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#11
OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: Bella's OS-tan Artwork Thr...
Last post by stewartsage - May 09, 2026, 08:28:32 PMQuote from: Bella on April 29, 2026, 01:30:28 PMBendix G15-tan, as a small snack
The tube dawg, dawg with the tubes....
Quote from: Bella on May 04, 2026, 12:10:38 PMSpeaking of computer yuri, some OS/360-tan x MTS-tan
Perfect. The divinely ordained yuri between official IBM and the IBM OS we have at home (also many other locations across the world). Cuddles are great, but the workout shot...
#12
OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: My 20th -tanniversary Proj...
Last post by stewartsage - May 09, 2026, 08:25:42 PMI believe in you! 152 is a hell of a lot of OS-tans...
#13
OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes
Last post by VonDaab - May 09, 2026, 02:51:57 PMAs youths nowadays would say. Larpers.
#14
OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes
Last post by Bella - May 09, 2026, 02:51:17 PMOh this is a fun thread!
I like that frutiger aero/y2k-core/etc. has introduced people to OS-tans and other aughts web properties, but I agree that it's unfortunate they've been subsumed by those aesthetics among some newer fans.
My hot take is that I think the idea of OS-tan "canon" is kind of overblown. I think the OG group of OS-tans (95-tan, 98-tan, XP-tan, etc.) are cohesive enough visually and personality-wise to count as distinct characters, but ultimately they are a group of characters designed and popularized by regular people on image boards, not a corporation, not an anime studio, not a published manga. I don't really see what the fundamental difference is between, say, ME-tan and Amiga-tan, besides one having the benefit of being developed on a large board and being popularized among more people, while the other was developed in a smaller community with less reach. But both are basically the result of a labor of love by regular netizens.
I like that frutiger aero/y2k-core/etc. has introduced people to OS-tans and other aughts web properties, but I agree that it's unfortunate they've been subsumed by those aesthetics among some newer fans.
My hot take is that I think the idea of OS-tan "canon" is kind of overblown. I think the OG group of OS-tans (95-tan, 98-tan, XP-tan, etc.) are cohesive enough visually and personality-wise to count as distinct characters, but ultimately they are a group of characters designed and popularized by regular people on image boards, not a corporation, not an anime studio, not a published manga. I don't really see what the fundamental difference is between, say, ME-tan and Amiga-tan, besides one having the benefit of being developed on a large board and being popularized among more people, while the other was developed in a smaller community with less reach. But both are basically the result of a labor of love by regular netizens.
#15
Forum Games and Role-Playing / Re: Forum Games: World City Co...
Last post by Lily1027 - May 09, 2026, 12:40:43 PMOsaka, Japan
#16
OS-tan Talk / OS-tan hot takes
Last post by Lily1027 - May 09, 2026, 11:26:06 AMWhat are some of your opinions about OS-tans that many people would probably disagree with?
My hot take is, that even though I like how the Animecore, Frutiger Aero, 2000s etc. aesthetics rised up the OS-tans's popularity a bit, I don't like that like 60% of the people just treats it like it is just a part of the aesthetics and are not really into OS-tans. For example, Madobe Nanami is kinda popular in the Frutiger Aero aesthetic, but most of these people just see her as some random Frutiger Aero character, and doesn't even knows her name actually, and calls her random names like Win-chan or Frutiger Aero-chan. No, Nanami is not Frutiger Aero-chan, Nanami is not just a Win-chan, she is a Windows 7-tan. Or ME-tan is just seen as a random anime character from the 2000s by majority of the people who are into these aesthetics. I don't say that everyone who know about OS-tans by those aesthetics are like this, I know some people got into OS-tans thanks to these aesthetics, but this is just my feeling that I've been noticing in the majority of things that focus on 2000s, Frutiger Aero etc.
My hot take is, that even though I like how the Animecore, Frutiger Aero, 2000s etc. aesthetics rised up the OS-tans's popularity a bit, I don't like that like 60% of the people just treats it like it is just a part of the aesthetics and are not really into OS-tans. For example, Madobe Nanami is kinda popular in the Frutiger Aero aesthetic, but most of these people just see her as some random Frutiger Aero character, and doesn't even knows her name actually, and calls her random names like Win-chan or Frutiger Aero-chan. No, Nanami is not Frutiger Aero-chan, Nanami is not just a Win-chan, she is a Windows 7-tan. Or ME-tan is just seen as a random anime character from the 2000s by majority of the people who are into these aesthetics. I don't say that everyone who know about OS-tans by those aesthetics are like this, I know some people got into OS-tans thanks to these aesthetics, but this is just my feeling that I've been noticing in the majority of things that focus on 2000s, Frutiger Aero etc.
#17
General Computers and Gaming / Re: Games General
Last post by VonDaab - May 09, 2026, 03:43:02 AMIn an earlier post I said that Wonderswans are expensive, indicating that I'd be okay with owning just a single one.
Well... now there's two.
Wonderswan Color stock screen was never great, and this is probably from the better side in clarity, sure, contrast is set bit low and screen lens has some degradation. Have to see if some polishing compound can fix that.
Well... now there's two.
Wonderswan Color stock screen was never great, and this is probably from the better side in clarity, sure, contrast is set bit low and screen lens has some degradation. Have to see if some polishing compound can fix that.
#18
Forum Games and Role-Playing / Re: Forum Games: Break a Wish
Last post by Bella - May 09, 2026, 12:30:35 AMYou come back as a ghost for all eternity.
I wish I didn't overeat earlier...
I wish I didn't overeat earlier...
#19
Forum Feedback and Administration / Re: Report Site Problems
Last post by Bella - May 09, 2026, 12:29:39 AMAny consequences of having the auto-tagger off? Will we need to be more careful with manually tagging?
#20
OS-tan Talk / Re: Most underrated OS-tans?
Last post by Bella - May 09, 2026, 12:28:49 AMIf we're counting fan-made -tans I wouldn't know where to start, tbh... ^^;