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This is a list of OS-tans, which are named after the operating system and the Japanese suffix -tan (たん) which is an overly cute mispronunciation of, specifically a child's slurring of, -chan (ちゃん), a diminutive honorific for a person. They may be simply called ''OS Girls'', and are the personification of several operating systems, most famously [[Microsoft Windows]], by various (amateur) artists, the overwhelming majority of them being users of the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel. A pure fan creation, the appearance of each character is mostly consistent across artists. OSes are almost always portrayed as women, the Windows girls usually as sisters, despite sometimes seeming the same age.
Featured prominently below is a list of OS-tans, which are named after the operating system they personify combined with the Japanese suffix -tan (たん), an overly cute mispronunciation of -chan (ちゃん) (specifically a child's slurring of it). All were created by various amateur artists; and although the OS-tan phenomenon originated in the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel and the overwhelming majority of the artwork is still produced in Japan, a growing number of international artists are contributing both fan-based and original artwork of their own. Therefore, this list is meant to record all OS-tans drawn or discovered to date, regardless of location, artistic merit or popularity of the system personified.  Profiles will be provided for each character if possible; however, given the incongruous nature of this fan-based movement, these may not always be comprehensive.


This data file was taken largely from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_OS-tans). Due to its pending deletion, it has been archived on OS-Tan Collections for review and improvement. Once order has been restored, it will be revised into a database at OS-Tan Collections.  
In addition, a large number of computer-related characters are also included in this list, given that their important support role also makes them indivisible from the OS-tans (both in fan-based media and real life). These include personfications of hardware, software applications, browsers, websites, malware and game consoles.


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==[[Microsoft Windows | Windows-tans]]==
==[[Microsoft Windows | Windows-tans]]==
*'''[[Windows 1.0]]'''
*'''[[Windows 2.0]]'''


*'''[[Windows 3.1]]'''
*'''[[Windows 3.1]]'''
*'''[[Windows 3.2]]'''


*'''[[NT-tan | Windows NT]]'''
*'''[[NT-tan | Windows NT]]'''
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*'''[[2003 Server | Windows 2003 Server]]'''
*'''[[2003 Server | Windows 2003 Server]]'''


*'''[[Vistan | Windows Vista]]'''
*'''[[Vistan | Windows Vista]] (fka [[Longhorn]])'''
 
*'''[[Vienna | Windows Vienna]] (fka Blackcomb)'''
 
==Apple-tans==
 
*'''[[Apple I]]'''
 
*'''[[Apple II]]'''
 
*'''[[Apple Lisa]]'''
 
*'''[[GS/OS]]'''
 
*'''[[MacOS | Mac OS]]'''
 
*'''[[Mac OS1 | Mac System 1]]'''
 
*'''[[Mac OS2 | Mac System 2]]'''
 
*'''[[Mac OS2 | Mac System 2]]'''
 
*'''[[Mac OS3 | Mac System 3]]'''
 
*'''[[Mac OS4 | Mac System 4]]'''
 
*'''[[Mac OS5 | Mac System 5]]'''
 
*'''[[Mac OS6 | Mac System 6]]'''
 
*'''[[Mac OS7 | Mac System 7]]'''
 
*'''[[Mac OS75 | Mac System 7.5]]'''
 
*'''[[Copland]]'''
 
*'''[[Newton OS]]'''
 
*'''[[OS8 | Mac OS8]]'''


==Macintosh-tans==
*'''[[OS9 | Mac OS9]]'''


*'''[[AppleOS | Macintosh Family]]'''
*'''[[OS91 | Mac OS9.1]]'''


*'''[[MacOS | Mac-tan]]'''
*'''[[OS92 | Mac OS9.2]]'''


*'''[[OS8 | OS8-tan]]'''
*'''[[OSX Server | Mac OSX Server]]'''


*'''[[OS9 | OS9-tan]]'''
*'''[[OSX Cheetah | Mac OSX 10.0 Cheetah]]'''


*'''[[OSX | OSX-tan]]'''
*'''[[OSX Puma | Mac OSX 10.1 Puma]]'''


*'''[[OSX Jaguar | Mac OSX 10.2 Jaguar]]'''
*'''[[OSX Panther | Mac OSX 10.3 Panther]]'''
*'''[[OSX Tiger | Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger]]'''
*'''[[OSX Leopard | Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard]]'''


==DOS-tans==
==DOS-tans==


*'''[[QDOS]]'''
*'''[[FreeDOS]]'''


*'''[[DOSV | DOS/V]]'''
*'''[[DOSV | DOS/V]]'''


*'''[[DR-DOS]]'''
*'''[[DR-DOS]] (aka, CP/M) '''


*'''[[MSDOS | MS-DOS]]'''
*'''[[MSDOS | MS-DOS]]'''
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*'''[[PTS-DOS]]'''
*'''[[PTS-DOS]]'''
*'''[[QDOS]]'''


==Linux-tans==
==Linux-tans==


*'''[[Linux]]'''
*'''[[Linux]]'''
*'''[[64 Studio]]'''


*'''[[Arch]]'''
*'''[[Arch]]'''


*'''[[Barbie Linux]]'''
*'''[[Barbie Linux]]'''
*'''[[CRUX]]'''


*'''[[Damn Small Linux]]'''
*'''[[Damn Small Linux]]'''


*'''[[Debian]]'''
*'''[[Debian]]'''
*'''[[Elive]]'''
*'''[[EvilEntity]]'''


*'''[[Fedora]]'''
*'''[[Fedora]]'''


*'''[[Gentoo]]'''
*'''[[Gentoo]]'''
*'''[[KateOS]]'''


*'''[[Knoppix]]'''
*'''[[Knoppix]]'''
*'''[[Kubuntu]]'''
*'''[[Freespire]]'''


*'''[[Lindows|Linspire]] (aka Lindows)'''
*'''[[Lindows|Linspire]] (aka Lindows)'''
*'''[[Linux XP]]'''


*'''[[Mandriva]]'''
*'''[[Mandriva]]'''


*'''[[NepaLinux]]'''
*'''[[NepaLinux]]'''
*'''[[Pardus]]'''
*'''[[PCLinuxOS]] (aka PCLOS)'''
*'''[[Puppy Linux]]'''
*'''[[Red Flag]]'''


*'''[[RedHat]]'''
*'''[[RedHat]]'''
*'''[[Sabayon]]'''
*'''[[SAM]]'''
*'''[[Scientific Linux]]'''


*'''[[Slackware]]'''
*'''[[Slackware]]'''
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*'''[[Tinfoil Hat Linux]]'''
*'''[[Tinfoil Hat Linux]]'''
*'''[[Turbolinux]]'''


*'''[[Ubuntu]]'''
*'''[[Ubuntu]]'''
*'''[[Yellow Dog Linux]]'''
*'''[[Yoper]]'''
*'''[[Zenwalk]]'''
*'''[[Zeus Linux]]'''


==Unix-tans==
==Unix-tans==
*'''[[A/UX]]'''
*'''[[BSD]]'''
*'''[[DarwinOS]]'''
*'''[[FreeBSD]]'''
*'''[[FreeBSD]]'''
*'''[[Nexenta]]'''
*'''[[NeXTSTEP]]'''


*'''[[OpenBSD]]'''
*'''[[OpenBSD]]'''


*'''[[Solaris]]'''
*'''[[Plan 9]]'''
 
*'''[[QNX]]'''
 
*'''[[Solaris]] (aka SunOS)'''


*'''[[Minix]]'''
*'''[[Minix]]'''
*'''[[SCO Unix]]'''


*'''[[The HURD]]'''
*'''[[The HURD]]'''
*'''[[UNIX]] (Bell Labs)'''
*'''[[Xenix]]'''


==Other OS-tans==
==Other OS-tans==


*'''[[Amiga|Amiga OS]]'''
*'''[[Amiga|Amiga OS]]'''
*'''[[Amstrad CPC]]'''
*'''[[AROS]]'''
*'''[[Bluebottle]]'''
*'''[[CoCo]]'''
*'''[[Commodore PET]]'''
*'''[[Commodore VIC-20]]'''
*'''[[Commodore 64]]'''
*'''[[Commodore 128]]'''
*'''[[eComStation]]'''
*'''[[Haiku]]'''
*'''[[GEOS]]'''
*'''[[GEM OS]]'''
*'''[[MorphOS]]'''
*'''[[ORIC]]'''


*'''[[OS2|OS/2]]'''
*'''[[OS2|OS/2]]'''
*'''[[PalmOS]]'''
*'''[[ReactOS]]'''
*'''[[RISC OS]]'''
*'''[[SkyOS]]'''
*'''[[Syllable]]'''
*'''[[TRS-DOS]]'''
*'''[[VMS]]'''
*'''[[ZETA]]'''
*'''[[ZX Spectrum]]'''


==Non OS-tans==
==Non OS-tans==
===App-tans===
===App-tans===
*'''[[Ad-Aware]]'''
*'''[[DC-tan | DC++]]'''


*'''[[IE-tan | Internet Explorer]]'''
*'''[[IE-tan | Internet Explorer]]'''
*'''[[Java]]'''
*'''[[Konqueror]]'''
*'''[[Lynx]]'''


*'''[[McAfee Antivirus]]'''
*'''[[McAfee Antivirus]]'''
*'''[[MS BOB]]'''


*'''[[MSN | MSN Messenger]]'''
*'''[[MSN | MSN Messenger]]'''
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*'''[[Windows Media Player | Windows Media Player]]
*'''[[Windows Media Player | Windows Media Player]]
*'''[[XFCE]]'''


===Game Console-tans===
===Game Console-tans===


*'''[[Wii]]'''
*'''[[Apple Pippin]]'''
 
*'''[[NES]] (aka Famicom)'''
 
*'''[[Game Boy | Nintendo Game Boy]]'''
 
*'''[[SNES]] (aka Super Famicom)'''
 
*'''[[Nintendo 64]]'''
 
*'''[[Nintendo GameCube]]'''
 
*'''[[Nintendo DS]]'''


*'''[[PS3]]'''
*'''[[Wii | Nintendo Wii]]'''
 
*'''[[Sega Genesis]] (aka Sega MegaDrive)'''
 
*'''[[Sega Saturn]]'''
 
*'''[[Sega Dreamcast]]'''
 
*'''[[Play Station | Sony Playstation]]'''
 
*'''[[PS2 | Sony PS2]]'''
 
*'''[[PSP | Sony PSP]]'''
 
*'''[[PS3 | Sony PS3]]'''
 
*'''[[Xbox]]'''


*'''[[Xbox 360]]'''
*'''[[Xbox 360]]'''
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*''Data Pending''
*''Data Pending''
===Malware-tans===
*'''[[Abraxas]]'''
*'''[[Acid]]'''
*'''[[Acme]]'''
*'''[[Ah]]'''
*'''[[Mimail]] (aka, Rabbit.EXE)'''
*'''[[MyDoom]]'''
*'''[[Spida]]'''
*'''[[Viru-tan]]'''


===Moezilla===
===Moezilla===
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===Site-tans===
===Site-tans===
*'''[[BBSpot]]'''
*'''[[Fark]]'''
*'''[[Foobies]]'''


*'''[[Google]]'''
*'''[[Google]]'''
*'''[[SlashDot]]'''
*'''[[Something Awful]]'''


*'''[[Wikipedia]]'''
*'''[[Wikipedia]]'''


*'''[[Error- 404]]'''


==Male Characters==
==Male Characters==

Revision as of 08:39, 28 August 2007

Featured prominently below is a list of OS-tans, which are named after the operating system they personify combined with the Japanese suffix -tan (たん), an overly cute mispronunciation of -chan (ちゃん) (specifically a child's slurring of it). All were created by various amateur artists; and although the OS-tan phenomenon originated in the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel and the overwhelming majority of the artwork is still produced in Japan, a growing number of international artists are contributing both fan-based and original artwork of their own. Therefore, this list is meant to record all OS-tans drawn or discovered to date, regardless of location, artistic merit or popularity of the system personified. Profiles will be provided for each character if possible; however, given the incongruous nature of this fan-based movement, these may not always be comprehensive.

In addition, a large number of computer-related characters are also included in this list, given that their important support role also makes them indivisible from the OS-tans (both in fan-based media and real life). These include personfications of hardware, software applications, browsers, websites, malware and game consoles.


Windows-tans

Apple-tans

DOS-tans

Linux-tans

Unix-tans

Other OS-tans

Non OS-tans

App-tans

Game Console-tans

  • NES (aka Famicom)
  • SNES (aka Super Famicom)

Hardware-tans

  • Data Pending

Malware-tans

Moezilla

Site-tans

Male Characters

OS-Kuns

Non OS-Kuns

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