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#1
General Chat / Re: Topicless thread
Last post by Chocofreak13 - Today at 06:38:10 PMthat's kind of a shame, unless they're a package deal, then it's ever so slightly less of a shame. charging that much for them separately would be a travesty.
#2
OS-tan Talk / Re: More IBM-tans III: The One...
Last post by Chocofreak13 - Today at 04:57:58 PMyou've pretty much nailed down most of what i'd contribute, but here's more ideas if you want them:
-can grow/shrink depending on the amount of hardware added? (it seems like they were able to tack on more parts to do more stuff? the sources i can find on her are scant, sorry)
- would likely have ancestors in Europe given that's where study on Differential Analyzers began
- maybe her hair is wire?
- would probably have a slight grudge against ENIAC, though as you stated, she's likely quite confident and self-assured so only a SLIGHT grudge
- has some interest in politics and history given her proximity to WWII
- might be regarded as a bit strange to certain other computers given her differences in terms of origin/core/workings (EBSCO says Bush used an Electrical Meter as his starting point)
- Likely a bit jaded given she was actually completed in 27' (according to EBSCO) and thus saw the crash and chaos the world was thrown into
- Gearhead at heart
- Likes tinkering with things
- any DAs after 1931 are clones of her (Bush published a paper about her in 31' and suddenly everyone had to have one)
- Has an indirect link to COBAL (idk if we have a -tan of her yet)
- inadvertently kicked off the nuclear age, but is likely humble about her role in it
sources:
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/bush-builds-first-differential-analyzer/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_analyser
https://www.mit.edu/~klund/analyzer/
#3
OS-tan Talk / Re: More IBM-tans III: The One...
Last post by Bella - Today at 02:43:57 PMSince Choco brought up making a(n MIT/Vannevar Bush's) Differential Analyzer-tan, I thought I should share what I've come up with for her so far in case anyone wants to collab.
I picture her as being mechanical, puppet-like, and large, but spindly and mostly hollow. Referencing the almost skeletal appearance of the actual machine, little more than long metal shafts and gears and plotting tables:
She has five arms, referencing the inputs and outputs of the D.A. In my doodles I explored giving her a full set of humanoid hands, but I now lean toward one hand with the other arms terminating in plotting pens. I gave her digitigrade legs to emphasize how physically distinct she is from later generations of computers.
Stylistically she's a mix of 20s/30s (decade the D.A. was built) with some earlier elements (differential analyzers existed from the 1830s onward). Close cropped "hair" (may actually be sculpted metal) in a finger-wave style. Clothes I'm still on the fence about, I want something that hints at both her superhuman nature while also being practical and utilitarian. Wood, glass and paper are the prominent elements.
Much like Harvard Mk. I-tan, she's confident in herself and doesn't feel especially threatened by electronic digital computers. Must feel some kind of way about ENIAC-heika (D.A.'s shortcomings inspired the creation of ENIAC) and Whirlwind-hime (something of a conceptual descendant, if only as the eminent MIT computing device) but I haven't really formulated *how* she feels. Has fantastic penmanship and drawing skills (output delivered by plotting board).
I picture her as being mechanical, puppet-like, and large, but spindly and mostly hollow. Referencing the almost skeletal appearance of the actual machine, little more than long metal shafts and gears and plotting tables:
She has five arms, referencing the inputs and outputs of the D.A. In my doodles I explored giving her a full set of humanoid hands, but I now lean toward one hand with the other arms terminating in plotting pens. I gave her digitigrade legs to emphasize how physically distinct she is from later generations of computers.
Stylistically she's a mix of 20s/30s (decade the D.A. was built) with some earlier elements (differential analyzers existed from the 1830s onward). Close cropped "hair" (may actually be sculpted metal) in a finger-wave style. Clothes I'm still on the fence about, I want something that hints at both her superhuman nature while also being practical and utilitarian. Wood, glass and paper are the prominent elements.
Much like Harvard Mk. I-tan, she's confident in herself and doesn't feel especially threatened by electronic digital computers. Must feel some kind of way about ENIAC-heika (D.A.'s shortcomings inspired the creation of ENIAC) and Whirlwind-hime (something of a conceptual descendant, if only as the eminent MIT computing device) but I haven't really formulated *how* she feels. Has fantastic penmanship and drawing skills (output delivered by plotting board).
#5
OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: teku-a-fool's collection
Last post by Bella - August 20, 2026, 11:47:34 PMHOLY MOLY I DID NOT EXPECT TO LOG IN AND SEE CSIRAC!! she is gorgeous, I think you captured her calm confidence really well! This is also giving me motivation to work on filling out her characterization more. ^_^
The mascots for AlmaLinux and MiracleLinux are so cute and they both look fantastic in your style!
The mascots for AlmaLinux and MiracleLinux are so cute and they both look fantastic in your style!
#6
OS-tan Talk / Re: Why do people keep calling...
Last post by Goujer - August 19, 2026, 08:35:42 PMQuote from: oobabasama on August 17, 2026, 09:56:49 PMIIRC those people just dropship off Japanese websites at a huge markup
Fuck man, for real? I gotta be looking elsewhere then.
#7
OS-tan Talk / Re: Why do people keep calling...
Last post by johnTCD - August 19, 2026, 02:55:31 AMI see...
What about digital doujins? Cause i'm afraid it's not possible for me to get a physical one.
What about digital doujins? Cause i'm afraid it's not possible for me to get a physical one.
#8
OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: teku-a-fool's collection
Last post by tekuafool - August 18, 2026, 08:43:27 PMtwo sketches for two distros that apparently have mascots: AlmaLinux and MiracleLinux. Might want to draw them fully some day.
https://www.miraclelinux.com/miracle110/miracle-chan
https://www.miraclelinux.com/tech-blog/alma-chan
also random CSIRAC because I was listening to ninajirachi
#9
OS-tan Talk / Re: Why do people keep calling...
Last post by oobabasama - August 17, 2026, 09:56:49 PMQuote from: johnTCD on August 16, 2026, 11:12:05 PMDoujinshi? Some of them are even a series?OS-tan doujins are the only common and cheap piece of merch there are of them because a lot were made for Futaba Gakuensai and other conventions, there's plenty on Suruga-ya and Mandarake if you know how to use a proxy service, I got a couple of Obabasama back in March for some ~700 or so yen each using Zenmarket
Oh if that ain't great!!!! Can you share some with me?
Quote from: Goujer on August 17, 2026, 02:44:46 PMDoujin Republic is the main place I look at for OS-tan doujins physically. Warning though there are many NSFW doujins there as well. https://doujinrepublic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=26930&adult=-1IIRC those people just dropship off Japanese websites at a huge markup
#10
OS-tan Talk / Re: Why do people keep calling...
Last post by Goujer - August 17, 2026, 02:44:46 PMQuote from: johnTCD on August 16, 2026, 11:12:05 PMDoujinshi? Some of them are even a series?
Oh if that ain't great!!!! Can you share some with me?
Doujin Republic is the main place I look at for OS-tan doujins physically. Warning though there are many NSFW doujins there as well. https://doujinrepublic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=26930&adult=-1
As-Special has a SFW OS-tan battle series that is my favorite to look at. They are titled after different Windows versions and "Prototype".
If you want to just read them there is sometimes scans available on hentai manga sites, but you may have to dig around to find non-pornographic series.