Hello all. ^__^
For a little change of pace, a quick reflection on the state of our beloved Gallery. ^.^
I've publicized this a lot to friends and on other forums, but I'd really like to hear your opinion on whether you feel our OS-tan collection has grown to be one of the largest on the web (in any language).
If not, do you know of any other dedicated image collections of greater or comparable size? And on a similar token, are there still ambitions to make our gallery the largest repository for OS-tan images? ^__^
Just thought I'd throw that out since the Gallery was one of the things that most impressed me about this forum. ^-^
In short, I love our gallery. It has become a collection to be reckoned with. Now to deviate from my prepared remarks, I would like to respond to this (
QuoteOS-tan collection has grown to be one of the largest on the web
) quote. The gallery is very large, but I am not sure it is the largest. Anyway, it's great.
Okay, time for a little necroposting. ^__^
I'm reviving this old thread to rally support for the expansion of our gallery, now that the HUGE Futaba-type picture archive has been rediscovered....
http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/
There is literally a ton of content to add to our gallery, but without any kind of organization, any flood of uploads will just pose a problem for poor Pitkin. -v-
So I propose the following... ^__^
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1 - Use this thread as a staging area for Gallery uploads.
Anything you post there, please let us know here so we can know it exists. ^__^
2 - Volunteer for specialized uploads.
If we agree that certain people will be responsible for uploading certain OS-tan types, we can avoid double-work. ^^'
3 - Clean up existing pictures.
This includes checking and reporting duplicate entries, as well as adding comments identifying any unfamiliar OS-tan. Of course, for the latter, feel free to bring the unreported pic here so we can all figure out the identity of the unkown OS-tan. 'v'
4 - Quality-Check all newly uploaded pics.
We could also use people who simply review the recently uploaded pics to make sure they aren't duplicates themselves.
And finally....
5 - Report other OS-tan art caches.
Eventually, we should compile a list of all known [active] OS-tan art galleries to return the favor. [and maybe update Wiki with]
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With your help and your willingness, we can yet make our Gallery the largest and most comprehensive one! ^v^
At least the attempt should give us a definitive goal to work on while we pass the time, and anyone can participate regardless of their extent of their art skills or OS-tan knowledge. ^___^
Just remember, though....
For anyone actually engaged in the uploading part, please pace yourselves and try not to exceed more than 10 to 15 pics a day (both for Pitkin's sake and for your sanity). Also, please be sure to add a title and the source -- for posterity's sake we must make sure each pic has as much information as possible. ^__^
Anyone willing to participate, please post here so we know who you are and what you plan to do.
Good luck, and onward proud OS-tan Gallery Updaters!!! ^V^
(http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/albums/userpics/10227/normal_1118909522686.png)
C-Chan added the following 2 minutes after last message :
FYI, just to make sure I put my money where my mouth is, I volunteer to update the Mac Gallery to a full extent. ^__^
I've reviewed the full gallery, discovered the following dupes:
http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=47
http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=48
http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=50
http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=58
http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=77
...and will begin adding the first batch of new Mac girls tonight. ^v^
Yes sir! I'll start uploading pics of Yamada, one of the many versions of Win98!
*gets in tank*
You got it! ^v^
*signs up NewYinzer for Yamada pics*
I was wondering what she was.... Ã,¬vÃ,¬
I just uploaded a bunch of pics, and I hope to upload more when I get some time! As for now, I'm just layin' back and relaxin'!
*relaxes*
Currently having much fun looking through all the Mac pics and brushing up on some kanji. ^__^
BTW, let me know if you can see this....
(http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/mac/src/1157989489093.jpg)
Should see a picture here.
I see it...and it looks like Hacchan is going to rape OS9.2-tan!
*waits for admin approval*
Really... ^^;
Yikes, I thought hacchan was just concerned... ^__^'
Better hold off on that one for now,... have a whole lot on queue anyway. ^v^'
Besides, thought it was interesting that someone created a whole new -tan for MAC OS9.2! ^__^
Here's a tamer one....
(http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/mac/src/1153840461586.jpg)
The bubble reads "otanjoubi omedetou", or just a short-n-sweet way of saying "Happy Birthday!". ^__^
C-Chan added the following 39 minutes after last message :
Mission accomplished! ^__^
15 pics chuck-full of Mac cuteness. ^.^
Now we just gotta determine who this Mac OS9.22 cutey is and why she hasn't been given proper exposure. ^__^
lol those are cute pics although the first one is kinda creppy ;013
hey this is my 200th post!!!! ;012
Congratulations XP #22! ^v^
[BTW, you mean the creepy Mac OS9.2 one, right? Didn't think Linspire-chan struck me as the creepy type.] ^__^
New pics haven't been added to the gallery yet, so I'm holding off tonight's upload till they're up and running. -v-
In the meantime, anyone else willing to volunteer for this awesome new project? ^__^
*glances at XP22*
Hmmm.... Ã,¬vÃ,¬
C-Chan added the following 3 minutes after last message :
Till then, here's another teaser of things to come...
Consider another pic of the cute new Mac girl, OS9.2:
(http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/mac/src/1149617381268.jpg)
Transliteration:
"Imamade... arigatou"
Translation:
[something like...] "For now.... thank you..."
Ain't she warmhearted? ^-^
C-Chan added the following 15 minutes after last message :
O......... M............. G.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!! O.o
(http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/mac/src/1144248073786.gif)
Just had to post this one up. ^__^
[Plus really fits the description of the House of Mac.] ^__^'
Quick update:
Here's the link to "The Exit" thread, a collection of useful links that SleepyD graciously put together. ^__^
http://ostan.blackdiam.net/viewtopic.php?t=248
This should help all those Researchers who have or will volunteer. ^__^
New pics have been to the following galleries by our Uploaders:
Windows 3.11
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Mac
Other
Group
Windows ME [background]
Other [background]
Pitkin has agreed to clean up the forum as best we can, so Cleaner positions are filled for now. Even Dupe Checkers may not be as necessary as they were before, since he reviews them before uploading.
Still, it wouldn't hurt to have an extra pair of eyes. ^__^
Should not that we still need more Uploaders, Commenters and Researchers for this project. `v'
I am also planning to distribute OS-tan doujins in the near future.
I have 11 of them all in all. Although I currently dont really have the time to do it now... :(
i'll do it! ^o^
No problemo, Alfamille. ^__^
And thank you, XP #22! ^v^
Let me know if you want to be an Uploader, Commentater or Researcher (and if an Uploader, which OS-tan you'd like to do). ^__^
i'll be an uploader. I'll do XP-tan and Mozilla-tan
Coolness! ^v^
Okay, here's the lineup so far
Current Target Gallery: http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/
Current Volunteers:C-chan: Uploader [Mac]
NewYinzer: Uploader [Yamada]
brougeXP22: Uploader [XP & Moezilla]
Pitkin: Cleaner & Dupe Checker [and admin, of course]
SleeypD: Researcher [in a way][/list]
Are there, or are there not, two distinct XP-tans? Isn't one XP-Professional and the other XP-Something-Or-Other ("Home" or some such thing)?
;018
Anyway, if there are two of them, don't they need to be in two seperate categories? What prompts me to ask this is the confusion I felt when first accessing the library here: I went to the XP section and was greeted by image after image of some gal with green hair.
;026
Perhaps it comes down to what comprises a category. Either there's one category for each OS Girl, or there's one category for each operating system.
Hence, I'm wondering just what comprises an operating system. If there's an XP-Professional and an XP-Amateur, is that one operating system or two?
If each of those (shall we say) operating systems has its own OS Girl, ought there not to be two categories? That would put more emphasis on the OS Girls themselves, I should think.
What do you think? If there are images showing both of those XP-tans together then they'd go into a "Group" category, no?
;hi
=^..^=
Well the Group category is technically reserved for pictures displaying more than one distinct -tan. I say "technically" since that rule gets broken a lot (especially by yours truly, who doesn't really want his new OS-tans separated...). ^__^'
As for your original question, the Gallery was built during the Fabian era, so likely the categories were just roughly organized into general Operating System categories. Pitkin would know for sure, but perhaps it was easier to organize them by OS, dump ther pics in, and let the fans sort it out. Or, conversely, perhaps it was anticipated that the gallery would grow as large and meticulously-detailed as it's getting to be.... ^^'
Truth be told, I have a vested interest in opting for individual OS-tan gallery folders. That way, referencing in the Annex would be a lot easier for me (currently, 98 and 98SE share the same "sample depictions"), and perhaps it'd give us the excuse to squeeze in categories for more than just the canon OS-tans.... *cough cough* -v-
So yes, ideally we should have a gallery for XP Home, XP Professional, XPME, XP 64-bit, etc...
But consider the technical issues that'd involve that update and subsequent image migration. At least until Linux-tan returns to give us a feasibility estimate, we're gonna have to do with the current format for now. ^^'
Anyway, we're not gonna hurt you yet, but you did get ensnared in our trap after all... `_'
So how 'bout it? Willing to join as either an Uploader, Commenter, Researcher or any of the aforementioned positions for this little project? `v'
Researcher, eh? Sounds good... I tend to do that a lot, but what exactly does a researcher here do? XD;
Find more picture galleries, of course.... ^.^
Not an easy task as you well know, since (especially based on what's at The Exit) you need to know Japanese in order to track down the rare pics. ^v^
Alrighty then. ^^
hah, true, it's not the easiest thing to do.
but after seeing some of the same kanji over and over again at art sites, I can figure out where the gallery is. And furthermore, if I see a number 18 along with another familiar kanji, I know what that is as well. (red text is a common tipoff as well) ^^
in other cases, I use http://www.j-talk.com/nihongo/ to put japanese into romanized text and try to figure out something... ^^
It's also a good idea to look around for any sentences in (usually broken) english requesting that their pics should not be posted in other places. If I find that, I respect their wishes. (4chan on the other hand, tends to ignore this) I link to the site, nothing more. I don't save it anywhere or anything like that. (right, also on that topic, when you find an image through say, google, go to the home page or main gallery page if there is one to search for this message. It's not always where the pic is)
What else... oh, I also copy and paste japanese text into google and google.jp and do web and image searches. I find a few things that way. Other times, I'd type the text in myself. (usually to see if the english word in katakana would bring something up) ^^
Well, that's a basic overview of my methods.... which somehow came out as I typed and it somehow became the main part of my reply.... interesting.
Haha, now that's what I call major Freudian slippage.... ^v^'
Alrighty then, I leave the rest in that regards to you SleepyD! ^__^
In other news, I uploaded additional Mac pics, the Moezilla wallpaper (featuring Seamonkey and Nvu-sama, in addition to the usual).
And XP #22 followed through perfectly on his commitment and uploaded XP pics, including this extraordinarily sexy one....
(http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/albums/userpics/10798/thumb-XPtan.jpg)
Enough to impress me, and I'm not even an XP fan... ^v^'
Superb work, XP #22! ^__^
Please keep up the good work. ^v^
(naturally, that goes for all of ya'z... `v')
Thank you, C-Chan, for your briefing on how the library's categories came about and what would be involved were they to be changed. I shall leave such matters in your more-than-capable hands and support whatever happens in future, if anything, regarding the categories.
;019
Now, about helping with The Big Project: Regretfully, I've neither energy nor time to do research; and I've not sufficient experience to compose biographical summaries of the OS Girls. I'm not sure what an Uploader does, in respect to this project, but I fear that might be a bit much for me as well; and here's why: It's this business of stating the source of one's image or images.
Like, yeah, I've a few images of OS Girl XP Professional but I've no idea from whence they came. In nearly all cases, I've seen those selfsame images in several different places on the web ââ,¬â€ which makes me think they just sort of bounce around in cyberspace like image files tend to do.
Since I'm most probably ignorant of just what an Uploader does in regard to this project, I'll shut up now and await your description of the job description. Thank you!
;012
=^..^=
QuoteThank you, C-Chan, for your briefing on how the library's categories came about and what would be involved were they to be changed. I shall leave such matters in your more-than-capable hands and support whatever happens in future, if anything, regarding the categories.
I already started leaving some suggestions at the Admin thread to enhance the forum's presentation, But while ideas are plentiful, time and technology are against us. Certainly wouldn't want to start demanding this and that from Linux-tan when it's not technically impossible AND if we're not able to compensate for the additional work we'd be piling on him. -___-
QuoteNow, about helping with The Big Project: Regretfully, I've neither energy nor time to do research;
No problem. SleepyD has that covered for now. ^__^
Quoteand I've not sufficient experience to compose biographical summaries of the OS Girls.
More on that in a bit. Biographical summaries not necessarily what I'm looking for.
QuoteI'm not sure what an Uploader does, in respect to this project, but I fear that might be a bit much for me as well; and here's why: It's this business of stating the source of one's image or images.
Like, yeah, I've a few images of OS Girl XP Professional but I've no idea from whence they came. In nearly all cases, I've seen those selfsame images in several different places on the web ââ,¬â€ which makes me think they just sort of bounce around in cyberspace like image files tend to do.
Since I'm most probably ignorant of just what an Uploader does in regard to this project, I'll shut up now and await your description of the job description. Thank you!
The original post detailing the positions is here, btw:
http://ostan.blackdiam.net/viewtopic.php?p=7780#post_7780
But yeah, I'm not sure if you'd be happy with the Uploader position. Essentially, you'd pick an OS-tan and transfer her pictures from the target gallery onto our own. Very time intensive, plus you'd need to be confident with your OS-tan recognition skills.
The Commenter position, however, strikes me as perfect for you. -v-
Many of the Fabian-era pictures were uploaded with no name or title,...
example: http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/thumbnails.php?album=8&page=3
...so obscure characters have remained locked in perpetual obscurity forever. Certainly the casual newbie, unaware of the complete OS-tan roster, would find the dizzying array of mystery characters disconcerting.
But if we can at least insert comments identifying the character or characters in question, then we can remedy this issue and perform a public service to new fans. ^__^
The job of the Commenter is two fold...
1) Sure, he's responsible for adding the comments himself, and can likely do so if the picture already contains characters he's familiar with (e.g., XP-tan)
2) But if he should happen to come across an obscure character (or an obsolete design) that is above and beyond recognition, then it would be his task to post/link the image to this Picture Gallery thread. That way, we can all pool our resources to decide the fate of the mystery -tan in a panel discussion, thus providing you with a name as well as a further widget of knowledge (however trivial... -v-').
For example,...
Suppose you search the Others (http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/thumbnails.php?album=8) and Group (http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/thumbnails.php?album=18) Galleries, and you come across this obscure lass:
(http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/albums/userpics/10274/1138754082799.png)
You could post it here along with your inquiry, and the panel (led by the Handsome and Illustrious C-chan... Fufufu... -.-) would come to an agreement that the girl is in fact Chinese Google-tan, a parody of the regular Google-tan after this bit of info came to light: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4645596.stm
Then you would skip happily back to the gallery and record your findings for the sake of posterity (as I have already done for you):
http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=8&pos=46
So there you have it. So what'dya say? Sound like an interesting pastime? ^v^
It's a great way to learn the -tan roster. ^__^
(and likewise, you might help us learn a thing or two as well... ^v^)
C-Chan, I beg your leave in order to think on this matter: Please give me a day or two to decide. I want to help, yes; but just seeing that page of image after image, all unidentified depictions.... It's a sobering sight, I can assure you, for somebody whose knowledge of the genre is paltry to begin with.
;015
The occasional unidentified image here or there would be fine, but an entire battalion of them staring down at me en masse doesn't project "Welcome!" in quite the way one would prefer. Might there not be a kind of non-public cyber-warehouse nearby, in which the unidentified OS Girls can be kept; and, at our leisure, brought out to the public galleries one by one as they're identified?
;hi
In the event, let me get back to you on this! Thank you for your patience and understanding.
;019
=^..^=
Hehe... Reminds me of when I was first new to the OS-tan phenomenon and stared aghast at all the sea of oddball characters... -.-
Sure think it through, but bare in mind that I'm not asking to identify them en masse. One a day is fine, if not too much. ^^'
When fun projects become a chore, they cease to be "fun" after all.... ^v^'
and when they cease to be fun, the quality of work really sucks.
Well, I guess it might not be too noticeable in this case (how low quality can some labeling text get?), but it certainly applies with my art stuffs. If have have other things to worry about, the art doesn't become fun, I rush, and it turns out like crap. So... yeah.
Engineering doesn't give you much free time. hah. Well, Jeff is now considering a minor in computer science. Might be a bit more work, but looks doable. I just felt like saying this right now. haha
I've been thinking (Super Ego: Whoa...) of something myself of late. How about I create a Gallery Update thread into the News and Announcements subforum and post there every time I validate new uploads, stating the following facts about the images:
-number of uploads
-galleries they were uploaded in (e.g. in OS-tan -> Other or Backgrounds -> Windows XP)
-whether any of the characters were unknown and therefore need to be recognized (I consider myself a liability here, since I'm unable to name 95% of the Linux distros or Macs, or filetypes, or consoles, or... :D)
That way, everyone could immediately notice WHEN the new pictures have actually become available and rush into the galleries (and have nosebleeds, you pervs T_T). Aye? ^^
Alternatively, I could post in this thread, but it might just mess up with this thread's structure. What do you others think? ^^;
Well since no one is offering to do 98 and 98SE, I might as well. I wouldn't mind helping out as an uploader doing 98 and 98SE, since I haven't seen anyone else doing them as of yet. I mean currently I already have a bunch of pictures I know wasn't in the 98 gallery last time I checked. (And based on the last update of the gallery I can guess it hasn't changed.)
So ya, if you need help with uploading I wouldn't mind, though I do have a few questions.
1. As an uploader do you just take images and bring them to the gallery, regardless of quality? Or is there a limit to how bad the image can be?
2. Are we suppose to get all images possible, including 'Mature' related pictures for the related sections?
Edit: Well Pitkin, it might be best to do like weekly updates. If you try and update everytime there is a change your'll be overwhelmed, so maybe once a week or similar says what updates have happened over the week, etc. That my idea at least.
I could try answering your questions, now that I'm around (I can only pray C-Chan won't launch his piggy mayhem on me :D), FFViper-san:
1. I'd not personally set any other restrictions to quality than 'common sense'; if the picture is of so poor quality that identifying any characters is impossible, it might be wiser to not upload it. However, I'd like to encourage uploading everything that just could be considered relevant and let it be judged later. I'm taking a look at every picture uploaded myself, and so far haven't really bumped into pictures that should've not been uploaded because of poor quality.
2. Adult-rated pictures are very welcome too, and as long as you yourself don't mind looking them up and uploading, it's 100% alright. The 'adult' images are part of this phenomenom whether people like it or not, and in my opinion should therefore be included in the collection.
As for your suggestion, it's a fine idea. The problem is that after I've approved, say, 50 images I cannot afterwards see from any automatic stats which pictures those were (without going through all the latest-updated galleries, of course). Therefore, as I plan to approve the uploads as fast as I just see them coming, it doesn't add almost anything to my workload to post gallery update news while I'm at it.
Well, in case we begin getting 50+ pictures every day, I'll have to re-consider this stance and begin just making manual statistics about the uploaded pictures and indeed go for the weekly 'what's new in week XX' reports. ^^;
Quoteand when they cease to be fun, the quality of work really sucks.
Well, I guess it might not be too noticeable in this case (how low quality can some labeling text get?), but it certainly applies with my art stuffs. If have have other things to worry about, the art doesn't become fun, I rush, and it turns out like crap. So... yeah.
Engineering doesn't give you much free time. hah. Well, Jeff is now considering a minor in computer science. Might be a bit more work, but looks doable. I just felt like saying this right now. haha
SleepyD the future CS wizard speaks truthfully. ^__^
Besides, you can get pretty damn low-quality labeling text as well. ^.^'
XP Professional-tan could be labeled as "xO Pof4shonl_man".
XP Home-tan could be labeled simply as "Hoe". ^^;
QuoteI've been thinking (Super Ego: Whoa...) of something myself of late. How about I create a Gallery Update thread into the News and Announcements subforum and post there every time I validate new uploads, stating the following facts about the images:
-number of uploads
-galleries they were uploaded in (e.g. in OS-tan -> Other or Backgrounds -> Windows XP)
-whether any of the characters were unknown and therefore need to be recognized (I consider myself a liability here, since I'm unable to name 95% of the Linux distros or Macs, or filetypes, or consoles, or... )
That way, everyone could immediately notice WHEN the new pictures have actually become available and rush into the galleries (and have nosebleeds, you pervs T_T). Aye? ^^
Alternatively, I could post in this thread, but it might just mess up with this thread's structure. What do you others think? ^^;
Well you can't compare the awe-inspiring professionalism of posting into an authorized announcement thread, as opposed to just posting into a regular peonic thread..... ^^;
I like the idea, more so because it provides an ongoing showcase for discussion. ^.^
(And it saves me a lot of time since you'd be doing my job thus far for me. ^___^)
My only concern is that you might be taking on more than you can chew as well (given your RL work load), but if you feel you're up to it, by all means let's super-size this Picture Gallery Update Thread! ^V^
[Oh, and naturally we can all pitch in and help with unidentified OS-tans. There's a whole category of volunteers just for that purpose. ^.^]
QuoteWell since no one is offering to do 98 and 98SE, I might as well. I wouldn't mind helping out as an uploader doing 98 and 98SE, since I haven't seen anyone else doing them as of yet. I mean currently I already have a bunch of pictures I know wasn't in the 98 gallery last time I checked. (And based on the last update of the gallery I can guess it hasn't changed.)
Woohoo!! FFViper is not only back, but he's rushed in to volunteer as well! ^v^
Actually, that's not 100% accurate since NewYinzer did volunteer to upload Yamada-san pics, and she is considered a variant of Windows 98. But of course, that'd be a RARE variant, and yeah you'd be the first to handle the real 98 and 98SE -tans.
Welcome aboard! ^v^
QuoteI could try answering your questions, now that I'm around (I can only pray C-Chan won't launch his piggy mayhem on me ),
GAH! Pitkin answered questions for me! UN-FOR-GIV-A-BLE!!!! \_/
Initiating Piggy Madness Syndrome!!!!I shall smite the Petulant Pitkin with the full awesome might of PMS!!!! \o/
*though anvil smashes on C-chan's head*
*sweatdrops* Aw crap, I forgot, I banned that..... ^______^;
Alright, never mind.... -v-
But yeah, Pitkin answered the questions right-on, although I should also reiterate that for purposes of consideration, I would recommend not uploading TOO many pics in one shot. We've all agreed to pitch in a few uploads from Kazumi.org every once in a while, so between all us Uploaders we could easily top 50 images without much effort. ^___^'
Anyway, before the new Gallery announcement thread is established, here's the Project lineup so far:
Current Target Gallery: http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/
Current Volunteers:C-chan: Uploader [Mac]
NewYinzer: Uploader [Yamada]
brougeXP22: Uploader [XP & Moezilla]
Pitkin: Cleaner & Dupe Checker [and admin, of course]
SleeypD: Researcher [in a way]
FFViper: Uploader [98 and 98SE][/list]
WAH!!! i can't find any new moezilla-tan pics ;_;
Well, come to think of it, Kazumi.org doesn't have any. Probably wouldn't if it's all from Futaba Channel, given that the Moezilla weren't Futaba originals. ^___^
Oh well, there's still more than enough XP pics to go around. ^.^
As for the Moezilla, try the links at The Exit (http://ostan.blackdiam.net/viewtopic.php?t=248).
C-Chan added the following 9 hours 42 minutes after last message :
HEEEEEEEEEELP!!!!! ^0^
Have a really awesome picture to upload, but I don't know who the pink horned girl in the middle is....
(http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/mac/src/1143754439695.jpg)
I'm guessing she might be an obsolete rendition of Longhorn-tan, but then again I've also seen her on the Running Windows desktops.
QuoteI'm guessing she might be an obsolete rendition of Longhorn-tan, but then again I've also seen her on the Running Windows desktops.
Yep. Old Longhorn-tan.
*looks at picture*
ZOMG! Bill Gates! But where's Steve Jobs?
*thinks*
Probably took a hit of LSD and is trying to recover!
(He did take LSD a number of times)
Thank ye very mucho, Oh Yinzer. ^__^
And yeah, somehow that'd explain an awful lot.... ^___^'
The Mac comics are absolutely hilarious, (can't wait to upload them all), but it's pretty obvious that all the members of 'Casa de Mac' are on something. ^___^'
Much mayhem and perversion, enough to make the misadventures of Homeo and Homeko look tame.....
Not for the feint of heart or the easy nosebleeders.... ^v^
(http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/mac/src/1143843760201.jpg)
Hee, that's a very easy comic to translate. ^__^
Umm... does it need to be translated? ^^; I could do that. ^__^
The other Mac comic that's in the Translation thread at the moment is very difficult; I don't know if I'm able to translate even with proper concentration. v_v
Ah, but the reason I'm posting now is what I wrote in the Gallery Updates (http://ostan.blackdiam.net/viewtopic.php?t=251) thread. I'd like to ask for others' opinions on where to place alternative designs such as Yamada and Komepo. Any opinions? ^__^
For now, I've made the Gallery Updates a separate (locked) thread in the News and Announcements, in order to keep this thread dedicated for discussion and not mess it with posting update announcements between others' posts. I hope everyone can be satisfied with this. *bows*
QuoteHee, that's a very easy comic to translate. ^__^
Umm... does it need to be translated? ^^; I could do that. ^__^
I guess it wouldn't hurt. ^__^
Some of the kana and kanji are a little hard to read, the way they were drawn.... ^^'
QuoteThe other Mac comic that's in the Translation thread at the moment is very difficult; I don't know if I'm able to translate even with proper concentration. v_v
It's those stupid OSX-kuns and their ruffian speech that makes it so difficult. \ _ /
Everything else I think we can handle slowly and gradually.
Not sure what that "ANTA" in Katakana means, though.... -___-
QuoteAh, but the reason I'm posting now is what I wrote in the Gallery Updates thread. I'd like to ask for others' opinions on where to place alternative designs such as Yamada and Komepo. Any opinions? ^__^
For now, I've made the Gallery Updates a separate (locked) thread in the News and Announcements, in order to keep this thread dedicated for discussion and not mess it with posting update announcements between others' posts. I hope everyone can be satisfied with this. *bows*
I was actually hoping to keep the discussion with the announcements as well, but I guess I can see how that could easily swamp the actual announcements... -v-'
*imagines the thread PACKED with off-topic tangents and shudders*
Just hope you won't mind if the Gallery Announcements thread becomes a cold and lonely place for you.... ;__;
*cold breeze blows by*
MisterCat brought this up, but I agree that a good option would be to consider creating new Gallery folders. That way, we can barrel down to more specific OS-tan categories, create a folder for alternative designs, maybe separate the translation pics into translated and untranslated sections, and so on. Naturally, of course, this will likely require a little "technical" intervention... and then the picture migration (in order to separate, say XP-tan from Homeko) would be a whole project in and of itself.... ^____^'
C-Chan added the following 3 hours 6 minutes after last message : Oh, and special thanks to NewYinzer and FFViper for the latest batch of uploads. ^__^
Many of them broke the cuteness scale! ^v^
Keep up the superb work. ^__^
Arigatou! I'll keep more coming. It looks like I'm about done with Komepo and Yamada. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next though.
*runs of to gallery*
How 'bout everyone's favorite Windows ME or 2K-tan? ^__^
QuoteQuote from : C-Chan
Thank ye very mucho, Oh Yinzer. ^__^
And yeah, somehow that'd explain an awful lot.... ^___^'
The Mac comics are absolutely hilarious, (can't wait to upload them all), but it's pretty obvious that all the members of 'Casa de Mac' are on something. ^___^'
Much mayhem and perversion, enough to make the misadventures of Homeo and Homeko look tame.....
Not for the feint of heart or the easy nosebleeders.... ^v^
(http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/mac/src/1143843760201.jpg)
Agreed. The OSX-kuns' perversion is much more hilarious and comical than the one they have on Homeo XD!
]XD! LOL! You should've have saw that one on when the OSX-kuns tries to pretend as bathroom towels for Sonata and Mac-tan to use whenever they're going to take a bath.....hehehe...that one was the funniest!
Wait! I think I found that one....here ya go....
(http://kazumi386.org/~ostan2/pic_uploader/mac/src/1143843913089.jpg)
....instead they've been used by another big cat XD!!! ROFL!
This thought stuck me as I was doing some uploading today. I asked before if we do upload the 'mature' related stuff but now I'm wondering how, as only the Normal and Wallpaper sections are currently uploadable too.
On the above Comic: That is pretty funny! XD
Quote from: "FFViper"This thought stuck me as I was doing some uploading today. I asked before if we do upload the 'mature' related stuff but now I'm wondering how, as only the Normal and Wallpaper sections are currently uploadable too.
I agree, ive got a ton of unmarked "mature" content ready to throw up on the gallery.
Hmmm,... could've sworn you were able to upload to the Hentai section. But I suppose you can upload them anyway, and simply drop Pitkin a note stating you need to redirect the images to the mature section. He would probably do it anyway even if you didn't ask him. (remembers 3.11-sama pic with the "cake" on her face... ^^')
And that is too true, Alfamille! Some of those comic strips had me rolling! ^v^
Love that particular one, but like its predecessor even better! (where Sonata-san is actually using one of the OSX-kun 'towels".
Too bad it's a little pornografic,... otherwise I'd post it here. ^__^'
Quote from: "C-Chan"
Too bad it's a little pornografic,... otherwise I'd post it here. ^__^'
Then just post it in the Hentai section, its there for a reason ;006
Well yeah, I know, but two things.... ^___^
A) Don't think it's pornographic ENOUGH to warrant being in the Hentai section. ^^;
and
B) The day I walk into the Hentai section is the day I learn how to fly. And I reckon you don't quite realize yet that I am a pig. `v'
In any case, I'll await authorization from the Mac Guru Alfamille to see if it's safe to deploy the picture here.
Worst case scenario, I'll just provide a TEXT link. ^___^
QuoteWell yeah, I know, but two things.... ^___^
A) Don't think it's pornographic ENOUGH to warrant being in the Hentai section. ^^;
and
B) The day I walk into the Hentai section is the day I learn how to fly. And I reckon you don't quite realize yet that I am a pig. `v'
In any case, I'll await authorization from the Mac Guru Alfamille to see if it's safe to deploy the picture here.
Worst case scenario, I'll just provide a TEXT link. ^___^
*head explodes*
Wow...a whole stash of Hentai lying under our feet! It seems like our forum is starting to get a little randy, if ya know what I mean!
*thinks*
Should be putting ecchi in the normal section or the hentai section?
I believe ecchi is normal section, and henti goes in mature. Or at least thats what all the others and what it seems to be layed out as.
Tsk tsk, ah "yinz" guys drive a hard bargain... ^^'
Well I rechecked the comic strip and turns out it's not as bad as I thought.
So very well, I'll post it here in all its glory.... ^.^
(http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/mac/src/1143843895371.jpg)
Since I like this comic a lot, I'm thinking of creating a thread just to show it in its entirety (since it'll be hard to keep it consistent in the Gallery).
That comic would be ecchi I believe, since it only 'suggests' and doesn't 'show' it. Highly suggestive yes, but then again it just as suggestive as Love Hina or Negima, which are both only considered ecchi. At leas thtat my take on it.
Okay then,.... -v-
How about this one.... ^^'
http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/mac/src/1143843684247.jpg
Hardly suggestive, but maybe I'm just being uptight. ^^;
That's the gray area I'm talking about! We should figure out what to do with the more borderline art! Any ideas?
*thinks*
Sorry for the lack of posts. It's been a tough week. Next week I've got a History project to do, a Latin quiz and test, and an English essay test. Don't expect many new posts or ones that seem "sane". At least I've got fansubs to go home to...
That's fine. With Youmacon approaching, playing with Xubuntu and work projects intensifying, I barely manage 1 or 2 uploaded pics a day. But hey, this is meant to be a long-term project. ^v^
Borderline or not, it's gotta go into the gallery comic folders somehow -- though likely it'll end up mixed in with all the others since the comic is in series and cannot be separated. ;_;
That would be henti, since it takes the 'step' beyond. (It showed tits) While in the one before we saw non of those points, while in this one we did see them. Hence Henti, though since its a comic it NEEDs to be placed with its other parts to be correct so I guess maybe group comic groups together by the seris.. and simply mark them as 'Some might contain nudity.' I'm not entirely sure how to place that simply cause its a comic and it is out-right henti... all my opinions.
i'm pretty good with telling hentai from ecchi. i could help serperate to 2 if you'd like. Lol i'm almost and expert on hentai XD ;010
Here are my list of OS-tan girls loaded today:
1.(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8507/366iy5.th.png)2.(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3584/169qc7.th.jpg)3.(http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1537/329eq2.th.png)4.(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1434/373cp7.th.png)
5.(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4609/394fb8.th.jpg)6.(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2904/404bg5.th.png)7.(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7475/407nc2.th.jpg)8.(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4975/434gb3.th.jpg)
9.(http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/8250/449bb3.th.gif)10.(http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8882/452je2.th.jpg)11.(http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7061/457gt0.th.jpg)12.(http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7554/458jb8.th.png)
13.(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3935/513an3.th.png)14.(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9610/514uv2.th.jpg)15.(http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2379/530pa0.th.jpg)16.(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9127/1092630945441iy5.th.jpg)
17.(http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/7893/1113593149961zw8.th.jpg)18.(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3429/1110773635705mx8.th.jpg)19.(http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/374/1098373799200oa1.th.jpg)20.(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6815/1100545569405je8.th.jpg)
and now for hentai:
1. http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7536/42832xm6.jpg
2. http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2130/42834go2.gif
3. http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4758/42837km8.jpg
4. http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9821/42846xt1.jpg
5. http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8227/42865kl6.jpg
6. http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1081/43089tm2.png
7. http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2610/43090kg4.jpg
8. http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2636/1113593149961hg8.jpg
9. http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2152/swsweet01to3.jpg
10. http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1534/1099418261978bx8.jpg
(#10 isn't hentai, but eechi really)
just let me know what is and isn't already in there
BOO-YEAH!!! This project is really going underway! ^__^
(although it's clear the Windows girls still have a significant advantage)
Thank you all for your fantastic and well-documented contributions! ^v^
(I do hope Ninja's gets uploaded soon, as I'd like to see #13 up close.)
Still need a Commenter, though....
Anyone not already uploading pics willing to sign up for the job? Not as hard or time consuming as it may seem. ^__^
BTW, I'll try to talk to Pitkin about how to present that comic. Maybe we can break the comic subfolders into even more subfolders (to include the Mac series, the Homeo-Homeko series, the Windows 95 OSR 2.5 author's series, etc.)
Holy crud, I didn't think it'd do that!!
I thought...but...it should have...not...done that...I wanted it to link to a bigger inage and just give a small picture...didn't want it like this...oh well I'll just find out which ones are repeats and upload from my computer...
T_T
sorry, my goof...
How about having them in Zip files and names like page 1, page 2 ect...
And great choice on some pictures from Kazumi386, i was gonna upload them :p
Ultimaninja-san, you may upload all the pictures you just think might be new. I usually run my own duplicate check while validating the uploads. Many pictures look new to me at first glance, so there might be only a couple of overlaps if even those. ^^
oh, ok then. I'll get started on uploading images asap!
We still need a dedicated Commenter.... ;___;
Thought that was you, Overlord C-Chan
Bah! Barely have enough time to be an Uploader.... -____-'
Anyway, sorry for the absence, but I'm *SHOCK* actually working on a few things at the Annex! @o@
Ultimaninja is god-like for those wonderful posts of XP-chan. YOU'VE EARNED MY LOVE FOREVER!!! ;010 >_< ;010
Quote from: "brougeXP22"Ultimaninja is god-like for those wonderful posts of XP-chan. YOU'VE EARNED MY LOVE FOREVER!!! ;010 >_< ;010
Lol, Why thank you, it's always nice to have people care for you.
Now then, I wonder how long an average upload of 30+ ish images uploaded...
If I can average out a time frame, I might be able to fit in uploads every week until I have no more new ones left...
lol your taking my job! although i can't find any pics of XP-chan or the moezilla-tans so yeah.... ;_; ;013
Lol, if you want I can send you images to use, I don't really care either way as long as it gets to the public/members to use at their own whim
By Fuu, 45 pictures waiting for validation! And there I was just on Sunday morning, thinking that, 'oh, only 9 pictures waiting; I'll let them accumulate for another day to have about 20 on Monday'...
Today I'm having 12 hours of lectures again, but I believe that during the short breaks here and there (and eventually after the final lessons at 8.30pm or so) I'll get to check/validate the images. If not tonight, by tomorrow afternoon Finnish local time at least. :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_OS-tans#Mac_OS_9:
QuoteAlso unlike MacOS-tan, she had a good relations with the other OS-tans like Windows girls. She is moslty seen hanging out with ME-tan............
(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4347/1144427983553gv3.jpg)
True is it? ;001
(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7700/1148547286171vu5.jpg)
Wow!....What a guy, what a guy....
A pervert's dream has come true! XD
Quote from: "Pitkin"By Fuu, 45 pictures waiting for validation! And there I was just on Sunday morning, thinking that, 'oh, only 9 pictures waiting; I'll let them accumulate for another day to have about 20 on Monday'...
Today I'm having 12 hours of lectures again, but I believe that during the short breaks here and there (and eventually after the final lessons at 8.30pm or so) I'll get to check/validate the images. If not tonight, by tomorrow afternoon Finnish local time at least. :D
ouch. 12 hours? I'd fall asleep at the 6 hour mark at the maximum. Well, don't push yourself too hard... it tends to lead to sleep deprivation, insanity and other adverse effects. ^^
It seems Alfamille has discovered the character relationship thingys. And that dude in the center could be considered lucky... then again a massive amount of anime girls also tend to inflict a massive amount of pain. XD
Quotelol your taking my job! although i can't find any pics of XP-chan or the moezilla-tans so yeah.... ;_;
Don't worry, XP#22. ^__^
You can let the Resident ninja help you, OR you can choose to accept a "special assignment"! ^v^
I'm gonna be out on leave for a while, but I need someone to handle the Windows 3.1-tan uploads before the Captain grows restless. ^___^
http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/31/index.html
So how about it? Tons of material to upload there, and the Captain will grow on you like a fungus if you do..... ^.^
QuoteBy Fuu, 45 pictures waiting for validation! And there I was just on Sunday morning, thinking that, 'oh, only 9 pictures waiting; I'll let them accumulate for another day to have about 20 on Monday'...
Today I'm having 12 hours of lectures again, but I believe that during the short breaks here and there (and eventually after the final lessons at 8.30pm or so) I'll get to check/validate the images. If not tonight, by tomorrow afternoon Finnish local time at least.
Hehe,... Fuu.... ^.^
(http://members.fortunecity.com/arwen_e/screen/mkr/ep1/41fuu9.jpg)
Poor Pitkin,... see, that's I warned everyone to pace themselves else they turn your job into a nightmare. ^__^
Good thing I've suspended my uploads for a while,... not for lack of trying, but just for lack of time. ^^'
That gives you a one week hiatus on Mac pics, but I can't speak for the other -tans handled by everyone else.... ^^;
QuoteAlso unlike MacOS-tan, she had a good relations with the other OS-tans like Windows girls. She is moslty seen hanging out with ME-tan............
hehe,... hanging around with a lit bomb, eh? ^^;
How morbidly cuuuuuuuuuute... ^.^
Quoteouch. 12 hours? I'd fall asleep at the 6 hour mark at the maximum. Well, don't push yourself too hard... it tends to lead to sleep deprivation, insanity and other adverse effects. ^^
Yeah, please let everyone know if you're swamped with uploads, Pikin. Don't be shy. If they get rowdy, just initiate Gestapo-mode and that'll whip 'em back into order.... `v'
QuoteIt seems Alfamille has discovered the character relationship thingys. And that dude in the center could be considered lucky... then again a massive amount of anime girls also tend to inflict a massive amount of pain. XD
Ummmmm,......... not all of those are girls, you know........ ^_____________^;
Plus Alfamille is much more knowledgeable than he lets off, so I betcha he's known about that relationship thing for ages now. ^^
Wonder what other goodies he's withholding.... 'v'
*stars prodding Alfamille*
QuoteQuote:
lol your taking my job! although i can't find any pics of XP-chan or the moezilla-tans so yeah.... ;_;
Don't worry, XP#22. ^__^
You can let the Resident ninja help you, OR you can choose to accept a "special assignment"! ^v^
Special Assignment?? What special assignment? ;013
Tsk tsk, XP #22.... -v-'
QuoteI'm gonna be out on leave for a while, but I need someone to handle the Windows 3.1-tan uploads before the Captain grows restless. ^___^
http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/31/index.html
So how about it? Tons of material to upload there, and the Captain will grow on you like a fungus if you do..... ^.^
ohhhhhh...whoops ^_^;;;
So whaddya say?
Interested? ^__^
On the one hand, you'll be doing a great public service and the Captain will indenture himself to you. ^_~
On the other hand, you'll likely be diving into a lot of material that would make PedoBear happy.... Ã,¬___Ã,¬
Lol, well I just upload whatever for OS-tan.
Depends on what file I open at the time...
Here's the thing:
I'll upload a percentage of files...and you can claim uploading whaterver I send you. (Which'll be around 45-50% of whatever I planed on uploading)...I usually upload 25-30 images every so often so it's about 15 images a pop...
you in?
Hehe,.. that'd make Ninja the blue pill, and my myself the red pill. ^__^
Indeed XP #22, which'll it be? `v'
Choose,... Choose wisely,....
But hurry, cause I'll be leaving soon. ^^;
Still uploading pics, 3 at a time. Slowly, laboriously, but the gallery is growing!
QuoteHehe,.. that'd make Ninja the blue pill, and my myself the red pill. ^__^
Obscure Matrix reference?
Less than obscure, if you ask me. ^^'
BTW, NewYinzer, in my place I'll need someone to man this extraordinary endeavor that is the Picture Gallery EVAC project. Willing to babysit it for me while I'm gone? ^v^
(Not that I'm doing much to begin with, but you know... formalities and all... ^v^')
QuoteBTW, NewYinzer, in my place I'll need someone to man this extraordinary endeavor that is the Picture Gallery EVAC project. Willing to babysit it for me while I'm gone? ^v^
Cool! What is this project you speak of?
*flops over* GAH! XvX'
*smacks face back into reason*
[talking to self] Relax, C-chan,... -v-
The poor dude's just sick,.... ^^'
[back to NewYinzer] Um,.... ^^'
Here's a refresher, dear fellow Uploader.... ^v^'
http://ostan.blackdiam.net/viewtopic.php?p=7780#post_7780
Onward, fellow Picture Gallery Updaters! ^V^'
(http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/albums/userpics/10227/normal_1118909522686.png)
Quote*flops over* GAH! XvX'
*smacks face back into reason*
[talking to self] Relax, C-chan,... -v-
The poor dude's just sick,.... ^^'
[back to NewYinzer] Um,.... ^^'
Here's a refresher, dear fellow Uploader.... ^v^'
http://ostan.blackdiam.net/viewtopic.php?p=7780#post_7780
Onward, fellow Picture Gallery Updaters! ^V^'
I can get an A on a math test, but I can't seem to figure out the obvious. Anyway, I'm off to upload some more!
Remember, you're sick so please take it easy. ^v^
Else who'll man the boat? ^^'
Feel free to bug Pitkin, but not too much. ^v^
He has a set quota for how much "bugging" he can take while he's studying. ^^;
Added a new wallpaper for my dear XP-chan.
I checked to make sure you guys don't have it to XD
It's not hentai either!!!
can never have too much XP-chan
*collapses*
Well, I'll take that as a picking the "blue pill". -____-'
Should've known that XP22 would choose none other than,... XP-chan. ^___^;
But just to show what you'll be missing.... -v-
(http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/31/src/1157557691014.jpg)
i can't see the image at school..... ;_; what is it? ^_^
I believe its Windows 3.1 holding a XP-tan Professional doll. So cute!
*gasp* Oh no, that's horrible! @.@
Well, it's hard to describe, but it's a very crisply-rendered 3.11-sama hugging an XP-chan doll. The cuteness factor is off the scale, so you better tell the managers of your school server to get their act together and let you see it. Hehehe.... ^__^
C-Chan added the following 36 seconds after last message :
Oh right, FFViper helped you out there too. ^__^
Just call me Viper, alright? Simpler and to the point. Every other board calls me by that so call me by it as well. I went on a bit of an uploading spree today, so expect some stuff when Pitkin approves it.
Wait, wait, wait!
Me = Blue pill!?
That's almost like an insult! Saying taking my choice would send back to normalicy! If anything, I'm the electric pink pill with a happy-smile on it saying ," Die loser!"
or atleast a flying monkey...pfft.
Fine then C-Chan, maybe I won't upload any more images...ever!
Hmmph! *Storms off in a fit* (lol, jk??...maybe...)
brougeXP22, You'll get you images Today! Post them whenever.
Quote from: "Ultimaninja"Wait, wait, wait!
Me = Blue pill!?
Just be glad its not the "Men in White Coats" ;010
QuoteJust call me Viper, alright? Simpler and to the point. Every other board calls me by that so call me by it as well. I went on a bit of an uploading spree today, so expect some stuff when Pitkin approves it.
*salutes* You got it, Wingman! ^__^\
(http://www.topgun-lefilm.com/acteurs-infos/skerritt.jpg)
QuoteWait, wait, wait!
Me = Blue pill!?
That's almost like an insult! Saying taking my choice would send back to normalicy! If anything, I'm the electric pink pill with a happy-smile on it saying ," Die loser!"
BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! ^V^
You wanna be this...?! `v'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Pills_For_Pale_People
In any case, as the saying goes, "You Snooze, You Lose".
Posted that pill reference up for days, so you had plenty of time to raise hell about it. -v-
Besides, you're missing the big picture again, so let me put it in numbers:
# of Gallery Pics Featuring XP Pro:
373[/u]
# of Times XP Pro has Appeared on Avis & Sigs:
153[/u]
VS,# of Gallery Pics Featuring 3.11-sama:
35[/u]
# of Times 3.11-sama has Appeared on Avis & Sigs:
1...[/u]
.....part-time.
You're free to do whatever you want, but it's always courteous to handle the underprivileged OS-tans first. -v-
Don't it break your heart to see this underprivileged young lass...?
(http://kazumi386.org/%7Eostan2/pic_uploader/31/src/1154518255021.jpg)
Quote# of Gallery Pics Featuring XP Pro: 373
# of Times XP Pro has Appeared on Avis & Sigs: 153
VS,
# of Gallery Pics Featuring 3.11-sama: 35
# of Times 3.11-sama has Appeared on Avis & Sigs: 1...
.....part-time.
You're free to do whatever you want, but it's always courteous to handle the underprivileged OS-tans first. -v-
Don't it break your heart to see this underprivileged young lass...?
all i can say is, DAAAAAAMMMNNN o_o
DAAAAAAAAAAAMN indeed. -v-
But... *sighs melodramatically* .... you've made your choice to help the buxom wonder grow stronger and... "buxomer"....
*sighs even more melodramatically* ^0^
Don't worry,.. us underprivileged OS-tan supporters will manage somehow, even if we have to dig and scrape to the bone to scavange for pictures to post in their meager little corners.... -.-
*trots off,... lonely and cold,... sniffling a bit*
Hey now, I have more then just XP scans...I just figured that I should start with them, and move backwards from there.
I have alot of other scans not to mention the non-translated comics...and those...*shudders* gawd awful...OS-kun scans...
I use avatars + signatures based on a mathematical equation based on very advanced math...calculations. (aka, whatever is the closest to my mouse when I look for a sig that doesn't make me shriek back in fear, or to big to fit.)
I do have alot of the other OS-tan girls...
Fear not C-Chan I'll post some OS-girls just for you! What system do you use?
One very depressing ME farewell one. Makes me alittle sad...
*klaxon sounds*
ALERT: MORE MAC COMICS FOUND!
(http://www.wakachan.org/os/src/1162529630306.jpg)
(http://www.wakachan.org/os/src/1162529374586.jpg)
(http://www.wakachan.org/os/src/1162529312008.jpg)
(http://www.wakachan.org/os/src/1162529141147.jpg)
END TRANSMISSION
Yo all!
Taking a brief break from Youma to check out what's up! ^__^
Don't see much talking going abOOT, but then I DO see a lot of uploading going on, so I'm happy! ^v^
Good job all! ^-^
'kay, to answer questions.....
QuoteI do have alot of the other OS-tan girls...
Fear not C-Chan I'll post some OS-girls just for you! What system do you use?
One very depressing ME farewell one. Makes me alittle sad...
Xubuntu Linux,... BWAHAHAHA!!! ^v^
Trust me, there is no -tan for her yet, but I'll remedy that soon. ^___^
But if you'd really like to help me upload underpriviliged -tans first, I would probably ask you to start with Win3.1. Just cause I promised the Captain I'd get them all up soon,... and naturally, since I can't do that from Youma, I need to contract someone reliable for the job. ^^;
QuoteALERT: MORE MAC COMICS FOUND!
Actually, that's just more Mac Comics discovered. ^^;
The whole cache of them is posted at the Mac section of Kazumi.org, where I think the dude who posted at Waka got them from.
One of my side-projects later on will be to help translate them, as I haven't seen any other group do so yet. -v-
In the meantime though, during my spare time at Youma, I've accidentally begun work on DR-DOS-tan. Should have it available for viewing tonight. ^v^;
Okay, gotta jet! See y'all later! ^v^
*dashes off back to Con*
DR-DOS?!?
Dr. Kildall thanks you:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/GaryKildall.jpg)
Hope Kildall-san would approve.... ^__^
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/C-Chan_2006/DRDOS-tan.png)
*Opens bottle of San Pellegrino*
Great Job C-Chan! Kildall-sama would approve! I'd say more, but I've got to go to sleep! See yinz tomorrow!
Haven't had a major update here for a while. -v-
But all seems to be going well and the population of many of the picture galleries seems to have exploded since last I checked.
Only now I'm seriously starting to wonder if we're not swamping poor Pitkin.... -v-
In any case, almost done uploading all the Kazumi.org normal Mac pics. The majority belong to the Mac Manga series, but that I'd prefer to do something else with. Ã,¬vÃ,¬
C-Chan added the following 59 seconds after last message :
Oh, btw, my new favorite animated GIF. ^__^
(http://ostan.blackdiam.net/imeeji/albums/userpics/10383/ostan.gif)
Hehe...that's a great gif! I think I uploaded that a few months ago...
Bless you, NewYinzer. ^__^
(Although it has Alfamille as the uploader, but oh well.... -v-')
Lucky box.
The box acted itself as Normad! ;010
The Picture gallery seems to be doing well. ... I'm a gonna go find some more soon (or those rarer for the better)...
Lol i wanna be that box! ;011
QuoteBless you, NewYinzer. ^__^
(Although it has Alfamille as the uploader, but oh well.... -v-')
Oops...I think we both must have uploaded it. Alfamille was probably first and Pitkin realized my upload was a duplicate. Ah well...
...lucky box.
I wanted to say, I'm sorry about being on a break from my uploading duties. I went on vacation to an anime convention and then straight into a Thanksgiving with family way off in another state, so I haven't been able to due my duties. I'll get back to uploading more 98 and 98SE when I get back home later on in the week. Wee though it looks like nothing big has happened anyway.. XD
Don't worry about uploading. The feature came back yesterday, after about a week of site updating.
Speaking of the Gallery getting back online, what say you all about the new mini icons on the front page? ^__^
Cute enough as it is?
Or should we also add Mac-tan as well to make the cast more complete? ^__^
*emerges from pile of Love Hina manga, analysis of the GDP of China, books about defunct airlines, and Dilbert on DVD*
Mac-tan would balance your icons out a bit...but nevertheless it still receives my:
KAWAII TO THE MAX! Award
Quote*emerges from pile of Love Hina manga, analysis of the GDP of China, books about defunct airlines, and Dilbert on DVD*
Mac-tan would balance your icons out a bit...but nevertheless it still receives my:
KAWAII TO THE MAX! Award
Hmm,... 'kay, you do China, I do Russia... -v-'
All in all, interesting reading material if I may say so. ^^
I just finished watching Rozen Maiden and Traumend myself, and can honestly say I was sufficiently blown away by the refreshing artistry. ^v^
And yes, Suiseiseki is hands down my favorite, although I kinda fancy Shinku as well. -v-
BTW, just to be extra certain, the Linux-chan icon is the only one there that's actually mine. Same for Mac-chan if I chose to style-match her as well. ^^
Would love to sneak in a Miggy-chan, but I think that's pushing it so I'm not gonna bother. ^___^;
Don't overstretch your boundaries. That's what got me where I am today.
*awkward silence*
Anyway, Suiseiseki is a great character. Most of the people who have seen Rozen Maiden like her.
Quote from: "C-Chan"Speaking of the Gallery getting back online, what say you all about the new mini icons on the front page? ^__^
Cute enough as it is?
Or should we also add Mac-tan as well to make the cast more complete? ^__^
OH YES PLEASE!! There's always a need for Mac-sama goodness in this Windows-tan dominant world! :D
QuoteOH YES PLEASE!! There's always a need for Mac-sama goodness in this Windows-tan dominant world!
Touche.... -v-
*sigh*
Oh alright, I'll see if I can squeeze a mini Mac-chan in amidst my eComStation-tan drawing. ^___^
I love eCS-tan. ^v^
*squeals with delight*
*waits for chibi rendition*
Just take as long as you need. I'll keep adding to the gallery. BTW, I've got good news. I added a pic of DS-tan on Oct 07, 2006. Since then, It's been viewed 584 times. That's almost 280 views per month! The gallery is growing and the forum is growing. Life is good! At least for the forum...
*waits*
Dude, you gotta hit refresh on the main page. Mini Mac is up already (next to mini Linux). ^v^'
Added after 1 minutes:
BTW, remind me to upload Wii-tan pics tomorrow or sometime.
It's proving to be much more popular than anticipated, and besides there's already been plenty of cute Wii-chans produced so far. ^__^
I just uploaded a Linux-tan (adult) pic....I wish to upload more, but it's just I dont really know where to start....
I guess I have to delay it again... :(
This is Panther-chan right? http://www.otakubell.com/os-girls/Gallery/galleries/Japanese/tw-ME_meets_OSX-jp.png
(http://ostan.blackdiam.net/images/gallery_icon.jpg)
This is nicely done...
QuoteThis is Panther-chan right? http://www.otakubell.com/os-girls/Gallery/galleries/Japanese/tw-ME_meets_OSX-jp.png
Sorry, the link leads me to a forbidden page.... ;_;
BTW, thank you. ^__^
Hopefully mini Linux and Mini Mac don't look too out of place.
Quote from: "C-Chan"QuoteThis is Panther-chan right? http://www.otakubell.com/os-girls/Gallery/galleries/Japanese/tw-ME_meets_OSX-jp.png
Sorry, the link leads me to a forbidden page.... ;_;
BTW, thank you. ^__^
Hopefully mini Linux and Mini Mac don't look too out of place.
Here ya go....
(http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2854/twmemeetsosxjpzw1.th.png) (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=twmemeetsosxjpzw1.png)
jeez, wish they didn't make it so small. It's gonna be hard making out that kanji. ^__^
Doesn't really look like her because of the shirt, but that could easily just be evening wear. Other factors such as the long bluish hair and darker skin tone probably means you're right. But if I can translate it, perhaps we can know for sure. ^__^
Here are some very early concept sketches for MorphOS-TAN!
I am at the first stage of the development sequence, so I can made all modifications "in corso d'opera" (while still at work).
Comments, suggestions, proposals and critics are welcome.
Brief description, measures, details, gadgets:
MorphOS it is based on Quark Microkernel. MOS-TAN has in her hands a "power baton" with a shining gem on top in which it is embedded a rotating 3D "Q" that stands for Quark.
Her helmet has an extruded "M" like shape on the front.
The helmet has butterfly like elements (antennae, butterfly wings) as MorphOS name came from the Morph butterfly.
Also Logo of MorphOS is a Morph Butterfly.
She wears white gloves, white boots, and the butterfly wings and the dress-suite are soft white with blue/cyan trims.
Also MOS hair is soft blue, (morph butterfly-like color).
On her breast there is a heart-shaped brooch with checkered red and white colors of Amiga, as in her heart beats Amiga-compatibility API.
Age: 17
Height: 1.70 mt.
Weight 48 Kg.
Measures: 72-56-78 in cm.
Age: 17
Height: 5.5 ft.
Weight 105,48 Lbs.
Measures: 28-22-30 in inches.
Should check more suitable measures because MorphOS runs with very poor "Memory" requirements, such as Amiga that runs in only 256 Kilobytes of memory and also MorphOS complete installation takes only 17 Megabytes on Hard Disks.
(Yes. You read it well...) ;012 ;010 :smoke:
[More features will follow as long as they will came into mind.]
[Edit]
Seems that Devaint art has changed its policy and doesn't allow to link externally sketches from the scrapbook! What a pity. I used that feature to link an image of mine for a megatokyo contest!
So I decided to attach it directly.
here it is:
[attachment deleted by admin]
Raffaele, I'd like to view those images in their full size; but all I get is a "Forbidden" page, asserting I haven't permission to view them. What's that all about?
;013
=^..^=
Quote from: "MisterCat"Raffaele, I'd like to view those images in their full size; but all I get is a "Forbidden" page, asserting I haven't permission to view them. What's that all about?
;013
=^..^=
As I edited previously there should be problems with deviant-art, so I am uploading it directly here as attachments.
Wow good.
Attach command in OStan does not simply attach the link and shows it apart!
It shows directly the image into the thread!
How good. It results in a continuity in reading...
Question: Am I allowed to post only one attachment per single comment, as it happens on ohter forums, or am I allowed to post multiple attachments per single comment?
To not lose time in trying to discover it, I simplyused attachment feature once per comment.
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ara, we have another devART user?
Me: http://sleepydoodler.deviantart.com/
MisterCat: http://mistercat.deviantart.com/
Aurora: http://kattlanna-chan.deviantart.com/
GHNeko: http://ghneko.deviantart.com/
Am I missing someone?
Something, I don't know what, came over me one day recently and I signed up at deviantART. There's no art on my page, except for "Favourites," so don't bother going there.
;014
When I was a kid, I did lots of drawing; and grown-ups (as they always do when you're a kid) kept telling me it was good. I quit drawing a long time ago, though.
;hi
=^..^=
i got like 230+ some odd pics of 3.1sama to upload this weekend.. so all look out for that.
Neko-san, where is you dev art? Ill watch you. Like a stalker. tho dont worry, I dont plan to make a creepy skin suit out of you or make a house out of your bones. nothing like that oh no.
I don't have any art to share via deviantART, Captain. Well, there's a bit of photography I could post there ââ,¬â€ and I did post a couple of web-camera photographs just for the sake of having something on the page ââ,¬â€ but I don't have a decent "real" camera anymore; and lacking a scanner (it died a couple of years ago) I'm unable to post any of my older, more worthy, photographs.
:(
=^..^=
Tah Dah...
I made an early concept sketch of FreeDOS-TAN.
[Drums rumble]
[Trumpet blast]
She is a beautiful black girl representing early OS screens and green eyes representing the Prompt:!
But she is free from any elder DOS legacies!
I believe sure she is the first coloured girl into whole OS-TAN Collection.
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There you go, Raffaele,... -v-
You're about as elusive as the Nintendo Wii. `v'
Correction, that would make her the third black girl in the OS-tan Collections that I know of. -v-
Ubuntu and OSX Panther-sama have been representing for quite some time. ^__^
Would count eCS, but not really. -v-
You sorta beat me to FreeDOS, I must say, but I guess that's not bad. Can we make her younger, though? All DOS-tans are not particularly feature-rich. -v-
Quote from: "C-Chan"There you go, Raffaele,... -v-
You're about as elusive as the Nintendo Wii. `v'
Correction, that would make her the third black girl in the OS-tan Collections that I know of. -v-
Ubuntu and OSX Panther-sama have been representing for quite some time. ^__^
Would count eCS, but not really. -v-
(http://guide.dada.net/cartoni_animati/myimg/244308.jpg)
GYAARGH!True! Ubuntu and Panther are black too!
(http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/albums/userpics/10622/normal_1162441081341.jpg)
(http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/albums/os-tans/Apple-Mac/img20040522045903.png)
I am only third...
I am only third...
I am only third...
(http://itsuki.blogsome.com/uploads/itsuki/tsukino-cry.JPG)
Well... At least I am 3rd on the plaform...
;001
(http://st.blog.cz/a/anime-zone.blog.cz/obrazky/110950.jpg)
BWAAAAAH! I am only third!Quote from: "C-Chan"
You sorta beat me to FreeDOS, I must say, but I guess that's not bad.
Wait a moment! ;022 Beat who? when? where?
This is just an early concept of it and it could be or could BE NOT be accepted by the community. ;026
Quote from: "C-Chan"]Can we make her younger, though? All DOS-tans are not particularly feature-rich. -v-
I guess it should not be a problem to change her age...
See ya. Must work on other projects and on MOS-TAN...
BWAHAHAHA!!! ^V^
Any relation to MisterCat-san?
Cause you're posting style is the spitting image of his... ^v^
Lemme see if I can identify... -v-
Image 1: Pedro-san!!!!!! ^V^
Image 2: Juzo-sama's Linux Distros-tans!!!!!!!! ^V^
Image 3: Early Panther-sama concept!! [or her wearing different clothing + wig]
I like the more recent version myself... -v-
(http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/albums/userpics/10570/normal_1130166917720.jpg)
Image 4: Unidentified character crying waterfall tears. ^v^
Image 5: Amelia-san. [brings back memories] ^v^
QuoteWait a moment! Beat who? when? where?
This is just an early concept of it and it could be or could BE NOT be accepted by the community.
Sorry, you officially beat me. ^___^
No refunds or exchanges. ^v^
Mwahaha! ^v^
No but I have something of an unwritten rule going.... -v-
You know of course about my "crusade" as you call it.
So priority is mainly given to producing the OS-tans and not necessarily to making them better than anyone else's.
That's why, when I first drew Amiga, I spent much time and effort trying to make sure there wasn't one out already.
That way, I could both respect the efforts of the original artist AND save myself the double work of conflict resolution in the Annex.
Through unity there's strength -- and as long as artists don't do like with ME-chan and cooperate behind the same design (+/- some artistic license), then the OS-tan design will simply get lost in the shuffle.
As an example, because there are a gajillion Playstation 2-tans with no consistency whatsoever, we can't fawn over how cute PS2-chan is because we won't know which one we're talking about. ^^
Regardless of what my preconcept design for MOSchan was, I'll happily rally behind your design to boost her standing AND to save myself some drawing time. ^__^
(And also cause I secretly hope you'll do the same with my OS-tan designs too.) ^___^
The only exception to this rule is Bell Labs UNIX-sama, but that's a different story altogether. -v-
QuoteI guess it should not be a problem to change her age...
See ya. Must work on other projects and on MOS-TAN...
MOSCHAN!!! MOSCHAN!!!! MOSCHAN!!!!!!! YAAAY!!!!!
WE ALL LOVE MOSCHAN AND DEMAND M0AR MOSCHAN!!!!! ^V^
And we accidentally came up with a nickname for her, btw. ^___^
And doesn't it sorta sound a little like "Mothra"? @___@;
(http://www.toyvault.com/Godzilla/Mothra%20-%20Large.jpg)
Anyway, as far as FreeDOS goes, I say "beat me to it" more out of silliness, but just cause -- according to my original schedule -- I should've drawn one by now. -v-
But a few people got bored with chibis and coaxed me into drawing full-sized renditions. -v-
*stares at Captain* Ã,¬__Ã,¬
Granted, I enjoyed them, but still was said that I was so close to the end of the first chibi wave.
They are, in this succession:
-Amiga [chibi]
-ZX Spectrum
-C64 & PET
-AppleII and Apple Lisa
-PCDOS and PTSDOS
-Windows 1.0 and 2.0
Then squeezed this one during Youmicon:
-DRDOS and QDOS
Then was forced to float these two ALSO thanks to the Captain. ^___^
*stares at Captain* Ã,¬__Ã,¬
-AtariDOS and AtariTOS
-ROMDOS and FreeDOS
Even now, not sure when I'll get to it, but probably once I finish the Holy Trinity picture (ask the Captain about our "Holy Trinity"... Ã,¬vÃ,¬)
Based on all the DOS-tans released prior to my own (MSDOS, DOS/V, MSXDOS, etc), I conjured up a kind of rule set to follow to make all the x86 DOS-tans consistent:
- all our child-type OS-tans (even if they're are very very old, they still look young)
- all wear pigtails of some sort (with the exception of DOS/V, who refuses to keep them on all the time)
- all wear glasses of some sort (even if they're contacts)
- all wear apparel that alludes to school uniforms, although not necessarily Japanese ones (I have an interesting explanation for DOS/V on this one). ^^;
Naturally, there's plenty of room for flexibility -- PCDOS and MSDOS, for example, may occasionally be rendered in their old dresses. ^__^
In the case of FreeDOS, I didn't have a specific look in mind, but was leaning towards her having long hair and wearing a whale hat.
She appears sweet and almost naive, but in reality is frighteningly-observant and can almost never be surprsied from behind.
She can do anything the other DOS-tans can and often better, but is also frighteningly-modest.
She has the ability to "produce" enough food to feed 10 XP-tans, but [frighteningly-enough] cannot actually cook to save her life.
She's lovable, but awakens all sorts of suspicions that she knows far more than she lets on and may be, in fact, a "sorcerous".
[in my OS-tan world lexicon, Open Source software is known as "Open Sorcery"]
She does need to look physically different than the rest, as she's not a bonified descendant of the DOS line.
So in that sense making her black and giving her curls would make for a refreshing change of pace.
The clothing should be normalized though, not only to fit the younger age but also to avoid misunderstandings (i.e., the chains). I understand the symbolism, but who's to say others will? ^__^'
Jeff has a question! Raffaele, what is your dA account name? ^^
Jeff feels like watching you.
(Oh, Jeff is me. Jeff tends to speak in third person sometimes... And you're free to call me Jeff if you think SleepyD is too long to type. XD)
Hehe,... I know it... ^___^
Don't know if Raffaele-san wants me to tell you, but feel free to BRIBE me if you want.... ^v^
I accept coins and precious metal bullion. -v-
Historical paper money is okay I guess, but I only use modern paper money as tinder and credit cards as confetti. `v'
And no stock options, please -- I have enough wallpaper as it is. ^__^
well, if she doesn't want to tell, it's all fine and good. I won't be offended. ^^
haha, paper.... Recalls memories of R.O.D....
Hehe,... hope you liked the series. ^___^
Oh, btw, I forgot. ^v^
Thanks to everyone who has actively participated in the OS-Tan Gallery Upload Project! You're are helping the site reach epic proportions, and y'all should pat yourselves on the back for that!! ^v^
VIVA OS-TAN COLLECTIONS.NET!!!!! ^V^
(http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/albums/userpics/10227/normal_1118909522686.png)
Quote from: "SleepyD"Jeff has a question! Raffaele, what is your dA account name? ^^
Jeff feels like watching you.
Deviant: RaffaeleMegabyte
But /Jeff must know the fact that I have only one (1) deviation registered and some scraps...
Added after 57 minutes: Quote from: "C-Chan"
Quote from: "Raffaele the Amigan"Wait a moment! Beat who? when? where?
This is just an early concept of it and it could be or could BE NOT be accepted by the community.
Sorry, you officially beat me. ^___^
No refunds or exchanges. ^v^
Mwahaha! ^v^
No but I have something of an unwritten rule going.... -v-
You know of course about my "crusade" as you call it.
So priority is mainly given to producing the OS-tans and not necessarily to making them better than anyone else's.
That's why, when I first drew Amiga, I spent much time and effort trying to make sure there wasn't one out already.
That way, I could both respect the efforts of the original artist AND save myself the double work of conflict resolution in the Annex.
I don't subscribe your point of view...
Instead of it I think this way:
-----
The Seven rules of OS-TAN predation:
1) Rule of "first drawing predates it all" I think it could be applied only if the artist realize a complete draw along with colors and complete version.
Sketches and early concept draws are no valid at all even if made public.
2) If an artist made public an OS-Tan in form of sketch and
he/she is clearly asking to community members to: "express for general consensus" (just as I asked for MOS-TAN and FreeDOS-TAN), then the sketch it is valid as "predator first one" ONLY if the relevant members of that community approve the design and all the "symbolism" in the TAN sketch.
3) Drawings to be official and predate it all must became public on at least 2 or more sites, or elected as "officals" under the patronage of the entire community of the OS-TAN forum where the artist begans.
It will be the entire community forum to declare that the new OS-TAN is official and PROMOTE it on any known OS-collection and/or gallery.
4) If an artist, into a single community declared he is working to an OS-TAN, then any other artists should follow a sort of "rule of etiquette" which states that "none could draw another OS-TAN with same name, until the sketch from the first author come out".
Then it could be discussed by whole community if the design of the sketch it is good or not and eventually be approved or even REJECTED.
[This is why I didn't realize any design of AROS. Just because you declared you are the "first" artist working at it..]5) Only if the sketch will be REJECTED by the community, then other artists could propose their alternatives.
6) If the sketch will be APPROVED, then the entire community must defend it under its patronage, and PROMOTE it on main OS-TAN servers as Official ONE and prevent other sites predating the paternity.
7) If two forum community sites claim almost at the same time for the double paternity of an OS-TAN, and promote publicly their own OS-TAN soultion, then the two communities should start a TRIAL COMPETITION, in the for of a PUBLIC POOL
on a neutral site in which all readers could review both dawings, and then choose the winner of the competition.
The drawing which will win, then it will became the official one. The other OS-TAN which lose, could stay in a separate room gallery just as a simple curiosity museum of abandoned sketches for the benefit of future readers.
-----
What do you think about these rules?
I think that it must be start a discussion into this forum about the rules I had just expressed here...
For example none can predate XP-TAN or ME-TAN, because their style was reckognized as is, and they are officials from a long time...
But new works and new OS-TANs require some comments before to be accepted as OFFICALS, because then, could be raise a controversial on about the symbols in the picture...
(as for example C-Chan has expressed some perplexity about the chains I painted on the wrist of FreeDOS-TAN)...Quote from: "C-Chan"
Through unity there's strength -- and as long as artists don't do like with ME-chan and cooperate behind the same design (+/- some artistic license), then the OS-tan design will simply get lost in the shuffle.
As an example, because there are a gajillion Playstation 2-tans with no consistency whatsoever, we can't fawn over how cute PS2-chan is because we won't know which one we're talking about. ^^
PS2 has no consistency? Good! So if you all consider vaild my 7 rules we could start applying the rules just to PS2 first, and raise a pool in which to decide what is the better for us of our forum...
[But only if whole community of our OS-TAN forum believe that my rules are valid]Quote from: "C-Chan"
Regardless of what my preconcept design for MOSchan was, I'll happily rally behind your design to boost her standing AND to save myself some drawing time. ^__^
(And also cause I secretly hope you'll do the same with my OS-tan designs too.) ^___^
I agree...
Quote from: "C-Chan"
Quote from: "Raffaele the Amigan"I guess it should not be a problem to change her age...
See ya. Must work on other projects and on MOS-TAN...
MOSCHAN!!! MOSCHAN!!!! MOSCHAN!!!!!!! YAAAY!!!!!
WE ALL LOVE MOSCHAN AND DEMAND M0AR MOSCHAN!!!!! ^V^
GLOM! Please don't call it MOSCHAN... It sounds like "fleecy" in italian ;026
Quote from: "C-Chan"
And we accidentally came up with a nickname for her, btw. ^___^
And doesn't it sorta sound a little like "Mothra"? @___@;
MOTHRA?
STRALOL!
Quote from: "C-Chan"
Anyway, as far as FreeDOS goes, I say "beat me to it" more out of silliness, but just cause -- according to my original schedule -- I should've drawn one by now. -v-
But a few people got bored with chibis and coaxed me into drawing full-sized renditions. -v-
[CUT]
In the case of FreeDOS, I didn't have a specific look in mind, but was leaning towards her having long hair and wearing a whale hat.
She appears sweet and almost naive, but in reality is frighteningly-observant and can almost never be surprsied from behind.
She can do anything the other DOS-tans can and often better, but is also frighteningly-modest.
She has the ability to "produce" enough food to feed 10 XP-tans, but [frighteningly-enough] cannot actually cook to save her life.
She's lovable, but awakens all sorts of suspicions that she knows far more than she lets on and may be, in fact, a "sorcerous".
[in my OS-tan world lexicon, Open Source software is known as "Open Sorcery"]
She does need to look physically different than the rest, as she's not a bonified descendant of the DOS line.
So in that sense making her black and giving her curls would make for a refreshing change of pace.
The clothing should be normalized though, not only to fit the younger age but also to avoid misunderstandings (i.e., the chains). I understand the symbolism, but who's to say others will? ^__^'
Just draw "your" version of FreeDOS all... DO IT!
Your rendition and your symbols could be better than mine!
I want to encourage you to do so!
Please don't cut your wings and don't abandon your ideas. Yours are good!
Now it exists a drawing of mine... And if you realize a draw of yours, we could start a pool INNER to our community and decide the winner.
Only the winner TAN will be the official one...
The other will stay only in our Annex as a record for future readers!
It sounds a better solution for me (and really honest)!
So none will be displeased he was not the first, just for a matter of chance... And only better drawing will survive.
Only registered user of ostan.blackdiam will be allowed to vote the pool, so, if we will advice the pool on other OS-TAN sites, then our community will became famous. Other OS-TAN forum sites began to look at us and our pools, and our TRIAL COMPETITIONS and userbase will enlarge.
QuoteDeviant: RaffaeleMegabyte
But /Jeff must know the fact that I have only one (1) deviation registered and some scraps...
*cries* WAAAAAH!!! NoooOO!
My bribe money~!! ;^0^;
This pig is said now. -__-
*mopes*
*reads 7 rules of OS-tan Predation*
Sounds like we're going to hunt for OS-tans. ^__^;
*long siiiigh* -v-
*keeps reading*
Quote...What do you think about these rules?
I think that it must be start a discussion into this forum about the rules I had just expressed here...
*sigh* -.-
There's no arguing your argument makes sense -- certainly it's the kind of approach we'd prefer to foster in an ideal environment, and no doubt I harbored similar ambitions as well when I first started. -v-
But the POV I described is not meant to be liked, but rather just meant to be the most efficient way to work around the limitations. You're fairly new to this board (and from what you've told me, to the OS-tan phenomenon in general), so I suspect perhaps that you overestimate our capabilities as they stand now.... Ã,¬__Ã,¬
It's always struck me how the Japanese image boards are filled to the brim with user contributions, from breathtaking professional images to crappy disproportioned line-art; whereas the Western counterparts are filled to the brim with admirers of said Japanese artwork. Effort to create original material or support Western artists (even those style-matching the Japanese style) seems sorely lacking. Moreover, the trend has been going on for many years now, so you and I came around the time when interest in OS-tans specifically has plateaued a bit. -v-
I figure it's a matter of statistics. In Japan, anime/manga probably employs a far greater share of the artistic talent relative to other art forms, being a multi-billion yen industry. In most Western countries, despite substantial progress, Anime and Manga is still a niche market, losing out to photography, abstract art, comics, non-Anime gaming, etc.
For the sake of simplicity, I'll be generous to say that anime/manga has a 10% foothold on all Western pop-culture -- 10% of general segment of society affluent enough to afford tv, comics/manga, internet connectivity, etc. And 10% only because of all the kiddies who like Pokemon, Yu-gi-oh, Naruto and all that jazz.... -v-
Casual viewers will encompass a smaller percentage of that, and I can't see more than 1% actually knowing about Moe personfications. Filter down to those who are aware the OS-tans exist, and you might get .5%.
Filter for Windows users, and you'll immediately strip away maybe 90% of that total, so .05%.
So point .05% of us appreciate OS-tans that aren't necessarily ME-chan or XP-san, but we still have to divide and conquer that amount between Apple connoseuirs, Linux users, BSD adventurers, etc.
That being said, how many OS-tan knowledgeable people will know about, use or appreciate AmigaOS? And how many for MorphOS or AROS?
How many of them still know how to draw?
Or be willing to contribute in some way rather than spectate?
In fact, how many are actually willing or have the time to participate in any discussion at all?
Conversely, I can flip the genre...
Suppose I posted my Amiga-tan drawing into the Amigaworld forum? If I'm lucky, I might land a few remarks from people who at least know what Anime is, let alone what an OS-tan is. But surely the likeliest response is "What the hell [or $@%#] is that?" or maybe even "Someone is asking for a lawsuit!".
By simple diffusion, we are a rare breed and in this sea of Windows-tans -- and Food-tans/ country-tans/ mechamusume/ and other weird internet memes -- our humble tributes to niche operating systems of this day-and-age are incredibly easy to overlook.
Hence, it would be counterproductive NOT to collaborate and help eachother propagate our creations. And even if we did try a competitive scheme, don't be surprised if participation on this board may not be what you expect (certainly not for obscure OSes -- "obscure" in relative terms, something which as an Amigan you're gonna have to get used to). -v-
And to say the least of outside "communities" like Waka or Niijura, who are barely communities, very selective, and not always particularly useful. ^__^'
Methinks I've talked too much. -__-
I hate being overly negative, but I do fear that if you expect too much and receive nothing back in your investment of time and talent, you might feel compelled to leave. '_'
But with patience and teamwork, we have a far greater chance of establishing our own strong community. It takes time and effort and clearly a few bumps, but whether we succeed or fail at least we'll get more out of it. Look how much I learned about Miggy since you got here? ^__^
Quote(as for example C-Chan has expressed some perplexity about the chains I painted on the wrist of FreeDOS-TAN)...
Yes, in that regard you're better off without them. Trust me on this.... -v-;
We're still reeling over this little oddity.... ^^;
(http://www.verytragicalmirth.com/Images/02-Translated.jpg)
QuotePS2 has no consistency? Good! So if you all consider vaild my 7 rules we could start applying the rules just to PS2 first, and raise a pool in which to decide what is the better for us of our forum...
[But only if whole community of our OS-TAN forum believe that my rules are valid]
Aaaah, that brings back memories.... ^v^
Have you considered reading all the message threads at my Annex? You'll eventually come across why I bring this up.... ^^'
And there's the issue of "interest" again. I don't like Sony and their Playstation anymore AND I'd rather keep my focus on OS-tans (the most efficient thing I can do when faced with 150 OSes to make), so I'd probably wouldn't care to vote on a set design. And then there's the issue of "self-confidence" to consider, in which our peers may not feel OS-Tan Collections.Net is influential-enough to sway public opinion. I know that because that was brought to me a lot during,...
...Well, I won't spoil it for you. Hehe... -v-
QuoteGLOM! Please don't call it MOSCHAN... It sounds like "fleecy" in italian
But I like fleece. ^__^
It's soft and stuff. ^v^
MOSCHAN!!! MOSCHAN!!! MOSCHAN!!! MOSCHAN!!! ^.^
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In any case, let me leave it at that. -v-
I know you also asked me to draw my FreeDOS version, "DO IT OR DIE!!", but said you already read my explanation by now, maybe you might look at my reasoning a little differently.
I WILL draw all OS-tans sooner or later -- that's a given if you remember how my Annex is laid out and realize that all of them will get at least a Wiki Avatar of some sort. The only difference is whether other artists will save me the trouble of having to think up 150 separate entities. Naturally, my designs are carbon copies of user creations either -- if it conflicts with my preconcept notion too much, or there's room to add some artistic liberty, I certainly "C-chan-ize" it. Compare Aurora's QNX-tan with the one I drew for my eCS picture. They're almost the identical, except for one very important feature borrowed from my preconcept notion. Other than that, I love her design and have adapted it to my old storyboarding to create a more vibrant character than I originally planned. ^__^
But if you really really REALLY want to see my FreeDOS, feel free to take a number cause it's gonna be a long while. I follow a strict (*laughs*) schedule and she's currently not slated for drawing until February 2007. That makes for very boring competitions, no? ^__________^;
0.05%?!? Let's see:
About 5 million "anime" fans in the USA
4.5 million are Naruto/Yugioh/Pokemon fans
500 thousand are casual fans (like me)
50 thousand are hardcore otaku
5 thousand know about OS-Tans
There are about 700 people on this forum
Therefore:
- We need to find the other 4,300 OS-Tan fans
- We need to make 45,000 otaku aware of the OS-Tans
*starts planning*
There was an episode of Negima that dealt with making internet sites more popular...
*runs away*
I'm off to finish my devious plot!
haha, thanks a lot raffaele! Heh, my account hasn't been updated in a long while...
mm... yes, both you and C-Chan bring up very good points. Lack of popularity is quite an obstacle to surmount. Of course, a well done comic can help.... hehe ^^
...hm... somehow a OS-tan wiki seems like a good idea.... but I highly doubt if anyone here has the time to put into making one....
.........I'll stop thinking out loud for now...
Why don't we consolidate our ideas into a "five year plan" of sorts?
First let's build a windmill to turn the grain into bread to sell (obscure Animal Farm reference, just kidding)
Seriously, to increase membership and popularity, we should:
- Develop a "webcomic" of sorts, for example having Digital Complex on Monday, filler on Tuesday, ZerOSanity on Wednesday, filler on Thursday, Mac Manga on Friday, and filler on the Weekend.
- Combine our collaborations on the Wikipedia page to make it better than it is (right now, they don't like it), almost to the point of a total rewrite.
- Expand the gallery to titanic proportions.
- Increase production of doujin arts, such as new OS-Tans, comics, OAV's, etc.
- Create a "video" section, with links to YouTube and DivX videos on the internet plus omake creations.
- Make OS-Tan Collections a center for all things OS-Tans, including pictures, information, multimedia (music and video), specialized torrents, and an active forum with over 1000 members.
- Increase membership by adding our own imageboard as well as the text/image board we've already got going.
- Increase the number of admins/moderators to allow for increase thoroughfare.
- Expand server capabilities as well as improving the friendliness of the website, including upgrades similar to Megatokyo's layout, with one central page linking to different pages with multimedia, video, and forums.
- Allow an open dialog for members to discuss changes and improvements to the site.
And that's my 50 yen.
As for the wikipedia article, I do think a massive rewrite is needed.
However, there is quite a bit of information out there that I think do not belong in Wikipedia. Information that would only be known to otaku, and just add clutter to the Wikipedia article. Hence, my proposal to make a new OS tan wiki with all that, like Star Trek's Memory Alpha (http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/Main_Page)
Quote from: "NewYinzer"0.05%?!? Let's see:
About 5 million "anime" fans in the USA
4.5 million are Naruto/Yugioh/Pokemon fans
500 thousand are casual fans (like me)
50 thousand are hardcore otaku
5 thousand know about OS-Tans
There are about 700 people on this forum
Therefore:
- We need to find the other 4,300 OS-Tan fans
- We need to make 45,000 otaku aware of the OS-Tans
It's great, but has one mistake: what about the OS-Tan fans from other countries? We need to find them too!
It seems to me it's exceedingly difficult to achieve popularity whilst fighting against it. The vast majority of computing-system operators use Microsoft Windows operating systems; and, to be quite frank, the most popular and well-designed of the OS Girls is XP Professional.
Yet, all we hear via OS-tan insiders is criticism and denigration of the one icon which is most likely to draw fans to the OS-Girls genre. Such an attitude is unlikely to attract very many people; so if the goal is general awareness of the OS-Girls genre by the overall on-line community, then it's sensible and wise to use the most effective tools at hand.
Like, random-access memory determines breast size? Good grief, get out of junior high school and get a grip! Plus, why are OS Girls stuck with Japanese names; and how come they eat nothing but Japanese food whilst using only chopsticks for utensils? That's a good way to keep them distant from all but Oriental cultures.
Popularity in this case involves using images which are attractive to the people whom you want to have tuning in. Japan isn't in need to being convinced OS Girls are a good idea, so it's long since past time to knock off the whole Japanese thing and turn some attention to the rest of the world.
Folks, Microsoft has its headquarters in the state of Washington ââ,¬â€ not in Tokyo; and Apple Computer has its headquarters in the state of California. People in Africa, Europe, Oceania and South America use computing systems ââ,¬â€ not just people in Japan.
This doesn't mean a complete and distinct set of OS Girls is needed for every continent, but it sure would help if the Girls weren't firmly cemented to one nation only. In short, if the OS-Girls genre is to spread across a wider area of interest, it's time to go with the heavy hitters from the OS-Girls line-up and snip the umbilical cord connecting them to Japan.
Having said all that, I staunchly defend artistic freedom and think creativity is a building block of human rights. There's plenty of room in cyberspace for all manner of OS Girls, as many as there are operating systems; but I believe the point of any publicity-attack sword must be XP Professional and the blade must be international, not only Japanese, in scope.
;085
=^..^=
I think the problem of the OS-tans is similar to the judgement of the anime genre. There a lot of people who don't like or even hate anime because it's Japanese creation (or because it's "just" animation"). I observed that people who don't like the anime genre usually don't like the OS-tans neither - the reasons are similar. They never change their opinion.
However, there must be an other group - who would be responsive to the OS-tans (either because of the design, the OS theme or other reasons) but just don't know about it.
I must disagree neko-san, for we are a site dedicated to the OS-tans, not the creators of them. to do things such as take them away from their japanese roots, simply to draw in more people is not our place I feel. Our own original ones perhaps, but we have no buisness changing what really isnt ours. I feel we just need to do as we have been, support them through our collection of images and writtings, translations and wiki articles. Let the people that are interested in them as they are come, and do not try to change them simply so more people will find them paletable. Such acts are what eventualy caused teh Dejavu problems.. they tried to take the tans as if they were their own and did not stay true to what was already there.
However with that been said, adding to the fandom is what the tan fandom is about. New tans, comics, and the like (as long as you dont try to change what was already there) is how the fandom was formed and currently thrives.
As for opening it up to larger audiences, the translations serve for that. Also our own comics have that potential as well. For example, Digi Com is based in Washington for the reason you mentioned (well that and im going to be living there in less then a month so I can just walk out side for background ref)
in summery, If they dont like them as they are, let them go elsewhere. The fandom is not so desperate for attention that it needs to change to acomidate the tastes of others.
Let's not indoctrinate others in order to spread the OS-Tan fandom. Let's show others what it's all about, and if they like it, fine. If they don't like it, fine. As for getting new members who are already interested - even better. I'm not talking about imposing the OS-Tan fandom on other, but bringing in those interested. However, let's remember that the OS-Tans are Japanese and will always be. Let's not become another Deja Vu, okay? If anything, we should appear neutral on the matter and not pick sides. And that's my 50 pesos.
Here here!... oh pasos! *snatch* *runs off to TJ*
Wow, my little comments inspired so much discussion (and mathematical calculations by the NewYinzer -- albeit American-centric ones -- to boot!). I feel so thrilled. ^___^
However, I can't help but shake off the feeling of "deja vu", and I don't mean the doujinshi people that no one likes. -v-
In any case, everything that had to be said is said, and done is done. ^__^
Better tip my hat here, and go off to work on my own contributions to this site.
For the moment, they include:
- Drawing Wiki-style avatars
- Drawing actual Wiki avatars for the Wikipedia articles
- Drawing the Captain's "Holy Trinity" picture
- Updating my Annex
- Translating the Mac Manga
- Uploading my share of pictures
- Creating the "Birth of Windows" micro-OVA experiment.
And that's not including my daily posts, so I've got my work cut out for me. ^^;
See y'all! ^v^
*trots off*
The holy trinity pic needs to be moved to the top of that list.... *nods*
Oh right, the list is in no particular order. ^^;
In fact, I spent a little time today translating a Mac Manga page and doing this simple drawing for Aurora-san:
(http://www.verytragicalmirth.com/Images/OS3.png)
Although you know about it, cause it's the roll cake one. ^__^'
If osr 2.5 wants to come alone with 3.1 and 2.0 thats okay too...
Fufu,... maybe not for the frolic pic, since it's the wrong time period. -v-
But I'll take your offer in later pics. ^__^
Currently working on a Christmas present for you that might probably extend my life for a few weeks. ^^;
Sounds like a gift exchange!! :P
I need to get to work a little more on the yearly christmas pic..
Hey C-Chan...
could you...
maybe...
make an xp-pic for me or something?
please??
As a christmas present?
Or maybe a do-well-on-the-finals-or-we-will-kill-you threat/picture?
Ah, yes... the Christmas giftart I've always started but never seem to finish in time...
We'll see if this year is different. ^^
Sounds like a good deal! Presents for all! However, after the festivities are over, let us start to ponder the dating sim idea, or tar and feather those who support the idea.
(http://static.flickr.com/45/189821144_e3612f2940.jpg)
Krakowzhian Minister of Finance: Enough catnip for you!
NewYinzer: But I need it! I need it or I will explode! That happens to me sometimes!
QuoteHey C-Chan...
could you...
maybe...
make an xp-pic for me or something?
please??
As a christmas present?
Or maybe a do-well-on-the-finals-or-we-will-kill-you threat/picture?
Uhhhh,.... ^__^;
*stares cautiously at Captain*
............Okay. ^___^;
I think I can work on two chibi pictures before xmas. -v-'
I'm no XP fan, though, plus I'm big on efficiency and stuff. So likely what I'm gonna do is draw XP-chan alongside a more obscure OS-tan who needs a Wiki avatar for the Annex. -v-
Don't worry, though -- I won't say WHO that obscure OS-tan is, but trust me....
She and Saseko could be sisters!!! ^v^
(If not for the rival systems they're on... ^.^')
Sweet! New chibi's!
*nudges C-Chan*
BTW, C-Chan, if my gut reaction is right, you're going to draw OS/2 and XP are sisters. I don't mean to judge too quickly, but I'd call them half-sisters rather than "sisters". They may have been developed by Microsoft, but OS/2 did not directly evolve into NT. Rather NT was born from the ashes of the OS/2 project, but NT did evolve into XP! Remember, Microsoft is 3 years behind Apple much due to them developing OS/2. Even Steve Ballmer admits this (watch Triumph of the Nerds).
QuoteSweet! New chibi's!
YAY!! Forgot NewYinzer was a fan of my chibis! ^___^
With two more on the way....
Or rather FIVE, if you include the thing I'm working for the Captain. ^____^'
Quote*nudges C-Chan*
BTW, C-Chan, if my gut reaction is right, you're going to draw OS/2 and XP are sisters. I don't mean to judge too quickly, but I'd call them half-sisters rather than "sisters". They may have been developed by Microsoft, but OS/2 did not directly evolve into NT. Rather NT was born from the ashes of the OS/2 project, but NT did evolve into XP! Remember, Microsoft is 3 years behind Apple much due to them developing OS/2. Even Steve Ballmer admits this (watch Triumph of the Nerds).
Hehe,... well, I have to at least compliment you for the awfully cool guess. ^___^
But you know the deal with OS/2 and Windows-tans,... if she ends up in a room with one, get ready to duck from all the phaser fire. ^__^'
But you are right, while OS/2-tan is technically a "step sister" to the original Windows line (1.0 to 98SE and maybe ME), she is officially a "half-sister" of NT-tan. Although given that NT-tan is the "mother" of the NT descendants (like XP), I wonder if you could say that OS/2-tan is a kind of "half aunt". Assuming there is such a thing. ^___^;
A very touchy subject that I'd advise not bringing up with OS/2-tan if you value your molecules. -v-'
But it's nowhere near as dramatic as the issue with NT-tan's TRUE mother. ^___^;
She might've risen from the ashes of the OS/2 project, but by GAWD she was born (or stolen?) from SOMEONE very very powerful. ^^;
Oh, and can't blame OS/2 for setting M$ back 3 years versus Apple. Just blame them for being morons. Hehe... ^v^
As for the mystery OS-tan,...
Believe it or not, it's someone even MORE obscure than OS/2-tan. ^___^
Incredible that renditions of my OS/2-tan currently outnumber those of this sweet, shapely and well-endowed mystery -tan. ^v^
*hair stands on end*
You mean...you're really gonna make...the one OS-tan we've been waiting months for! Naw, it couldn't be ReactOS-tan...or Xenix-tan...or Unix-tan...or Solaris-tan...or z/OS-tan.
Love your guesses for XP's doppelganger. ^v^
They'd be great if not for certain details.... -v-
ReactOS-tan: Too Excluded (still on waiting list to be added to the Annex)
Xenix-tan: Too Dead (will appear in the microOVA, though)
Unix-tan: Too Old (and that's -sama!)
Solaris-tan: Too Powerful (and she's been drawn already... `v')
z/OS-tan: Too Tall (mainframe-tan = 150 feet)
But you gotta admit, the suspense ir riveting. ^___^
Who will the Mystery-tan be? ^v^
*pumps up hype machine*
OpenVMS?
*shuffles quickly back to the shadows*
WOAH!!!!!!
Haven't seen you in eons! Glad to know you're still with us! ^__^
Please stick around m0ar. ^.^
Note quite, but I'm gonna still award you 500,000 points for getting NT-tan's mother right. ^__^
(Perhaps not a tit-for-tat realistic designation, but good drama and sets things up for a Vader moment between the two. ^.^')
(http://www.kameli.net/nocopy/109-hajime24_2.jpg)
One mystery down, one more to go! ^v^
(Though I might be done with the pic tomorrow, so it ain't gonna be a mystery much longer.... ^^;)
OH MAI GHAWD, JEFF FINISHED SOMETHING!
Gallery Page:http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pos=-3803
devART Page: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45118289/
For the lazy ones:
(http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/albums/userpics/10553/OS-2_WARP_500K.jpg)
Oh no! its binary code man!
You got machine code!
*slaps Captain*
SleepyD,.... *sniff sniff*
*cries*
*bawls*
I - LOVE - YOU....! ;^V^;
Why are you so cool?!! Why, oh why?!!! ;^v^;
*hyperventilates*
Sensory overload,... too cool,... Much too cool to have yet another OS/2 rendition.... ;^-^;
*wheezes*
*struggles to pick up pen*
Must,... compliment.... Sleepy,.... D--!!! ;^0^;
*infarction*
Nope, sorry, just too floored by his greatness.... Gimme a sec.... -v-'
*swoons with happiness* XvX
haha, glad you're happy. XD
lololol binary code man.
at least someone has a sence of humor :P I guess pigs cant appriciate!
Quote from: "SleepyD"OH MAI GHAWD, JEFF FINISHED SOMETHING!
Gallery Page:http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pos=-3803
devART Page: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45118289/
Nice! How long have you been drawing this? ;001
QuoteHehe,... well, I have to at least compliment you for the awfully cool guess. ^___^
But you know the deal with OS/2 and Windows-tans,... if she ends up in a room with one, get ready to duck from all the phaser fire. ^__^'
But you are right, while OS/2-tan is technically a "step sister" to the original Windows line (1.0 to 98SE and maybe ME), she is officially a "half-sister" of NT-tan. Although given that NT-tan is the "mother" of the NT descendants (like XP), I wonder if you could say that OS/2-tan is a kind of "half aunt". Assuming there is such a thing. ^___^;
A very touchy subject that I'd advise not bringing up with OS/2-tan if you value your molecules. -v-'
But it's nowhere near as dramatic as the issue with NT-tan's TRUE mother. ^___^;
She might've risen from the ashes of the OS/2 project, but by GAWD she was born (or stolen?) from SOMEONE very very powerful. ^^;
Oh, and can't blame OS/2 for setting M$ back 3 years versus Apple. Just blame them for being morons. Hehe... ^v^
As for the mystery OS-tan,...
Believe it or not, it's someone even MORE obscure than OS/2-tan. ^___^
Incredible that renditions of my OS/2-tan currently outnumber those of this sweet, shapely and well-endowed mystery -tan. ^v^
I think I remembered that a freind told me once that OS/2 was only supported for a short time by Microsoft, afterwards I think thats where they gave focus for 3.11...
Quote from: "C-Chan"Oh right, the list is in no particular order. ^^;
In fact, I spent a little time today translating a Mac Manga page and doing this simple drawing for Aurora-san:
(http://www.verytragicalmirth.com/Images/OS3.png)
Although you know about it, cause it's the roll cake one. ^__^'
Whoah! ;019
QuoteI think I remembered that a freind told me once that OS/2 was only supported for a short time by Microsoft, afterwards I think thats where they gave focus for 3.11...
as well they should. viva la 3.1!!
Quoteat least someone has a sence of humor :P I guess pigs cant appriciate!
*smacks Captain again*
As well I shouldn't. ^-^
For thou must boweth in the presence of such a finely drawn OS/2!
SleepyD, can't thank you enough! ^v^
I'd say more, but the swooning and all the holiday drawing have drained me. ^___^'
I'll shower you with more praise tomorrow. ^___^
QuoteI think I remembered that a freind told me once that OS/2 was only supported for a short time by Microsoft, afterwards I think thats where they gave focus for 3.11...
Yep, they essentially dragged their feet on OS/2 so much, it's a wonder why IBM simply didn't kick them out earlier. But evil corporations thrive on inefficiencies, I suppose. ^v^'
QuoteWhoah!
Oh yeah, that's been up for a while. ^__^
This is what Aurora and I were talking about, how the expanded Mac family uses and abuses the otherwise cool and gentle OS9-kun. But still, isn't it sweet how much he helps out his older sister? ^__^
Oh, and now that you're here, how about some more Mac goodness...?
Cause the wait is over finally:
(http://www.verytragicalmirth.com/Images/XP-Mac.jpg)
Still have to add shading and highlighting, but since I don't want to miss your testing times, figured I should at least display as is for now. ^__^
Originally meant this for just the Resident Ninja, but the holiday message should apply to anyone here who needs a morale boost during tests. ^v^
(Sorry about the eyes, btw, but after all I also need to recycle the graphics for a Wiki avatar. ^^')
Very good. if I hadnt just been smacked by a pig I prolly would complement more..
but....
has anyone ever seen a green santa hat before....?
.........Elf hat. `v'
So sue her, she's a Mac. She "thinks differently". ^__^'
So does Osaka....
*twitch twitch* Urge to smack, rising.... >_<
But in any case, I'll add shading and highlighting later. At the moment, I must finish the Captain's de facto present.
Not sure if I can get the full experimental portion ready by Xmas, but as long as the picture portion is done, that should be more than enough bribery. ^___^
Im sorry I just had to...
(http://img173.imageshack.us/img173/7938/1136258406602hw8.th.jpg) (http://img173.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1136258406602hw8.jpg)
tho I would advise agains smacking geneticly altered superhuman marines in impenetrable battle armor.. could be hazardus to your health
I know it's an afront to Mac OS9.2-sama, but by GAWD that just made my day. ^__^
Cute AND it's tailor-made to fit my dual-monitor setup. ^.^
Very well Captain, I'll let you off the hook this time. -v-
But just this once, ya hear. `v'
*sigh*
Pigs are such merciful creatures. -v-
Still shocked you're not bouncing off the walls over the prospect of YOUR xmas present. -.-
Course, it's still to be seen whether the experiment will work, cause if not it's gonna be quite a spectacular failure. Ã,¬vÃ,¬'
Well.. I think Ive run out of bouncing energy waiting for 3.1 sama and 2.0 to frolic....
Im glad I could make your day, some day you will have to repay me by making my breakfast... if you know what I mean... bwahaha...haha.....ha.
Quote from: "Alfamille"
Nice! How long have you been drawing this? ;001
About 3 days. The second day I didn't do much, so I guess 2 days. The difference between now and before is that i have no work to distract me. I can focus a large amount of time in drawing and experimenting with photoshop. ^^
Quote from: "C-Chan"Quoteat least someone has a sence of humor :P I guess pigs cant appriciate!
*smacks Captain again*
As well I shouldn't. ^-^
For thou must boweth in the presence of such a finely drawn OS/2!
SleepyD, can't thank you enough! ^v^
I'd say more, but the swooning and all the holiday drawing have drained me. ^___^'
I'll shower you with more praise tomorrow. ^___^
heh, you two are funny together. One wants to eat the other, yet gets smacked...
More praise? well, I'm flattered, and also glad that the good stuff seems to have made the imperfections less noticeable. XD;
Or maybe all the glowy numbers keeps everyone from focusing on any one spot... hehe
Okay, first order of business....
Attempted Captain fanservice:
(http://www.verytragicalmirth.com/Images/SuperTans.png)
This is just the template, as the remainder of the picture requires me to polish off my old Flash skills. ^__^'
But if you've ever watched SuperGals, this scene should look very familiar. (excluding the xmas theme). ^__^;
Plus you'll also get an idea of what exactly I'm planning to do with Flash. ^^;
In any case, I'll get back to this again shortly, since an emergency THIRD holiday picture request has come up. By GAWD, there's no stoping it.... ^v^;
....
Now then, second order of business....
SleepyD praising. -v-
*starts typing*
See.. Now THAT is an elf hat!! Very good. I shall eat beef tonight.
But what is this ?! Could it be? Is doskitty kamineko?!?! Are they related? This could be one hot scoop!!
Either way he looks adorable. Its a good thing I didnt go with the raindeer antlers for my christmas pic -_-
Ive never seen that super gals, but it looks to me like they are doing that little dance that the monkey in mega man legends does... XD
This is quite acceptable. I shall have to post thist to the 3.1sama kazumi image board imediatly
As promised.... ^__^
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1st place - SleepyD [aka, "Jeff"]
2nd place - everybody else
3rd place - forum lurkersWell deserved, I must say. ^__^
I don't know where to even start, so I'll just go ahead and bullet point all the matters of greatness of your OS/2 drawing. ^___^
1 - You finished your OS/2-tan drawing. ^___^
2 - It features OS/2-tan, and right in time for her farewell party (12/31/2006). ^.^
3 - She's obviously kicking ass, as she's quite able to. ^__^
4 - Cool expression on her face. ^.^
5 - Glasses (the older, "fine wine" OS/2-tan) ^__^
6 - LOTS OF HAIR!!!! ^v^
And just as an aside, for anyone wondering why it's not in multiple ponytails, it really doesn't have to be. ^v^
That's just how she multitasks, and usually keeps it that way for quick multitasking, but will occasionally keep her hair nice and loose (such as when sleeping). Although for someone reason, I keep thinking she's flying with her hair. ^v^'
7 - Phaser, w/cool lens flare effect (remember you told me you were leaning towards a pistol look)
8 - Has the Warp insignia you created (and if you look carefully at my eComstation-tan pic, you'll see that the OS/2 plushie I made has the exact same symbol). ^.^
9 - Darknight's skirt and boots (yeah, I'm definitely declaring them standard). ^v^
10 - Good body proportions and dynamism (might see Darknight quip about the hands, but everything else looks fantastic). ^__^
11 - Your incredible text and blur effects (I've notice you're fairly good at that -- might need to contract your services for a background during an eCS-tan fighting scene). ^__^
12 - Binary Code Man (being 0Wn3d by OS/2-sama). ^v^
Can't really thank you enough, SleepyD!! Thanks to you, OS/2-tan's following is getting even stronger! ^v^
*grovels gratefully before SleepyD*
QuoteAbout 3 days. The second day I didn't do much, so I guess 2 days. The difference between now and before is that i have no work to distract me. I can focus a large amount of time in drawing and experimenting with photoshop. ^^
Sugoi x 214! ^v^
It's good to hear SleepyD has time finally. ^___^
I'm actually trying to experiment with Illustrator now! ^v^
Not that I want to abandon Inkscape, but since Flash doesn't read SVG, I figured it's worth a shot to see if I can cut down on all the conversion work by learning to draw directly with Illustrator. -v-
Quoteheh, you two are funny together. One wants to eat the other, yet gets smacked...
Smacking is healthy. ^v^
QuoteMore praise? well, I'm flattered, and also glad that the good stuff seems to have made the imperfections less noticeable. XD;
Or maybe all the glowy numbers keeps everyone from focusing on any one spot... hehe
Well, they do say that love blinds, and well I'm always going to love any work that recreates my character design. And the eye candy does contribute to massive jaw drop. ^__^
But admit it, SleepyD. You've outdone yourself to the point where nitpicky errors are irrelevant. Mere ants in the presence of epic artwork that could be mistaken for one of the greater Niijura/Futaba pieces! ^v^
So in closing,... before I pass out,... I just want to say.... -v-
SLEEPYD FTW!!!!!! ^V^
Okay, see y'all later! ^__^
*swoons*
QuoteSmacking is healthy. ^v^
Not so much -_- Only your promised frolicing pic has saved you from your recent bursts of insolence.. I see Im going to have to do something about that before you mistake my kindness for weekness..
Tho I admit you just recently purchesed yourself quite a bit of leadway with that christmas pic.... But since only I know where the line is, you wont know that youve crossed it untill your running from a enraged marine in tactical dreadnought armor with a blazing assault cannon...
Woah, the Captain popped in out of nowhere. ^^;
QuoteSee.. Now THAT is an elf hat!! Very good. I shall eat beef tonight.
Yeah, my kind is safe for now. ^.^
And yeah, I googled up elf hats and got half-a-million variants. The one on 2chan's (hey! new and vaguely familiar nickname ^__^) head is just a composite of the best one's I've seen. -v-
QuoteBut what is this ?! Could it be? Is doskitty kamineko?!?! Are they related? This could be one hot scoop!!
Hehe, well you remember me theory from back in the PalmOS-tan forum. That DOSkitty IS Kamineko in disguise! ^v^
Here's an old refresher....
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/C-Chan_2006/OSRing.png)
QuoteEither way he looks adorable. Its a good thing I didnt go with the raindeer antlers for my christmas pic -_-
Oro? Good thing? '__'
...
Well, in any case, yeah I just had to do the antlers and red nose. ^^'
When you see DOSkitty moving, though, I'll be sure to make the tail active. ^v^
QuoteIve never seen that super gals, but it looks to me like they are doing that little dance that the monkey in mega man legends does... XD
Hehe, that makes two of us cause I never played MM Legends. ^^'
Unfortunately, there's no copy of the eyecatch on YouTube, so I can't even show you the crazy dance that I'd like to recreate. But trust me, when thou see-eth the Prophet, the Goddess and the Holy Kitten grooving, thou shalt be smitten with the urge to swoon. ^.^
Not sure if I recommend the series itself, though -- it's funny, but maybe not your cup of tea. I like to think of it like 'Sailor Moon' meets 'Menace II Society' (not really, but I swear it's just glitzy gang warfare!). ^^'
QuoteThis is quite acceptable. I shall have to post thist to the 3.1sama kazumi image board imediatly
Ka-ka-ka,...... KAZUMI!!!!!! @___@'
................................ *nervous chuckle* Ã,¬vÃ,¬
Well, I guess it is a little cute and all,... ^^'
But it's hardly my best work and well I still have to animate them. ^^;
Just as long as they don't laugh, I guess we're alright..... ^_____^;
Added after 3 minutes: QuoteNot so much -_- Only your promised frolicing pic has saved you from your recent bursts of insolence.. I see Im going to have to do something about that before you mistake my kindness for weekness..
Tho I admit you just recently purchesed yourself quite a bit of leadway with that christmas pic.... But since only I know where the line is, you wont know that youve crossed it untill your running from a enraged marine in tactical dreadnought armor with a blazing assault cannon...
GAAAAAH!!!! You're posting too fast! >v<
It's like you're lying in wait back there to pounce on the Reply button. ^^'
Okay, got it...
Leeway,.... enraged.... dreadnought..... cannon.....
Now to remember Flash to gain even MORE leeway! -v-
concidering some of the stuff that pops up on there.. your work is more that acceptable enough for it.. I swear some people seem to post pictures on there to insult poor 3.1 sama...
Quote from: "C-Chan"
Oh, and now that you're here, how about some more Mac goodness...?
Cause the wait is over finally:
(http://www.verytragicalmirth.com/Images/XP-Mac.jpg)
Still have to add shading and highlighting, but since I don't want to miss your testing times, figured I should at least display as is for now. ^__^
Originally meant this for just the Resident Ninja, but the holiday message should apply to anyone here who needs a morale boost during tests. ^v^
(Sorry about the eyes, btw, but after all I also need to recycle the graphics for a Wiki avatar. ^^')
Loved it! ;019 ;001
Can't wait to see those additions you've mentioned! But this already rocked my day!
Inspiring simply made artwork! Thank you very much C-chan! ;019 ;215
Quote from: "C-Chan"Okay, first order of business....
Attempted Captain fanservice:
(http://www.verytragicalmirth.com/Images/SuperTans.png)
This is just the template, as the remainder of the picture requires me to polish off my old Flash skills. ^__^'
But if you've ever watched SuperGals, this scene should look very familiar. (excluding the xmas theme). ^__^;
Plus you'll also get an idea of what exactly I'm planning to do with Flash. ^^;
In any case, I'll get back to this again shortly, since an emergency THIRD holiday picture request has come up. By GAWD, there's no stoping it.... ^v^;
....
Now then, second order of business....
SleepyD praising. -v-
*starts typing*
Yep, I've seen that dance on several times on
Gals!
How bout a
Para-para dance... ;001
Sweet...more of C-Chan's excellent chibi's! So...OS 9.2 and XP are distant relatives! I'd have more to say, but I'm very tired...
Quoteconcidering some of the stuff that pops up on there.. your work is more that acceptable enough for it.. I swear some people seem to post pictures on there to insult poor 3.1 sama...
.............Point taken.... ^__^;
Some of them did in fact force me to purify my eyes with sulphuric acid. -v-'
Maybe once I've finished shading/highlighting the XP/9.2 pic, perhaps it wouldn't be such a bad idea to upload that one either to the Mac section. 9.2-san gets virtually zero publicity, so it should be more of a public service. -v-'
Speaking of which, I'm working on it in Flash and will probably release an SWF version first. But since neither Kazumi nor our Gallery probably accepts SWF files, I'll see about creating an animated GIF version for "Export Purposes". ^__^
BTW, Captain, you probably noticed by now, but 2-chan is a shrimp compared to 3.1-sama. Just to make it clear to everyone who the goddess is..... ^___^;
QuoteLoved it! Smile at army !
Can't wait to see those additions you've mentioned! But this already rocked my day!
Inspiring simply made artwork! Thank you very much C-chan!
Hehe, love simple artwork too since it only takes me a few hours to get finished and half-assed drawing techniques are better tolerated (or compliment the picture). ^__^
But in any case, you're quite welcome Alfamille! ^.^
I hope you like the fact that I'm relatively pro-Mac. ^v^
QuoteYep, I've seen that dance on several times on Gals!
How bout a Para-para dance... Smile at army !
Para para!! Twirl twirl, twirl twirl, punch punch, punch PUNCH!!! ^V^ Hell yeah, Alfamille knows the name of the game!! ^-^
That does it,... now I MUST get SOMETHING done in Flash today, or my brain will explode with the anticipation! ^v^
QuoteSweet...more of C-Chan's excellent chibi's! So...OS 9.2 and XP are distant relatives! I'd have more to say, but I'm very tired...
hehe,... well, uh, technically speaking I only said they "could" be sisters. ^^;
[you know,... because of their strong physical similarity] ^v^'
But the two are more closely related by plagiarism than they'll ever be by blood. ^v^;
Still, this IS the Internet and OS9.2-san IS a relatively rare character. ^.^
So I say Let There Be Rumors!! Mwaha!! ^v^
Added after 2 hours 29 minutes: Oh, and Alfamille?
Don't forget to check out the Translation Thread for the latest Mac Manga translations. Consider them Xmas presents from me. ^v^
"Freshly Squeezed..." ^.^ Added after 8 hours 36 minutes: M0AR Captain appeasement. ^___^
FLASH ANIMATION EXPERIMENT (http://www.verytragicalmirth.com/Images/Win2-Win3-DOSKitty.swf)A bit shoddy, but at least is finally coming back to me. A little speed-up with the hats, and obviously some arm + body motions, and we're good to go. ^__^
And I guess I should see if this works embedded....
(http://www.verytragicalmirth.com/Images/Win2-Win3-DOSKitty.swf)
Added after 57 seconds: Guess not. ^___^'
im not sure what the proper tags are but obviosly img tags arnt gonna work
Oh well, guess that GIF export version will be necessary after all. -v-
So anyway, do you see the Flash movie alright?
More of a beta really and not terribly exciting yet, but should give you a hint of what's to come. ^___^
Though I guess since it is a movie, methinks I should slowly transition over to the OS-tan OVA thread instead.... Ã,¬vÃ,¬'
yeah, it was kinda hard to miss with the giant freaking link of doom.
It just dosent seem right yet with such an animated background and unanimated foreground
That's SEMI-unanimated foreground, no? ^__^
I mean, got the hats and rudolf nose moving, eh? ^v^
*sweatdrop*
Their actual body movements are gonna be a bit more involved, so I figured I'd start with the simple stuff first. Now I have to figure out whether to tween their movements in Flash itself, or create the frames in Inkscape/Illustrator.
At least with tweening, it might help keep the file size down (the movie so far is only 11KB).
But might have more precision outside of Flash. -v-
In any case, this is movie talk now, so to free up this thread I've moved the discussion over to the OS-tan OVA thread. ^__^
And speaking of the Picture Gallery, many thanks to Pitkin for uploading all the backlogged images. I can finally see eCS-chan and Wii-chan! ^v^
suddenly I remembered about the 3.1 sama christmas card i did last year in flash.. with falling snowflakes.. now that was overly simplistic
Nice start C-Chan! It needs some more movement in the front and less in the back, but you're making good progress. I'd have more to say, but I'm in a rush with Christmas and all!
*siiiiigh* -v-'
Well, NewYinzer did say he was in a hurry, so.... ^___^;
.........
In any case, I'm also working on my emergency THIRD holiday picture as well. ^v^
Although holiday is a misnomer since it's not meant for Christmas, but it will be for a most festive occasion that's just as important. ^__^
*trots off to continue scheming*
and I thought I overtask myself.. wait no.. i task just right, I over procrastinate
Hey, C-Chan, I saw in another thread there was talk about a DragonFly BSD-tan, and since she's distantly related to Amiga-tan, will that influence her in some fashion?
Fufu.... it will now that I know about it. ^___^
Aside from some preconcept notions, I'm kinda leaving all details pertaining to the User Space Gang aside for a later date.
But when I get to them, I'm hoping I can make them into a colorful bunch. ^__^
The Plan 9/Inferno mother-daughter duo will make interesting pseudo-villains, and I'm looking forward to making permanent designs of FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD (the first two are inspired from existing designs + my own embellishments; NetBSD will be from scratch).
Have given some thought to the personalities of DragonflyBSD and Plan B, but designs are still foggy. Since she's only partially inspired by Amiga, she needn't be related to her, but can still be similar in some way. Then again, she has dragonfly wings and Amiga's "daughter" MorphOS-tan has butterfly wings. A coincidence, maybe? Or just that everyone seems to like bugs lately? ^___^
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BTW, keep an eye out on the Amiga OS 4.0 thread and/or the Topicless Thread. I have an unfinished yet interesting little surprise that I'm sure you would like. ^__~
HOLY MOTHER LOVER!!!!!!
HOW THE HECK DID THE CAPTAIN GET SUCH A HUGE EXPLOSION OF 3.11-SAMA PICS IN THERE?! @____@
Either that's some real dedication.... ^^'
(uploading 5 at a time x 100 times...)
Or he has an ace up his sleave.... `v'
No no, just dedication and service to my goddes, and well a little bit of hoarding..
Well I get the hoarding part.
Yep, in that case I'm not worthy. -v-
*grovels before the Captain*
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(BTW, sorry,... I think I screwed up over at the Annex..... ^^')