablet, can i use that comptuer rahter thanopening up the other one
2. Session transcript. session transcript, 14 Sep 2026 if the functionality is still there, we can still see the ipad and info in our hands
3. Build request. build prompt, 26 Sep 2026 I want the pocket computer to also work equally to the real one
4. Release candidate 1.1 changelog. github.com/omoresearch/omo-space/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md Omo Pocket (Hermes and Terminal)