System/360
| System/360 | |
| File:System360avi.png | |
| Character Information | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | System/360 |
| Other Names | N/A |
| Faction | Mainframe Guild, part of the old IBM Society |
| Lineage | IBM, System/360 branch |
| Rival(s) | Various large-scale mainframe-tans |
| Appearance | |
| Height | Low 6' range (~183-190 cm) |
| Design | |
| First Appearance | Late 2011 |
| Technical Information | |
| System Personified | All System/360 mainframe models |
| Developer(s) | IBM |
| Debut | 1964 |
| Latest release | 1978 |
Technical Details
First delivered in 1965, System/360 was a family of mainframe computers. System/360 models were compatible with one another, meaning that customers could start off with smaller system and move up to a larger one, if need be, without needing to reprogram software. They were used in a wide variety of applications and influenced hardware design for some time to come. Dozens of OSes were written for the system.
In spite of the System/360's popularity, no intact System/360s exist today.
Character Details
General
System/360-kun is a large, brawny man as the System/360 line were powerful and sizable mainframes. He wears colorful and outlandish suits in 1960's and 70's styles. He isn't particularly intelligent except in the fields of business; the System/360 was considered backwards by academics. Agreeable among the other IBM mainframes, but disdained outsiders, sharing OS/360's IBM supremacist attitude.
Because he needs to keep his powers under control, he normally wears several restraints, but when he needs to use more of his power, he takes restraints off one at a time. This references the process of upgrading the System/360: A technician would cut a specific wire on the machine, enabling it to use more resources and a more advanced OS.
With no intact System/360s left, he is presumably deceased, but this isn't yet confirmed.