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GCOS-tan is depicted as a woman of rather average looks, with medium-length dark brown hair and gold-brown eyes. An avid connoisseur of Japanese culture, she generally dresses in traditional garments from the country - yukata and geta being common pieces of attire in her day-to-day wardrobe, as well as kimonos and kanzashi on formal occasions. | GCOS-tan is depicted as a woman of rather average looks, with medium-length dark brown hair and gold-brown eyes. An avid connoisseur of Japanese culture, she generally dresses in traditional garments from the country - yukata and geta being common pieces of attire in her day-to-day wardrobe, as well as kimonos and kanzashi on formal occasions. | ||
Although academically-inferior when compared to many of her peers, GCOS-tan is cunning, quick-witted and wise to the ways of the computer industry. While she usually carries a katana and tanto for self-defense and fighting purposes, her greatest weapons are innate social skills and a power of persuasion second to none. | Although academically-inferior when compared to many of her peers, GCOS-tan is cunning, quick-witted and wise to the ways of the computer industry. While she usually carries a katana and tanto for self-defense and fighting purposes, her greatest weapons are innate social skills and a power of persuasion second to none. However, she is not as self-confident as she may seem at first glance - GCOS harbors deep fears of rejection and obsolescence. | ||
===Family and Relationships=== | ===Family and Relationships=== | ||
While there is no conclusive evidence of a blood relationship between them, GCOS-tan believes herself to be the daughter of [[DOS360 | DOS/360]]-tan, citing various similarities between them. It is believed that GCOS tried on several occasions to contact DOS/360, but was either ignored or rejected by the woman. This is thought to have negatively impacted her already love-starved personality and set her on a course to harm Unix and Multics-tan, among others. | |||
==History and background== | ==History and background== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
GCOS was born in 1962, in Phoenix, Arizona. Little is known of GCOS' early life, but sometime in the mid-1960s, she was contracted by MIT to help in the creation of a next-generation OS-tan called [[Multics]]-tan (she was also something of a step-sister to GCOS, as they shared a company in common). She never particularly liked the job - her relationship with Multics' mother, [[CTSS]]-tan, was uneasy at best, and as Multics matured she began to simultaneously revile and fear the girl. Having witnessed some of Multics' close brushes with death and nearly psychologically collapsing under the weight of her own mental and magical complexity, she initially thought Multics would be a failure and bring financial ruin and embarrassment to her company. However as Multics began mature into a somewhat emotionally and magically-adjusted young adult, GCOS began to fear the opposite - | |||
===Modern day=== | ===Modern day=== | ||
Revision as of 16:04, 11 March 2012
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| Character Information | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | GCOS |
| Other Names | GECOS, General Comprehensive Operating System, General Electric Comprehensive Operating Supervisor |
| Human Name(s) | Glenda Oliver |
| Faction | Mainframe Guild |
| Lineage | Independant |
| Rival(s) | Multics |
| Appearance | |
| Height | 5'5 |
| Hair Color | Dark brown |
| Eye Color | Gold |
| Weapon(s) | Katana |
| Design | |
| First Appearance | 2008 |
| Technical Information | |
| System Personified | General Comprehensive Operating System |
| Developer(s) | General Electric, later Honeywell and Groupe Bull |
| Debut | 1962 |
| Latest release | Unknown |
Technical details
Created by GE in 1962, the GCOS operating system originally ran on the GE-635 mainframe computer. It began life as a fairly simple batch operating system, however over the years it evolved greatly - being ported to the Honeywell 6000-series mainframe, gaining features pioneered in Multics and other high-end OSes, and having timesharing and transaction-processing features created for it.
While considered unremarkable in its heyday, GCOS has proven itself to have surprising longevity - it is still marketed by Groupe Bull, albeit mostly for legacy purposes.
Character details
GCOS-tan is depicted as a woman of rather average looks, with medium-length dark brown hair and gold-brown eyes. An avid connoisseur of Japanese culture, she generally dresses in traditional garments from the country - yukata and geta being common pieces of attire in her day-to-day wardrobe, as well as kimonos and kanzashi on formal occasions.
Although academically-inferior when compared to many of her peers, GCOS-tan is cunning, quick-witted and wise to the ways of the computer industry. While she usually carries a katana and tanto for self-defense and fighting purposes, her greatest weapons are innate social skills and a power of persuasion second to none. However, she is not as self-confident as she may seem at first glance - GCOS harbors deep fears of rejection and obsolescence.
Family and Relationships
While there is no conclusive evidence of a blood relationship between them, GCOS-tan believes herself to be the daughter of DOS/360-tan, citing various similarities between them. It is believed that GCOS tried on several occasions to contact DOS/360, but was either ignored or rejected by the woman. This is thought to have negatively impacted her already love-starved personality and set her on a course to harm Unix and Multics-tan, among others.
History and background
Early life
GCOS was born in 1962, in Phoenix, Arizona. Little is known of GCOS' early life, but sometime in the mid-1960s, she was contracted by MIT to help in the creation of a next-generation OS-tan called Multics-tan (she was also something of a step-sister to GCOS, as they shared a company in common). She never particularly liked the job - her relationship with Multics' mother, CTSS-tan, was uneasy at best, and as Multics matured she began to simultaneously revile and fear the girl. Having witnessed some of Multics' close brushes with death and nearly psychologically collapsing under the weight of her own mental and magical complexity, she initially thought Multics would be a failure and bring financial ruin and embarrassment to her company. However as Multics began mature into a somewhat emotionally and magically-adjusted young adult, GCOS began to fear the opposite -