Binteeji Renmei Annex Bios
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Binteeji Renmei
Amiga
Acorn MOS
AMSDOS
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- Name: AMSDOS-tan
- aka: "Amstrad CPC"
- Debut: circa 1984
- Height: 138 cm
- Weight: ?? kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair: Blonde w/ black streaks
- Quick Facts:
- -Fast, likes to jog, and is noted as being faster then contemporaries.
- -Is a stepsister to the Sinclair-tans. (Sinclair Research's computer lines were bought out by Amstrad in 1986)
- -Enjoys sorting and labeling things.
- -Very competitive, especially with her contemporaries. Her main rival being Sinclair QL.
- -Will juggle cassettes and floppies to show off.
- -Friend of DR-DOS.
- -Often found playing games of skill against Roland.
- -Has short blonde hair with black streaks, wears a green shirt with blue track shorts, sneakers and a red+black jacket.
Apple II
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- Name: Apple II-tan
- aka: "II-chan"
- Debut: 6/5/1977
- Height: 128 cm (4'2")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Red
- Hair: Blonde
- Quick Facts:
- -Is Apple I's oldest daughter and the oldest living member of the Apple Family.
- -One of the co-founders of the Binteeji Renmei.
- -Usually dons a set of red+white Edo-era Japanese farm clothes, a white kerchief and straw hat, and her hair is usually braided.
- -Maintains an apple orchard, and teaches others how to grow their own gardens.
- -Has a golden apple-shaped locket containing a black+white photo of Apple I in memory of her.
- -Is hard-working, rugged, friendly, witty, and great story-teller.
- -Serves as a big sister and parental figure to all of the Apple-tans, and served as a teacher figure to the Apple Family when she lived with them.
- -Still maintains close ties with the Mac-tans after her departure in 1993, and is in fact even closer to them than she was before.
- -Sad that she had neglected much of her family, being too busy with work before she retired.
- -Is Lisa's caregiver, not just out of sisterly love or pity, but also as part of Apple I's parting wish.
- -Former rivals with Atari DOS and Commodore PET, the three are now best of friends.
- -Still in a rivalry with Coleco Adam that is highly competitive, yet (usually) civil.
Apple Lisa
Arthur OS
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- Name: Arthur OS-kun
- aka:
- Debut: circa 1987
- Height: 174 cm (~5'9")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Varies
- Hair: Blond
- Quick Facts:
- -One of the failed predeccsors to RISC OS, but generally seems to have taken his abandonment well.
- -Doesn't like using computers, depends on written notes.
- -Looks to MOS as a a mentor, wanted to be as succesful and loved as she was.
- -Typically gallant and cheerful, does tend to gloat something terribly over ARX.
- -Has a hard time working with other company's systems, and sometimes just stops talking.
- -Resourceful, capable of accomplishing his tasks with almost nothing.
- -Does oragami as a hobby.
- -Has the unpleasant habit of attracting insects.
- -Sort of brother to ARX & RISC OS.
- -Has odd color-changing eyes, wears a double-breasted suit with Acorn-theme ties. Carries origami paper and a notebook at all times, and usually keeps a pen behind his ear too.
Atari DOS
- Name: Atari DOS-tan
- aka: "Atari 8-bit"
- Debut: 1979
- Height: 125 cm (4'1")
- Weight: ?? kg
- Eye Color: Yellow
- Hair: Blonde
- Quick Facts:
- -Is kind-hearted, youthful, and cheerful and soft-spoken.
- -An old-fashioned prop comic and magician, though her magician outfit appears more impressive than her skills.
- -Yet she is resourceful, good at improvising and incorporating the appearance of a timid, bumbling rookie into her acts.
- -Wise beyond her years, she is a big sister figure to Atari ST and the other Atari-tans.
- -Is Atari ST's older stepsister. Despite their differences, and ST's counterproductive antics, they care for each other a lot.
- -Used to be rivals with Commodore PET and Apple II, now the three of them are best friends that are nearly inseparable.
- -In the old Atari family, she remained optimistic, even though the Atari console-tans didn't like her.
- -Has blonde hair, braided in the style of the Atari logo, each braid ending in three small pigtails.
- -Wears a purple+grey magician outfit with an ascot and colorful cape.
- -Uses an Atari Remote Controller as a magic wand.
Atari TOS
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- Name: Atari TOS-tan
- aka: Atari ST
- Debut: Jan 1985
- Height: 161 cm (5'3")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Teal
- Hair: Light blue
- Quick Facts:
- -Atari DOS's stepsister, GEM's twin sister, also a biological sister to DR-DOS-tan.
- -She and GEM were separated from birth and had competed against each other before reuniting in the Binteeji Renmei.
- -A diva yearning for her old glory days again as an idol singer.
- -Obsessed over her looks, worries about her 'fading beauty', and laments her age --which she denies--.
- -Was supposed to be a magician like her stepsister --following the tradition of her step-family--, but was more of a song-and-dance performer.
- -Had much more pizzazz as a performer, but neglected her magic skills.
- -Still has rivalries with Amiga and C64. Had either reconciled with or forgot about her rivalries with GS/OS and the Macs.
- -Somewhat of a loner and keeps her distance from most Vintage-tans, but deep down she is grateful for their help and kindness.
- -Has long wavy light blue hair decorated with a bee-shaped hair clip.
- -Wears a green+white minidress with high-heels, a teal jacket and Atari logo sash.
Coleco Adam
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- Name: Coleco Adam-tan
- aka: "Adam-chan"
- Debut: 1983
- Height: 142 cm (4'8")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Red
- Hair: Orange
- Quick Facts:
- -Is timid and paranoid, but does her best to be courteous to others.
- -Notorious for erasing nearby tapes, and attracting metal objects because of electromagnetic energy she involuntarily generates.
- -Has wavy orange hair that is almost always frizzled because of the electromagnetic discharges.
- -Always carries her printer with her.
- -Still rivals with Apple II, her main rival from the 80's.
- -Tomboyish, but also carries a Cabbage Patch doll with her.
- -Difficult to understand when speaking, lapses into incoherency at times.
- -Good at both office work and gaming.
- -Childhood friends with her sister Colecovision-tan, but were separated in 1988 when their family fell apart.
- -Still feels a lot of guilt for causing her family's demise in just 5 years but remains upbeat with the motivation from her followers who helped her during her wanderer years
- -Wears a beige dress shirt with green frills, matching shoes, pants and white tights.
- -Closest friends with Apple ///, Barbie Linux and Plus/4.
Commodore 64
Commodore PET
Commodore Plus/4
DTSS
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- Name:DTSS-tan
- aka: "Dartmouth Timesharing System"
- Debut: 1963
- Height: 165 cm (5'5")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Teal
- Hair: Blonde+white
- Quick Facts:
- -A teacher who specialized in human/OS-tan communication.
- -Inventor of the BASIC language.
- -Feels affection toward the microcomputer-tans who so widely implemented her language, especially Altair 8800-tan.
- -Friendly toward the other timesharing OS-tans of the day and region, like CTSS and Multics.
- -Dislikes squirrels.
- -Has been known to spontaneously build up and discharge electricity.
- -Is mute; in her prime, she kept an assistant as her "translator".
- -An outdoorswoman.
- -Dresses in eclectic clothing, typically of Cossack style, and carries a wooden walking stick.
DX10
EXEC
GEOS
GEM OS
GENIAC
GS/OS
JOHNNIAC
MITS Altair 8800
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- Name: MITS Altair 8800-tan
- aka: "Altair"
- Debut: Jan 1975
- Height: 137 cm (4'6")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Red
- Hair: White
- Quick Facts:
- -Credited for starting the personal computer revolution. (first commercially successful personal computer)
- -Overconfident in her youth, but still prone to exaggerating things. (had hugely exaggerated hype from its developers)
- -Intelligent but was self-destructive, withdrawn and melancholy. Her attitude has improved a lot since joining the BR though.
- -Hobbies include working on model rockets and antique calculators.
- -Was arch-rivals with IMSAI 8080, who she wanted to knock out of the competition.
- -Ended up causing her own near-demise and lost against IMSAI in terms of popularity.
- -Was friends with Apple I and Xenix.
- -Was the benefactress and an honorary member of the Microsoft-IBM family, but had to leave in 1981.
- -Spent over 20 years as a wanderer in various hardships and obscurity.
- -Joined the Binteeji Renmei in recent years, and reconciled with IMSAI 8080.
- -Is much happier now that she has retired, making new friends, and feeling like she can redeem herself.
- -Wears a long blue+silver gown with a white bow and red pearls around the collar.
Multics
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- Name: Multics
- aka: "Multiplexed Information and Computing Service"
- Debut: 1969, but was born in 1965
- Height: 176 cm (~5'9.5")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair: Dark Purple
- Quick Facts:
- -Born out of the ambitious Project MAC at MIT, Multics is the adoptive child of CTSS-tan.
- -Was sickly and weak throughout much of her youth, but became better as she matured.
- -Led a fairly tragic life, filled with numerous near-death experiences, disownments and abandonment.
- -Felt her glory was stolen by her 'illegitimate child' Unix.
- -Has a vastly complex personality: friends describe her as personable and warm, while enemies report her to be mercilessly calculating.
- -Had amazing magical powers and fighting skills that belied her prim, elegant appearance.
- -In her prime she wore complex, cumbersome Rococo-style gowns and jewelry, mixed in with more ancient-looking elements.
- -Has white and black splotched wings, although the left one is deformed from a break.
- -Fluent in several languages, including Latin and French.
- -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.
ORIC
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.
Pilot OS/Xerox Star
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.
Sinclair QL
TOPS-10
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- Name: TOPS-10-tan
- aka: PDP-6 / PDP-10 Monitor Software, Timesharing / Total Operating System
- Debut: 1964
- Height: 170 cm (5'7")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Purple
- Hair: Lavender
- Quick Facts:
- -One of the oldest (living) DEC OS-tans.
- -Established DEC's military tradition, considered their de-facto commander and head strategist for many years.
- -Like most of the DEC-tans, resembled a free-thinking revolutionary more than a straight-laced military type.
- -Fearless, loyal and fierce with a wry sense of humor.
- -Very social, fond of CB radio and multiplayer boardgames.
- -Has the sensibilities of a modern OS-tan.
- -Especially fond of RSX-11, looked at Tenex (TOPS-20) as something of a little-sister figure.
- -Doesn't seem to acknowledge her daughter, WAITS, or comment on her possible relation to CP/M-tan.
- -Aged and retired gracefully, still active today.
- -Tall, athletic, moderately-endowed, appears sometime in her mid-to-late 30s. Has long hair and lively eyes, wears parts of her old uniform mixed with civilian pieces.
Windows 1.0
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- Name: Windows 1.0-tan
- aka:
- Debut: 11/20/1985
- Height: 161 cm (~5'3")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Green
- Hair: Green
- Note: Backstory differs a lot from the independently-made Futaba version, but OSC!1.0-tan's kimono is a shout-out to her Futaba-made counterpart.
- Quick Facts:
- -The genetic mother of the 9x Windows-tans.
- -Physically a young woman, but has an innocent, child-like mentality.
- -Her stunted mental condition makes the completion of complex tasks difficult, but she revels in her ability to perform simple tasks.
- -A loving and caring personality, very perceptive of other persons' emotions.
- -Tries to be a good mother for Windows 2.0-tan, but more often then not 2.0-tan takes care of her mother.
- -Was ousted from the Windows family with 2.0-tan around the time of the breakup of the Microsoft/IBM alliance.
- -Often wears a variety of bandages and slings (a nod to Windows 1.0's unfinished and experimental nature).
- -Donned a fine kimono and hair decorations during her time at MS, now dresses in plain 1920s-inspired dresses, usually tattered and patched.
- -Has short green hair (was darker in her youth, now light green), a 1.0-shaped hair decoration, wears a kind but far-away expression.