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==HIstory==

Though bloodlines existed within it, MIT's computer culture was less a family and more a loose affiliation of OS-tans bound by organizational, political and regional ties. Though evidence exists that computer-tans of some stripe existed previous, Whirlwind-tan is the first documented MIT computer and helped to establish traditions followed by subsequent MIT systems, in particular the focus on bridging the gap between humans and computer-tans via interactive computing. Along with directly influencing the culture through her research and teaching, Whirlwind made a mark through her three children, [[SAGE]], [[TX-0]] and [[PDP-1]], and her adopted daughter, [[CTSS]], each of whom influenced MIT culture in their own way.

Originating from Lincoln Laboratory, [[LINC]]-tan was important both inside and outside of MIT (being one of the founding figures of the minicomputer race, she later joined PDP-1 in the DEC Faction). In the mid-1960s, a number of OS-tans rose to prominence at MIT, most notably CTSS' daughter [[Multics]] and her pupils [[ITS]] and [[CPCMS | CP/CMS]]. They were among the first "modern" operating systems and signaled a permanent shift from primitive batch-processing systems and toward more highly-capable, personable and magically-adept timesharing OS-tans.

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