OSC Windows 1.0
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| Windows 1.0-tan | |
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| Character Information | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Windows 1.0-tan |
| Other Names | 1.0-tan |
| Faction | Binteeji Renmei |
| Lineage | DOS/Win9x |
| Appearance | |
| Height | 161 cm (~5'3") |
| Hair Color | Lime green |
| Eye Color | Lime green |
| Design | |
| First Appearance | September 2006[1] |
| Technical Information | |
| System Personified | Windows 1.0 |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Debut | 20 Nov 1985 |
| Latest release | v1.04 (8 Apr 1987) |
This article is for the Windows 1.0-tan developed by OS-tan Collections users and should not be mistaken for Oichi-san, the Windows 1.x-tan developed by Futaba Channel.
Technical Details
The first release in the Windows operating system line, Windows 1.0 was a graphical shell that ran atop MS-DOS. It received lukewarm reviews, citing poor performance and lack of compatible software.
Character Details
Physical
Windows 1.0-tan is depicted as a young woman with light skin, bobbed lime green hair and bright green eyes with a pleasant, if blank expression, usually represented without pupils. While she dressed differently in her youth,[2] in contemporary times she dresses in a sleeveless orange top, yellow skirt with patches, and orange buckled shoes. She also wears a necklace, a stylized "1.0" hair ornament at the back of her head, and a variety of bandages.[3]
Personality
An incomplete prototype, Windows 1.0-tan is clumsy, slow to process information, and somewhat immature despite her age. Still, she's warm and gentle, demonstrating a high degree of emotional intelligence.[4] She's resilient in the face of hardship, keeping up a good outlook on life despite her banishment.[5]
She isn't very talkative. She tends to stick to simple tasks, taking pride in her work no matter how small. She despairs when she's unable to help someone, but is usually good at reaching out to others when she's out of her depth in a situation.
Her most prized possession is a picture frame containing photographs of her entire family, including the modern Windows-tans she doesn't personally know.[6]
History and Background
Notes
References
- ↑ The first mentions of Windows 1.0-tan occurred in July, 2006 in the thread "Some possible missing Tans" with further elaboration in "Vintage Windows-tans & Apple-tans".
- ↑ C-Chan in "OS-tan OVA": "Note: the dress I drew for her was given to her by the Vintage-tans MANY years later"
- ↑ Chibi Windows 1.0 and 2.0
- ↑ In the artist's notes of the previous link: "Windows 1.0-tan is sweet, gentle and still collects keepsakes of her entire family, including the newer generation Windows-tans she's never met. However, being an incomplete prototype, she's accident-prone, slow in thought and overly innocent-minded."
- ↑ C-Chan in "Vintage Windows-tans & Apple-tans": "She'll probably be another tear-jerking character like Apple Lisa, but she won't be melancholy. She'll incur a different sort of sadness."
- ↑ 1.0-tan's picture frame