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**-Died in 2000, but has since been resurrected. | **-Died in 2000, but has since been resurrected. | ||
**-Currently devoid of any substantial magical powers and her former territory and possessions, but is actually happier because of it. | **-Currently devoid of any substantial magical powers and her former territory and possessions, but is actually happier because of it. | ||
===OS/8=== | |||
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*'''Name:''' OS/8-tan | |||
*'''aka:''' OS/12, MS/8, PS/8 | |||
*'''Debut:''' 1971 | |||
*'''Height:''' 168 cm (5'6") | |||
*'''Weight:''' ??kg | |||
*'''Eye Color:''' Green | |||
*'''Hair:''' Black | |||
*'''Quick Facts:''' | |||
**-Is very fast, has excellent reflexes. | |||
**-A notable orator and communicator. | |||
**-Has a subtle sense of humour and enjoys telling witty anecdotes. | |||
**-Perhaps a little less straight-laced than her fellow DEC-tans. | |||
**-Has a poor sense of internal timekeeping, often wakes in the night and sleeps during the morning. | |||
**-Narcoleptic. | |||
**-Lithe and agile, wears a bobbed haircut and 1920s style dress when not in uniform. | |||
===PDP-1=== | |||
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*'''Name:''' DEC PDP-1-tan | |||
*'''aka:''' "Programmable Data Processor-1" | |||
*'''Debut:''' early 1959 | |||
*'''Height:''' 122 cm (4'0") | |||
*'''Weight:''' ??kg | |||
*'''Eye Color:''' Blue | |||
*'''Hair:''' Blonde | |||
*'''Quick Facts:''' | |||
**-Innocent, feisty and child-like in nature; but with a great deal of tenacity and inner resourcefulness. | |||
**-Called a programmable data processor, instead of "computer" to avoid dismissal and possible reprisal by the more powerful computer-tans of her day (especially the IBM mainframes). | |||
**-Foundress of the DEC Empire. | |||
**-Nonviolent for the most part, may occasionally wield a slingshot. | |||
**-A pianist, known for her excellent handle on baroque classical music. (PDP-1 is famous for making music) | |||
**-Spent most of her early life living at MIT, where she studied and taught. | |||
**-Daughter of Whirlwind-hime via the TX-0 project, lived near her mother for the duration of Whirlwind's life. | |||
**-Sister to SAGE and CTSS. | |||
**-Ancestor of all PDP computer-tans. | |||
**-A small, outwardly mousey girl, dresses in blue and white, dons twin buns that give the appearance of mouse ears and large round glasses. | |||
===RT-11=== | |||
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*'''Name:''' RT-11-tan | |||
*'''aka:''' | |||
*'''Debut:''' circa 1973 | |||
*'''Height:''' 152 cm (5'0") | |||
*'''Weight:''' ??kg | |||
*'''Eye Color:''' Blue | |||
*'''Hair:''' Red | |||
*'''Quick Facts:''' | |||
**-Demure and quiet with low self-confidence. | |||
**-Has trouble standing up for herself. | |||
**-Hypersensitive to physical and mental stimuli. | |||
**-Considers herself an outsider in the among the outgoing DEC-tans | |||
**-A fast and agile, moreso than Unix even. | |||
**-Short, teenaged, has large blue eyes and long red hair held in twin ponytails. Wears a DEC military uniform. | |||
**-A tinkerer with old gadgets. | |||
**-Has a devoted following of Soviet Elektronika clones, it is unknown if her menagerie of fans does anything to boost her spirit. | |||
**-Friends with the quieter Vintage-tans. | |||
==Linux/Unix Consortium== | ==Linux/Unix Consortium== | ||