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#21

OS-tan Talk / Re: More IBM-tans

Last post by stewartsage - June 11, 2025, 07:42:48 PM

More relevant than ever, thanks to Usagi Electric's videos on the G-15!

Yeah, we heard they had her under restoration!  Glad she's finished.

#22

General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by Chocofreak13 - June 11, 2025, 12:27:48 PM

Schools aren't an issue for us ^_^;;

That's a *really* pretty part of the state. Not sure I've been to Madison itself but I visited Sandwich, Conway & North Conway on different occasions and liked them... that said I've spend enough time in the city that I'm not sure I could go back to rural/small town living.

Southern NH might be more our speed. Also the metropolitan areas of Vermont (such as they are), we really enjoyed it when we visited last year.

hahaha, 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. : \

#23

OS-tan Talk / Re: More IBM-tans

Last post by Bella - June 10, 2025, 09:27:46 PM

She's a minor celebrity now!

#24

OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: Bella's OS-tan Artwork Thr...

Last post by Bella - June 10, 2025, 09:21:38 PM

Cool this OS-Tan is doll-like could you explain why this OS-Tan is doll-like? I think this is awesome.

I explained a bit in the above post. ^^

Midcentury style IAS Machine & Whirlwind-sama WIP~

#25

General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by Bella - June 10, 2025, 09:15:52 PM

Schools aren't an issue for us ^_^;;

That's a *really* pretty part of the state. Not sure I've been to Madison itself but I visited Sandwich, Conway & North Conway on different occasions and liked them... that said I've spend enough time in the city that I'm not sure I could go back to rural/small town living.

Southern NH might be more our speed. Also the metropolitan areas of Vermont (such as they are), we really enjoyed it when we visited last year.

#26

OS-tan Talk / Re: More IBM-tans

Last post by Hālian - June 10, 2025, 01:01:21 PM

Bendix G-15-tan
-Likes to dig; tunnels, holes, railroad cuts (computer was good at cut and fill calculations for civil engineering firms)
-G-15 suffers from short term memory loss (didn't retain memory when shut off)
-Doesn't believe in Iowa.
-Admires her mother, ACE-tan, and the work of Alan Turing
-By extension, harbors lingering animosity towards the British government
-Plays the drums (uses a lot of different types of memory drums)
-G-15 suffers from short term memory loss (didn't retain memory when shut off)
-SCOPE-sama's favorite <adopted> "daughter" despite being older (Bendix Computer Division was bought by CDC) as well as the only other person grounded enough to help KRONOS-kun out on a regular basis
-A successful challenger to IBM's of her era in contests (replaced an IBM 610 at the NRAO, because it was too slow)
-Much more excitable then KRONOS, but not as manic as MACE or as driven as SCOPE.  Misses the Bendix company and her creator more then she lets on
-Interested in a variety of engineering and scientific fields, notably radio astronomy
-Status: Alive in museums and small engineering firms world wide

Physical: Gold eyes (designer Harry Huskey received the final production model with a gold plated front), has Huskey ears (see designer Hary Husky) with short thick black and buff hair, wears mainly shades of blue in her clothing in a variety of practical styles

More relevant than ever, thanks to Usagi Electric's videos on the G-15!

#27

OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: My 20th -tanniversary Proj...

Last post by Bella - June 10, 2025, 09:23:26 AM

This week's additions: Apple Lisa, Mac OS 7.5 & 9.2, OS X Tiger & Panther, and Mac-tan.

#28

General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by Chocofreak13 - June 09, 2025, 01:43:04 PM

Congrats on the house Kraus!!

It's crazy. When I moved 8 years ago my 1bed/1bath apt was like $1500. Went up to nearly $1800 by the time I moved out. We're in a bigger apartment now and most of the time I think it'd be cheaper to just have a mortgage. Dunno where we'd want to settle down; we like this area, but I also yearn for New England. T_T

oh dude, a mortgage would def be cheaper. i've done the math on that several times over. were it not for the Air B&B boom, i'd suggest moving to my sister's area up north since she got her house for a song....ofc, that's also dependent on how much you have left over to heat the damn thing (she's got 4500 sq ft and the temp with wind chill gets into the -30's F), and if you plan on having kids (theirs is the worst school district in the state). i couldn't in good conscience direct you there unless those two things weren't an issue.

that said, if you're ever approved for this kind of thing, Madison, NH is super nice. a little pocket of liberal amidst the republican north, and super pretty. :0

#29

General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by Bella - June 08, 2025, 11:41:00 PM

Congrats on the house Kraus!!

late to this, but duuuuude, you bought a house!? cool!!

hope all your homeowner-based dreams come true. i forget, are you outside of the US? cause i mean, buying a house is already like, "woah that's a lot of money", but the US lately has been INSANE in terms of CoL...

like i was browsing apartments last week and in my area it's over $1600 for a studio.

to think, at one point my dad thought they went for $400/mo....this was pre-insane-inflation but they still cost like, $950 and up at that point lol

It's crazy. When I moved 8 years ago my 1bed/1bath apt was like $1500. Went up to nearly $1800 by the time I moved out. We're in a bigger apartment now and most of the time I think it'd be cheaper to just have a mortgage. Dunno where we'd want to settle down; we like this area, but I also yearn for New England. T_T

#30

Forum Games and Role-Playing / Re: Forum Games: Break a Wish

Last post by Bella - June 08, 2025, 11:35:54 PM

Granted, but you can't restart it.

I wish I had a snack...