GCOS
| GCOS | |
| File:Gcos.png | |
| 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.