More IBM-tans III: The One With Actually More IBM-tans

Bella · April 27, 2025, 10:53:09 PM

Quote from: stewartsage on September 23, 2020, 12:09:23 PMAstrotype-tan: AKA ICS Astrotype, AKA Astrocomp AKA Astrocomp 8
-A successful example of IBM/DEC cooperation, her parents are Selectric-kun and PDP-8. (ICS used Selectric terminals with a PDP-8/L and DECTape drives)

Took me nearly five years to register that PDP-8-tan and Selectric-kun have a kid together. What, why and how?

stewartsage · June 01, 2025, 08:15:07 PM

Quote from: Bella on April 27, 2025, 10:53:09 PMTook me nearly five years to register that PDP-8-tan and Selectric-kun have a kid together. What, why and how?

Seriously? I've brought it up since even! Corporate synergy to all three.

Bella · June 01, 2025, 08:25:09 PM

Quote from: stewartsage on June 01, 2025, 08:15:07 PMSeriously? I've brought it up since even! Corporate synergy to all three.

Is that what we're calling it now? 🤔🤨

stewartsage · June 03, 2025, 09:06:40 PM

Quote from: Bella on June 01, 2025, 08:25:09 PMIs that what we're calling it now? 🤔🤨

Well, PDP-8 has a lot of kids already with the various OSes, I can easily see her teaming up with Selectric, who's a pretty affable guy to bring a joint DEC/IBM into the world for no other reason then it would be fun!

Bella · June 03, 2025, 09:35:37 PM

Quote from: stewartsage on June 03, 2025, 09:06:40 PMWell, PDP-8 has a lot of kids already with the various OSes, I can easily see her teaming up with Selectric, who's a pretty affable guy to bring a joint DEC/IBM into the world for no other reason then it would be fun!

Obsessed with PDP-8-tan and Selectric-kun overcoming a decade of DEC-IBM enmity through the power of "it would be fun". But where is LINC-tan in all this? :O