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

[stewartsage]

HELL YEA DTSS-TAN REWORK!!!! BBN TIMESHARING SYSTEM-TAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did we talk about her before, or was it before my time and I just forgot the discussion?  It seems like that there's a lot more on her since the BBN history book was put online in 2012/2013?

I'm so, so glad you decided to breathe new life into the design for DTSS-tan, since she's the personification of one of the most impactful OSes of all time and a matter of regional pride. I like that you've syncretized aspects of her old personifcation (being mute, being outdoorsy) with new ones (a silly side and past as an aimless college kid herself). Along with CTSS-tan she seems very much an OS-tan for the people, moreso given the sheer reach that she had across colleges, high schools and even some other institutions. I think we once talked about DTSS-tan being a bit of a reverential figure to the BASIC-using microcomputer-tans, and I'm glad that's finally filtered into her official personification. ^___^

After SAGE, DTSS was one of the first OS-tans here that grabbed my attention!  At the time I didn't feel confident to tackle changing other people's work, but at this point, I don't know how much anyone cares so why not expand on her a bit?

I'm also glad she's become a part of CTSS-tan's family, and the LGP-30-tan Conspiracy.

Did I just imagine that she and CTSS were family before!?  Or think it into existence?  LGP-30 is everywhere, man, you can't escape her.  Glad I made her a threatening, but I kind of want to revise her a bit more after learning more about her big role developing time-sharing OSes and other early computer science events like one of the first CS degree programs.

It is tenuous, but given John Kemeny's nationality and past work with John von Neumann I would like to think DTSS-tan writes to IAS-sama (in Hungarian) sometimes.

I think her and IAS get along, kind of a passing of the torch in bringing computers to more people.

BBN TIME SHARING SYSTEM!!! GIVE IT UP FOR BBN TIMESHARING SYSTEM!!! I wrung my brain to work on this one waaaaaaaaaay back (like, pre PDP-1-tan development) so I'm thrilled to see her picked up by the maestro of obscure OSes.

Somehow I think she might be the strongest contender for weirdest DEC/MIT OS-tan, which is really saying a lot! It's incredible to think that, despite her accomplishments, she died so young and is largely forgotten...

Because she was an OS rather than PDP-1 being technically hardware?

She is kind of the perfect synthesis of the weird mixing pot of development swirling around Boston in the early 60s.  Everyone was going a thousand directions trying to get their concept actually built

It's also interesting that she's as asocial toward her fellow (non-PDP-1) DECs as she is. She's almost like the inverse CTSS-tan in this sense. On that note, I love that she's friends with CTSS-tan and the big sis to DTSS-tan, they deserve all the friends. ^__^

Model railroad weirdo, huh? [Lemon Demon My Trains intensifies]

Her light powers are really cool. I wonder what Whirlwind-hime has to say about it! Her Boston-DC teleportation abilities make me deeply envious...

Unlike CTSS, she just doesn't feel any kinship with them.  She's kind of shut-in across town (voluntarily) and it doesn't help that it seems DEC keeps stealing her humans away.  DTSS/CTSS are 100% all the family she feels like she needs.  SAGE and Whirlwind/TX-0 are intimidating to her, even if she has TX-2 DNA in her too...

Exactly.

Surprised that was the idea lifted from Lincoln Labs to try on her.  She has no reason to go to DC, so it's just kinda funny.

WHAT IS UP WITH FASTRAND-KUN AND DATING MENTALLY UNWELL KNIFE WIELDING WOMEN WHO LIVE IN BASEMENTS BEFORE AMICABLY SEPARATING INTO FRIENDS! WHO'S NEXT, WWMCCS-TAN?!?!?!

I like the contrast between their personalities and volume levels and - WAIT WHAT IS THAT ABOUT TENEX BEING THE PRODUCT OF THE BBNTSS-FASTRAND PAIRING? ARE YOU SAYING -

Waitwaitwait did Tenex-tan kill BBNTSS-tan or am I misunderstanding something? Anyway all of this makes me want a soap opera based on her life story.

WWMCCS has eyes for one person only, FASTRAND is too smart to intrude on that.

There is nothing about that, don't will that into existence!  TENEX is her apprentice/daughter that will eventually tragically kill her/end her suffering, but FASTRAND didn't really contribute strictly speaking...

I like that she's a part of the Selectric-kun Cinematic Universe but can his timesharing OS-tan friends stop dying?  ;0;

I hope he was at least able to take her suit shopping at some point, even if second-hand...

He's the anti-Laughing Salesman, trying to bring fun and improvement no-strings-attached to various mentally unstable computers.  I guess it's the tragedy of being a pretty timeless device when time is moving way to fast for a lot of the OSes he meets.

He definitely gave her some styling tips to look good with what she can get her hands on!

[Bella]

Did we talk about her before, or was it before my time and I just forgot the discussion?  It seems like that there's a lot more on her since the BBN history book was put online in 2012/2013?

Looked around and couldn't actually find anything written here ... so it may not have gotten out of the "thinking about it" stage. Or maybe I was thinking of the BBN Lisp machine, which I proposed but never actually worked on.

After SAGE, DTSS was one of the first OS-tans here that grabbed my attention!  At the time I didn't feel confident to tackle changing other people's work, but at this point, I don't know how much anyone cares so why not expand on her a bit?

The irresistible pull of New Hampshirites, huh? :3

I CARE!!! About her being fixed up and the best she can be. Seriously, after 15+ years and discovering a ton more context for a lot of early OSes it's only natural to revise their -tans. For my part, I think largely ignoring the role of early computer hardware fundamentally screwed up my perception of a lot of the earliest -tans that I made.

Did I just imagine that she and CTSS were family before!?  Or think it into existence?  LGP-30 is everywhere, man, you can't escape her.  Glad I made her a threatening, but I kind of want to revise her a bit more after learning more about her big role developing time-sharing OSes and other early computer science events like one of the first CS degree programs.

CTSS-tan and DTSS-tan were nebulously regarded as "cousins" because of their status as early timesharing systems from geographically proximate institutions. LGP-30-tan deserves all the attention she can get, I'd be thrilled to see what revisions you make!

I think her and IAS get along, kind of a passing of the torch in bringing computers to more people.

Aw, that is a good way to look at it!

She is kind of the perfect synthesis of the weird mixing pot of development swirling around Boston in the early 60s.  Everyone was going a thousand directions trying to get their concept actually built

Ironic that she out-DEC'd the early DECs (and earlier DEC-influencing computers, Whirlwind, LINC, TX-0, etc.) in that regard.

Wait a minute if Whirlwind-tan is a reverential figure to the DECs does that make BBNTSS-tan some sort of DEC demiurge? Or would be if anyone paid attention to her.

Unlike CTSS, she just doesn't feel any kinship with them.  She's kind of shut-in across town (voluntarily) and it doesn't help that it seems DEC keeps stealing her humans away.  DTSS/CTSS are 100% all the family she feels like she needs.  SAGE and Whirlwind/TX-0 are intimidating to her, even if she has TX-2 DNA in her too...

Funny to think that anyone could find Whirlwind-tan intimidating! I guess they are in opposite corners in terms of personality and outlook, even if they are well matched in curiosity and tinkering.

She has no reason to go to DC, so it's just kinda funny.

Cherry blossoms, and receiving a WIMMEX-tan jumpscare.

There is nothing about that, don't will that into existence!  TENEX is her apprentice/daughter that will eventually tragically kill her/end her suffering, but FASTRAND didn't really contribute strictly speaking...

TOO LATE, I'M MANIFESTING IT by way of considering giving TENEX-tan shared traits from both. (Mostly I think light blonde/black split hair would be fun and make her even more visually striking and unusual among the DEC clan. Though with all the new BBN & BBN Timesharing System facts I've learned I'm convinced TENEX-tan needs an overhaul in general.)

He contributed something! He was there! Which makes him more of a father than the average OS-tan has.

He's the anti-Laughing Salesman, trying to bring fun and improvement no-strings-attached to various mentally unstable computers.  I guess it's the tragedy of being a pretty timeless device when time is moving way to fast for a lot of the OSes he meets.

He definitely gave her some styling tips to look good with what she can get her hands on!

Selectric-kun is the anti-FASTRAND, befriending all the mentally unstable OS-tans while FASTRAND is- [obliterated by a small nuke]

Good point on his timelessness, he really was around for all of it wasn't he? At least he & BBNTSS-tan had a makeover montage...