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#1
General Computers and Gaming / Re: Computers General
Last post by Bella - June 28, 2025, 11:54:09 PMTIL there is a painstakingly detailed guide to running MTS
I know what one of my weekends is going to be spent on...
I know what one of my weekends is going to be spent on...
#2
General Chat / Re: Topicless thread
Last post by Bella - June 28, 2025, 11:42:43 PMQuote from: Chocofreak13 on June 11, 2025, 12:27:48 PMhahaha, you could move to my town. god knows there's enough fancy condos going up around here. and iirc Lowell has some national historic sites and is only about 20 minutes away by car, so the job opportunities are right there.
that said, Salem's becoming HELLA gentrified....it doesn't feel like my hometown anymore. we have a Shake Shack now, which is cool, but it's becoming a place i feel too poor to live in, like the cool Salem.
one of my sisters lives on Cape Ann. it's pretty metro and you could live by the sea. property values are through the roof, though. : \
RIP Salem...
Cape Ann sounds so nice. Living in seafront New England would be a dream (even Connecticut).
I'm itching to go back at some point. Soon!!! T_T
#3
OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: Project Wiki OVERHAUL!!
Last post by Bella - June 28, 2025, 11:38:28 PMQuote from: stewartsage on June 28, 2025, 10:37:16 PMIf any of mine are missing citations in the original forum posts let me know, it's probably in my offline notes.
Duly noted! I'll bother you when/if I get around to updating your characters' articles....
#4
OS-tan Talk / Re: More IBM-tans III: The One...
Last post by Bella - June 28, 2025, 11:32:39 PMQuote from: stewartsage on June 28, 2025, 11:18:18 PMI think that timesharing OSes are totally normal and should have any powers over time/space. Good to see some updates for CTSS, she deserves all the love and attention possible.
TBH, the idea (re)occurred to me while reexamining some of Multics-tan's powers and realizing none of them included multi-presence (which I'm officially proposing now). Of course, she'd be extravagant with it, CTSS-tan would just have everyone convinced she's eerily good at catching the T.
The other thing I realized is that I envision CTSS-tan much as an older (fashioned, and physically) Unix-tan: social, bookish, good at getting ideas out into the world. Might even match each other in temper if you want to make MAD into a character trait. ^_^;
The two would jibe fabulously if they met, I think. ^_^
#5
OS-tan Talk / Re: More IBM-tans III: The One...
Last post by stewartsage - June 28, 2025, 11:18:18 PMI think that timesharing OSes are totally normal and should have any powers over time/space. Good to see some updates for CTSS, she deserves all the love and attention possible.
Quote from: Hālian on June 28, 2025, 11:14:56 PMThe what
#6
OS-tan Talk / Re: More IBM-tans III: The One...
Last post by Hālian - June 28, 2025, 11:14:56 PMQuote from: stewartsage on June 15, 2025, 11:29:35 PMThe whatEvery hotel has the LINC-tan chair.
#7
OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: Project Wiki OVERHAUL!!
Last post by stewartsage - June 28, 2025, 10:37:16 PMQuote from: Bella on June 28, 2025, 08:02:24 AMNecropost time?If any of mine are missing citations in the original forum posts let me know, it's probably in my offline notes.
Recently updated the Unix-tan & Multics-tan articles. They still need more work - I'd like to get more into the habit of sourcing things (pointing to posts about character traits, character illustrations, etc) but for the time being I'm happy with their clarity and readability.
#8
OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: Bella's OS-tan Artwork Thr...
Last post by stewartsage - June 28, 2025, 10:36:03 PMHoly shit G-15 is really cute. And full of tubes.
#9
OS-tan Talk / Re: More IBM-tans III: The One...
Last post by Bella - June 28, 2025, 01:24:51 PMAnd now for an actual IBM-tan ... who's already characterized. Thinking of overhauling CTSS-tan a bit, since there is more context for and information on CTSS than when I originally envisioned its personification.
Compatible Timesharing System (CTSS)-tan
- Born in Cambridge, Mass in 1961, where she lived for the rest of her life.
Only existed at MIT.
- Good at seeing eye-to-eye with both old and contemporary -tans
The "Compatible" in "Compatible Timesharing" referenced older batch processing systems.
- Aware of her ancestry and has a good rapport with older IBM-tans / IAS-tan herself
Early OS for the 709, later 7090/94, which traces back to the 701, a commercialized IAS.
- Raised by Whirlwind-tan, learned from her example and mistakes/limitations
CTSS programmers got their start on Whirlwind, saw the need for a way to handle multiple users & jobs.
- Good at juggling tasks and dealing with groups.
Timesharing!
- Everyone jokes she's so busy that she has to be able to be multiple places at once which CTSS-tan laughs off before changing the subject
Timesharing.
- Low vision
Used for braille translation & typesetting.
- Librarian
Ran Intrex, an early bibliographic storage/retrieval program.
- World traveler, picked up pieces of different cultures & incorporated it into her style
Remote users in various countries.
- Sociable and talkative
First instant messaging software
- Reputation for being a bit of a therapist, even humans come to her for advice against her discouragement.
Rogerian therapist chatbot ELIZA developed on CTSS.
- To that end, can pass as a human to the uninitiated.
ELIZA was an early attempt to pass the Turing Test.
- Good at keeping secrets.
First implementation of computer passwords.
- One definite child, Multics-tan, possibly two with CP/CMS-tan, but heavily influenced a generation.
Strong influence on Multics & CP/CMS. First timesharing system means everything else followed in its footsteps.
- Didn't have a personal relationship with her granddaughter Unix-tan but regarded her highly, despite her feud with her daughter
Dennis Richie described Unix as a modern implementation of CTSS & various Unix features originated in CTSS.
- Friendly rivalry with ITS-tan
ITS was a response to CTSS & Multics.
Status: Died 1973 ... may or may not be alive as of 2010
Can be run under emulation.
Physical: Above-average height, light olive skintone, long dark red hair, similarly colored eyes, wears a variety of midcentury world fashions including qipao favoring red & blue color schemes, thick oval glasses in 60s-contemporary styles. Pocketwatch. Speaks with less of an accent than "mom".
Compatible Timesharing System (CTSS)-tan
- Born in Cambridge, Mass in 1961, where she lived for the rest of her life.
Only existed at MIT.
- Good at seeing eye-to-eye with both old and contemporary -tans
The "Compatible" in "Compatible Timesharing" referenced older batch processing systems.
- Aware of her ancestry and has a good rapport with older IBM-tans / IAS-tan herself
Early OS for the 709, later 7090/94, which traces back to the 701, a commercialized IAS.
- Raised by Whirlwind-tan, learned from her example and mistakes/limitations
CTSS programmers got their start on Whirlwind, saw the need for a way to handle multiple users & jobs.
- Good at juggling tasks and dealing with groups.
Timesharing!
- Everyone jokes she's so busy that she has to be able to be multiple places at once which CTSS-tan laughs off before changing the subject
Timesharing.
- Low vision
Used for braille translation & typesetting.
- Librarian
Ran Intrex, an early bibliographic storage/retrieval program.
- World traveler, picked up pieces of different cultures & incorporated it into her style
Remote users in various countries.
- Sociable and talkative
First instant messaging software
- Reputation for being a bit of a therapist, even humans come to her for advice against her discouragement.
Rogerian therapist chatbot ELIZA developed on CTSS.
- To that end, can pass as a human to the uninitiated.
ELIZA was an early attempt to pass the Turing Test.
- Good at keeping secrets.
First implementation of computer passwords.
- One definite child, Multics-tan, possibly two with CP/CMS-tan, but heavily influenced a generation.
Strong influence on Multics & CP/CMS. First timesharing system means everything else followed in its footsteps.
- Didn't have a personal relationship with her granddaughter Unix-tan but regarded her highly, despite her feud with her daughter
Dennis Richie described Unix as a modern implementation of CTSS & various Unix features originated in CTSS.
- Friendly rivalry with ITS-tan
ITS was a response to CTSS & Multics.
Status: Died 1973 ... may or may not be alive as of 2010
Can be run under emulation.
Physical: Above-average height, light olive skintone, long dark red hair, similarly colored eyes, wears a variety of midcentury world fashions including qipao favoring red & blue color schemes, thick oval glasses in 60s-contemporary styles. Pocketwatch. Speaks with less of an accent than "mom".
#10
OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: Project Wiki OVERHAUL!!
Last post by Bella - June 28, 2025, 08:02:24 AMNecropost time?
Recently updated the Unix-tan & Multics-tan articles. They still need more work - I'd like to get more into the habit of sourcing things (pointing to posts about character traits, character illustrations, etc) but for the time being I'm happy with their clarity and readability.
Recently updated the Unix-tan & Multics-tan articles. They still need more work - I'd like to get more into the habit of sourcing things (pointing to posts about character traits, character illustrations, etc) but for the time being I'm happy with their clarity and readability.