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Unusually, she can process great amounts of information at once, but turning a page in a book (regardless of information density) is mentally taxing to her.<ref>Referring to an information bottleneck in the Mark III's relay system.</ref> | Unusually, she can process great amounts of information at once, but turning a page in a book (regardless of information density) is mentally taxing to her.<ref>Referring to an information bottleneck in the Mark III's relay system.</ref> | ||
==Family and relationships== | |||
She was separated from Harvard Mark I early in life. She gets along best with Harvard Mark II, with whom she lives, but likes all her sisters, even if she finds both Mark I and [[Harvard Mark IV | Harvard Mark IV-tan]] difficult to understand. She has a rivalry with [[NORC | NORC-tan]], and tends to be the target of pranks from [[ORDVAC | ORDVAC-tan]] & BRLESC-tan given her outsized reactions. | She was separated from Harvard Mark I early in life. She gets along best with Harvard Mark II, with whom she lives, but likes all her sisters, even if she finds both Mark I and [[Harvard Mark IV | Harvard Mark IV-tan]] difficult to understand. She has a rivalry with [[NORC | NORC-tan]], and tends to be the target of pranks from [[ORDVAC | ORDVAC-tan]] & BRLESC-tan given her outsized reactions. | ||
==History and background== | ==History and background== | ||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Mainframes]] | [[Category:Mainframes]] | ||
[[Category:Historical]] | [[Category:Historical]] | ||
[[Category:Deceased OS-tan]] | [[Category:Deceased OS-tan]] | ||
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| Harvard Mark III | |
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| Character Information | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Harvard Mark III |
| Other Names | ADEC |
| Human Name(s) | Addie Aiken |
| Faction | deceased |
| Lineage | Harvard Architecture |
| Appearance | |
| Height | 5'6" |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Eye Color | Gold |
| Design | |
| First Appearance | late 2010 / rework 2026[1] |
| Technical Information | |
| System Personified | Harvard Mark III/ADEC |
| Developer(s) | IBM, Harvard University |
| Debut | 1949 |
| Latest release | ? |
Character details
Physical
Harvard Mark III-tan is the younger sister of Mark I-tan and Mark II-tan. Like them, she's an automaton, but her mechanical traits are less apparent than her elder sisters'.[2]
She's a little over average height, with pale skin, gold eyes and dark brown hair braided into drums at the sides of her head. Long wires "plug" into the braids. She wears a double-breasted white dress with tape reel inspired buttons and a magnetic tape bow, an antiquated navy & gold captain's coat, and captain's hat styled with magnetic tape florettes and a tassel of magnetic drum heads. She wears black platform-soled knee boots.
Personality
Her personality is old-fashioned, and while she tries to incorporate new ideas she isn't very good at it. She projects her confidence better than her elder sisters, and subsequently comes off as commanding and martial. Inherited Mark I's arrogance and stubbornness without being able to deliver on it, which gets her into trouble more often than not. Takes a long time to do anything, less successful than her sisters but she doesn't seem to mind. She is somewhat bellicose toward electronic computers.
She likes playing the drums.
Unusually, she can process great amounts of information at once, but turning a page in a book (regardless of information density) is mentally taxing to her.[3]
Family and relationships
She was separated from Harvard Mark I early in life. She gets along best with Harvard Mark II, with whom she lives, but likes all her sisters, even if she finds both Mark I and Harvard Mark IV-tan difficult to understand. She has a rivalry with NORC-tan, and tends to be the target of pranks from ORDVAC-tan & BRLESC-tan given her outsized reactions.
History and background
References
- ↑ Reworked sketch
- ↑ Mixed electromechanical-electronic computer.
- ↑ Referring to an information bottleneck in the Mark III's relay system.