User:Aurora Borealis

Finally making a userpage if it means one less red link on this wiki. I'll work on this more later.

Currently using it as a sandbox to migrating the Annex Project bio format over for the OS-tan faction pages.

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Windows Family

MS DOS

• Name: MS-DOS-tan
• aka: Microsoft DOS, Disk Operating System
• Debut: circa 1981
• Height: 125 cm (4'1")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair: Dark Grey

• Quick Facts:

• • - Has shy, mousy and depressed disposition.
  • - Intelligent, but has trouble expressing herself clearly.
  • - Twin sister of PC-DOS-tan; younger sister of QDOS-tan; biological daughter of DR-DOS-tan.
  • - Keeps hair in pigtails.
  • - Dons a light-blue grade school uniform with "MS-DOS" armband and glasses.
  • - Carries around Microsoft keyboard everywhere she goes.
  • - Official engineer of the Windows Family, though diminishing demand has turned her more into an unofficial house servant.
  • - Generally found peeking around corners.
  • - Known forum lurker.
  • - Personality changes dramatically when reunited with PC-DOS-tan.

Windows 3.1

• Name:Windows 3.11-tan
• aka: Windows 3.0, 3.x, Baba
• Debut: 5/22/1990
• Height: 137 cm (4'6")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Red
• Hair: Grey

• Quick Facts:
  • - Has quiet, serious and cheerless disposition.
  • - Always carries or is accompanied by DOSKitty
  • - Keeps hair long and loose, tied only by a violet bow on her head.
  • - Dons a violet frilly gown with a "3.1" brooch on her collar.
  • - Keeps her smiles a rarity.
  • - Is slightly aristocratic and prefers to be referred to as "3.11-sama".
  • - Is somewhat distant with the newer Windows, preferring the company of MS-DOS, NT and 95.
  • - Has only a patchy memory of her youth and seems unable to recollect her older sister (Win 2.0) or mother (Win 1.0).

Windows NT

• Name: Windows NT-tan
• aka: Windows New Technology, NT 3.1, OS/2 3.0
• Debut: 7/27/1993
• Height: 162 cm (~5'4")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair: Lilac

• Quick Facts:

• • - Has sweet, quiet and maternal disposition.
  • - Keeps hair in a short ponytail tied with a blue ribbon.
  • - Dons a simple pink dress.
  • - Can multitask, but is usually quite error-prone and unreliable compared to her daughters: NT Workstation, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP, etc.
  • - Was first Windows Family liason to the higher-end, non-x86 architecture hardware-tans.
  • - Helped establish her company's foothold in the server market, capitalizing on clever marketing and the weaknesses of a war-torn Unix Family.
  • - Is largely unaware that she's a clone of VMS-tan and a true biological sister to OS/2-tan.

Windows 95

• Name: Windows 95-tan
• aka: 95-tan, Chicago, 95nee-chan
• Debut: 8/24/1995
• Height: 157 cm (5'2")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Brown
• Hair: Brown

• Quick Facts:
  • - Has gentle and mild-mannered disposition when in a good mood, becoming aggressive and violent when not.
  • - Always carries a Katana with her and is still considered an excellent swordswoman.
  • - Keeps hair long, tied with a ribbon bearing the Windows colors.
  • - Dons a pink traditional kimono, hakama and geta, typical female college student apparel during the Japanese Meiji era.
  • - Acts much older than she actually is, never having bothered to keep up with the times.
  • - Still has enough clout and force to keep the newer generation of Windows in line.
  • - Led vanguard in Microsoft's dominance of the PC market, and is still able to summon her old battle suit.
  • - Hates Macs with a vengeance, more so now that they are staging a strong recovery.
  • - Is generally snide and arrogant with other alternative OS-tans, but knows enough not to pick a fight with everyone (e.g, the Linux distros).
  • - Aside from Windows 3.11-tan, NT and DOS, she will not comment on earlier Windows versions.

Windows CE

• Name: Windows CE-tan
• aka: WinCE, "Wince", Windows "Consumer Electronics", Windows "Compact Edition", Windows Mobile, Pocket PC
• Debut: 11/1/1996
• Height: 29 cm (1'0")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Red
• Hair: Orange

• Quick Facts:

• • - Has cheerful "magical girl" disposition, though becomes frightening and hysterical when angry.
  • - Is a fairy, complete with wings (that she uses to actually fly) and a USB cable.
  • - Keeps hair short, topped with two miniature pigtails tied with red ribbons.
  • - Dons a simple pink dress, black stretch shorts and boots.
  • - Is small and unassuming-enough to go largely unnoticed.
  • - Is also a tad bit too self-conscious, working under the impression that no one likes her despite her massive popularity in the handheld market.
  • - Considers the Sega Dreamcast to be the best console ever made.
  • - While usually civil with Palm Pilot-tan, she does have an ongoing blood feud with her prominant rival PalmOS-tan.
  • - Is also locked in petty disputes and the occasional serious skirmish with other portable OS-tans (such as Minix-tan), but prefers not to involve her larger relatives in these miniature conflicts.

Windows NT Workstation

• Name: Windows NT Workstation-tan
• aka: NT 4.0, Inu-T
• Debut: 7/29/1996
• Height: 138 cm (4'6")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair: Light blue

• Quick Facts:

• • - Has cheerful, carefree, canine disposition.
  • - Has dog ears and a dog's tail, and also wears gloves and boots shaped like paws.
  • - Keeps hair in a short but wild ponytail, tied with a large yellow ribbon.
  • - Dons a simple blue dress, with a red dog's collar bearing the words NT.
  • - Is fast and reliable performance-wise, but her dog intellect limits her ability to handle more complex tasks (such as playing human games).
  • - Is considered a fine gourmand, second only to Windows XP-tan
  • - Is very friendly with every Windows girl, but surprisingly close to Windows 95-tan.
  • - Is not, however, universally-friendly with all OS-tans -- may either have a barking match with other canine OS-tans (particularly the Linux variety) or will chase after the feline OS-tans (such as the OSX girls).

Windows 98

• Name: Windows 98-tan
• aka: "Memphis", Hacchan
• Debut: 6/25/1998
• Height: 145 cm (4'9")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair: Navy Blue

• Quick Facts:

• • - Has shy and demure disposition.
  • - Frequently travels with her blue-colored Mech-Box.
  • - Keeps hair short, with a "98"-shaped hair clip attached to her left bang.
  • - Dons a white and blue sleeveless school uniform, with gloves and a windows necktie.
  • - Is a futanari.
  • - Has a crush on Homeo.
  • - Prefers to stick with (and "joust") with her sister, 98SE-tan.

Windows 98SE

• Name: Windows 98SE-tan
• aka: 98 Second Edition, Secchan
• Debut: 5/5/1999
• Height: 144 cm (~4'8.5")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair: Grey-blue

• Quick Facts:

• • - Shares shy and demure disposition as her sister 98-tan, but is often a little more brazen.
  • - As with her sister 98-tan, she often travels with her green-colored Mech-Box.
  • - Keeps hair short and topped only by a single pigtail on her left side.
  • - Dons a white and green sailor school uniform, with the letters "SE" printed in the front.
  • - Is not a futanari like her sister 98-tan, and in fact carries a bottle opener to brandish her disdain for such things.
  • - Prefers to stick with (and "joust") with her sister, 98SE-tan.
  • - Despite the small disparity in age, she's clearly the more innocent and naive of the two 98 sisters.

Windows 2000

• Name: Windows 2000-tan
• aka: 2000 Professional, 2k-tan, Win2K, NT 5.0
• Debut: 2/18/2000
• Height: 168 cm (5'6")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair: Blue

• Quick Facts:
  • - Has intelligent, professional and reserved disposition.
  • - Is a world reknowned "Meganekko",
  • - Keeps hair short, with cat ear-shaped hairclips and a small white bonnet with the Windows logo.
  • - Dons a Windows logo-colored swimsuit underneath a blue long coat.
  • - Is considered the most stable and dependable of all the present Windows Girls, although constantly fears being outperformed by the newer generations.
  • - Is still the official family Domain Controller.
  • - Is considered Me-tan's guardian due, but is mainly responsible for keeping ALL Windows-tans out of trouble (Me requiring the most attention).
  • - Is perhaps the most aware of the "outside" world due to her position, but generally keeps this to herself so as not to disrupt the peace.
  • - Dislikes being outclassed, so prefers to avoid contact with higher-end OS-tans.

Windows ME

• Name: Windows ME-tan
• aka: Millennium Edition, Emmui-tan
• Debut: 9/14/2000
• Height: 153 cm (5'0")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Green
• Hair: Green

• Quick Facts:
  • - Has cheery and cutesy disposition.
  • - Has long and unusually-strong cowlick.
  • - Keeps hair in long braided pigtails.
  • - Dons a maid outfit with an error icon badge.
  • - Freezes constantly and is generally considered least reliable Windows OS.
  • - Is a certified klutz.
  • - Is the second most prolific scallion user before Linspire-tan.
  • - Is much sought after by OS9-kun.
  • - Loves rollcake.

Windows XP Professional

• Name: XP Professional-tan
• aka: XP, XP Pro, Windows Experience, Whistler, Saseko, Pekepi
• Debut: 10/25/2001
• Height: 171 cm (5'7")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair: Black

• Quick Facts:
  • - Has friendly, energetic and youthful disposition.
  • - Has exceedingly large breasts due to her bloated size and memory consumption.
  • - Keeps hair long, and wears a ribbon shaped as the "XP" logo over her left bang.
  • - Dons a somewhat-skimpy blue and white uniform with a passive resemblance to a sailor uniform; the disjointed sleaves add a rare kind of beauty but are otherwise pointless.
  • - Is considered the prettiest Windows-tan of all and has a massive following of fanboys (and some fangirls).
  • - But is also derided as an "Activation Whore" by those who know her more closely.
  • - Is the most energetic and best performing of all the Windows-tans, but feels challenged by Vista-tan in terms of performance and looks.
  • - Has voracious eating habits due to her system hogging, so much so that she's considered more "glutton" than "gourmand"
  • - Has recently been appointed to lead reconciliation efforts with the House of Mac, and is the first Windows-tan in the Windows Family history to work closely with a Mac-tan (OSX Tiger-san) without any (recorded) hostilities.

Windows XP Home

• Name: Windows XP Home-tan
• aka: XP Home, Homeko
• Debut: 10/25/2001
• Height: 169 cm (~5'6.5")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Green
• Hair: Green

• Quick Facts:
  • - Is XP Pro-tan's twin sister.
  • - Has impulsive, antagonistic and lecherous disposition.
  • - Also has large breasts like her twin sister, but not nearly as unwieldly.
  • - Keeps hair tied up in a short ponytail, and wears "XP"-shaped hair clips over her left bang.
  • - Often dons a simple green sweatsuit, not fussing over her appearance as much as XP-tan.
  • - Is considered pretty, but not particularly approachable; fanboys must advance at their own risk.
  • - Is a famous hentai manga artist, and often likes to practice unique "approaches" on her own to improve her work.
  • - Is a tad bit of a glutton as well, but is usually too engrossed in her work to eat regularly.
  • - Has reliable-enough performance, but is too sloppy to compete with her sister; nevertheless, it's not beneath her to flaunt her skills with lesser Windows-tans.
  • - Doesn't seem to mind her borderline-incestual fascination with her younger brother Homeo.

Windows XP Media Edition

• Name: Windows XP Media Edition-tan
• aka: XP MCE, XP Media Center Edition, Symphony, Moseko
• Debut: 10/12/2004
• Height: 173 cm (5'8")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Green
• Hair: Green w/ blue tips

• Quick Facts:
  • - Has gentle, cheerful and oblivious disposition.
  • - Has ridiciously-large and unwieldy breasts, since she possessed the highest hardware requirements to date.
  • - Keeps hair long, topped with a maid's bonnet and ME-tan style cowlick.
  • - Dons a revealing green and blue hybrid between a school uniform and a maid outfit.
  • - Also dons an error icon badge eerily similar to ME-tan's.
  • - Officially XP Pro and XP Home-tan's sister, but is far more sisterly with ME-tan and spends the most time with her.
  • - Not a clutz or a system wreck like ME-tan, but is fairly error-prone and buggy in her own right.
  • - Is very knowledgeable with home electronics, but second-rate when it comes to actual computing issues.

Windows Server 2003

• Name: Windows Server 2003-tan
• aka: Windows .NET Server, "Whistler Server", "Saba"
• Debut: 4/24/2003
• Height: 140 cm (4'7")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Blue-green
• Hair: Plum

• Quick Facts:
  • - Has friendly, devoted and adventerous disposition.
  • - Is half-human, half mackerel, and can be easily-recognized by the large fishtail behind her.
  • - Keeps hair long, topped with an ethernet hub in place of a bonnet.
  • - Dons a grey vest-style top, a short white skirt, ethernet cables for a belt, and water-tight grey leggings and boots.
  • - Has red bows with the Windows logo decorating her chest as well as her tail.
  • - Is usually a workaholic of the 2K-tan calibre and rarely has a chance to interact with non-fish Windows girls.
  • - But she does use her leisure time effectively, roaming both land and sea, and generally getting herself into trouble.
  • - Is often accompanied by other "Saba"-tans, although the latter are seen even more rarely than 2003.

House of Mac

Macintosh System 1

• Name: Macintosh System 1-tan
• aka: Mac System 1
• Debut: 1/24/1984
• Height: 125 cm (4'1")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Silver
• Hair: Black

• Quick Facts:

• • - Is feisty, bold, charismatic straightforward and wants to be a leader, but is childish and has a one-track mind.
  • - Is scatterbrained and speaks primarily in newspeak (despite the irony of being an aggressive non-conformist in her youth) because it's easier for her.
  • - Is stronger than she looks and wields a hammer as her weapon of choice.
  • - Still regards herself as a vigilante fighting against tyranny, even though her glory days are long behind her.
  • - Had a rough upbringing before her public debut in 1984, having been forced by Lisa to be her servant.
  • - Was happy to become independent and speak out against Lisa, but now feels sorry for her.
  • - Means well and strives to be a mother figure to all the Mac-tans, though nearly all of them treat her as a little sister figure who needs to be cared for.
  • - Considered GEM a rival and major threat back in '85 and took action against her, but has long since regretted it.
  • - Has reconciled with GEM recently and the two became friends, but still has long-standing rivalries with PCDOS and Sinclair QL. Is also friends with QDOS and PDP-1.

Macintosh System 2

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• Name: Macintosh System 2-tan
• aka: Mac System 2, "Ahiru-chan"
• Debut: April 1985
• Height: 127 cm (4'2")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Silver
• Hair: Black

• Quick Facts:

• • - Looks much like System 1-tan, but has two side ponytails, wears a sash, and a sleeveless dress.
  • - Is observant, witty, and intelligent but desperate for attention and gets forgotten a lot.
  • - Even worse is that unlike the rest of her family, she isn't a good fighter at all.
  • - Appears calm at a first glance.
  • - Likes to give long lectures, read classic literature and discuss philosophy.
  • - Carries around a duck puppet to assist in her lectures to make them more entertaining, with varying amounts of success.
  • - Despite being highly intelligent, she is misunderstood, with few believing what she says.
  • - Cares for her family, but really hates that she cannot be taken seriously, and gets aggressive when ignored. Swears she will get the last laugh some day.
  • - Gets along best with Apple II, Mac OS1, OSX Panther, and OSX Leopard.

Macintosh System 3

• Name: Macintosh System 3-tan
• aka: Mac System 3, "Hisca"
• Debut: 1/16/1986
• Height: 130 cm (4'3")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Silver
• Hair: Black w/ multicolor streaks

• Quick Facts:

• • -Has a bubbly and cheerful disposition.
  • - Loves to wear old-fashioned clothing dyed with unnaturally-vibrant colors.
  • - Gets along with all her sisters, but shares the best chemistry with Mac OS4, Mac OS8, OS9, and OSX Tiger.
  • - Is very cheerful, friendly and outgoing, and has great social skills.
  • - Is the least stable Mac-tan, has a huge fear of bugs and is klutzy.
  • - More efficient and better-organized than her predecessors but still cannot multitask.
  • - A competent fighter with improvised weapons, but only able to show her skills when provoked enough, which doesn't happen easily.
  • - Loves shopping and tinkering with old gadgets, though back in her youth, she introduced new technologies to the Apple Family.
  • - Very fond of OS9-kun, sometimes over-protective. Because of this, she has a rivalry with Windows ME.
  • - Can empathize with ME very well when they aren't feuding over OS9-kun.

Macintosh System 4

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• Name: Macintosh System 4-tan
• aka: Mac System 4, "Semm"
• Debut: 3/2/1987
• Height: 132 cm (4'4")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Silver
• Hair: Black

• Quick Facts:
  • - Has a cheerful and carefree disposition, but also hides an inferiority complex and is known to be fussy at times. (First Mac OS to exclude a Mac model)
  • - Her inferiority complex stems from several things-she can't multitask as well as her younger sisters, introduced only one remarkable feature (MultiFinder in System 4.2), also because of her obscurity, and she felt she failed as a parent.
  • - Is the adoptive mother of Mac System 5, 6 and 7.
  • - Was bitter and depressed in the late 80's, after her own quick obsolescence, Mac System 5's death, Mac System 6's insanity and near-death.
  • - When Mac System 7 turned out to be happy and healthy, her worries waned.
  • - Is stronger than she looks, and has a surprisingly huge appetite. (4.0 excluded the original Mac 128k, 4.1 excluded the 512k)
  • - Used to clash a lot with Mac System 1 over leadership, especially who would be the matriarch, and criticizing Mac System 4 for being a glutton. But now they get along very well.
  • - Decorates her hair with 4 pigtails and 4 cowlicks.
  • - Dons a green shirt with a red skirt, white boots and a grey denim jacket.

Macintosh System 5

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• Name: Macintosh System 5-tan
• aka: "Phantom of the Macintosh"
• Debut: n/a
• Height: 163 cm (5'4")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Pink (right), silver (left)
• Hair: Purple
• note: This character represents both System Software 5 (System 4.2+Finder 6.0) and System 5.0, mainly the latter which doesn't exist.

• Quick Facts:
  • - Died very young of illness, but lives on as a ghost who hangs out with either the Mac House or the Binteeji Renmei.
  • - Like her older relatives, she is semi-retired.
  • - Is invisible to many individuals outside of the Mac circle, but her voice can be heard.
  • - Is quiet, cheerful and friendly.
  • - A talented magician, fortune-teller, organ-player and trickster.
  • - Wears a vaguely Victorian-style purple and white dress, black gloves, cloak, and white boots. Sometimes also wears a "Phantom Of The Opera" style mask.
  • - Wields a magician wand which she uses for magic tricks and multitasking. (her wand represents Multifinder, which was an add-on in System Software 5/System 4.2)
  • - Closest friends are Mac System 4 and 6, and is said to have met the ghost of Apple I.

Macintosh System 6

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• Name: Macintosh System 6-tan
• aka: Mac System 6.0.x, "Antares", "Big Deal", "Six Pack", "Terminator"
• Debut: 4/30/1988
• Height: 185 cm (6'1")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Silver (right), red (left)
• Hair: Dark grey-blue

• Quick Facts:

• • -Was sickly and unstable at birth, had been known to lash out violently if her strength allowed it.
  • -Was soon deathly ill, but her life was saved in late '88-early '89 when she was remade into a nearly immortal cyborg using technology from the future.
  • -Scatterbrained, yet is fast, extremely strong, determined and remarkably stable. (Went from being the least stable Mac OS to one of the most stable.)
  • -Close friends with her stepsister A/UX, who helped her the most with self-improvement in her youth. The two even have a friendly rivalry together.
  • -Was one of the first Mac-tans to befriend NeXTSTEP, is also one of the few to not be scared by OSX Cheetah's antics.
  • -Has at least one scar at all times, to this day she fights against Mac malware-tans, including her sworn enemy ANTI since 1989.
  • -Strives to atone for her acts of unjustifiable violence from her pre-transformation and during the OS Wars, including her one-sided rivalry against Windows 2.0
  • -Is very kind and loyal, though this often gets overshadowed by a boisterous and competitive side.
  • -A writer and programmer, still an avid user of Hypercard technology. (considered one of the best Mac OSes for creative writing, and Hypercard was popularized in the System 6-era)
  • -Teams up with OSX, Cheetah and Mac OS8 to fight against perversion in the Mac House.
  • -Has medium-length grey-blue hair, wears a blue+black minidress with matching boots, gloves, a leather jacket and sunglasses.
  • -Wields a bazooka as her weapon of choice.
  • -Mac System 3.4 is allegedly her twin sister. (both use the same Finder version, Finder 6.1)

Macintosh System 7

• Name: Macintosh System 7-tan
• aka: Mac System 7, "Blue", "Capone", "Pleiades"
• Debut: 5/13/1991
• Height: 170 cm (5'7")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Green
• Hair: Dark blue

• Quick Facts:

--bio pending--

Mac OS8

• Name: Mac OS 8-tan
• aka: Mac OS 7.7 (former), "Tempo", "Veronica"
• Debut: 7/26/1997
• Height: 148 cm (4'10")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Teal
• Hair: Blonde

• Quick Facts:
  • - Has always had a happy and optimistic disposition, but has also grown up to become a bold and foolhardy fighter.
  • - Volunteered to fight in the thick of the PC-Mac OS war at a very young age; though it nearly cost her her life, she was pivotal in turning the fortunes of Apple around.
  • - Formerly known as Mac OS 7.7-tan, her name change was to exploit a loophole to discontinue the Mac Clones, which she was ordered to fight against.
  • - Also managed to save NeXTSTEP-tan's life at one point, who in return became a loyal friend of the Mac-tans and "godparent" to the OSX-tans.
  • - Keeps her short, topped with a rainbow Apple beret similar to her old Apple swimcap, and a bondi blue bandana.
  • - Dons a grey shirt with an "8"-shaped necklace, bondi blue shoes, and choice of either a rainbow Apple or bomb-themed skirt.
  • - Is still fairly scratched up from the war, and still keeps her left leg wrapped in bandages out of a warped sense of fashion.
  • - Is a proficient bomb-wielder, and often accompanies Mac-tan on the daily "sorties" against perverts.
  • - Considers it a pet peeve that her sisters seem to relish showing visitors her baby pictures.

Wanderer Class

Apple III

• Name: Apple III-tan
• aka: Apple ///, Sara
• Debut: May 1980
• Height: 163 cm (5'4")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Red
• Hair: Red-brown

• Quick Facts:
  • -Born in 1978 (when development started), she was a cheery and proud young girl, but Apple I-tan's death sparked a series of mental breakdowns she'd later have.
  • -By the time of her grand debut in 1980, her attitude worsened and became a pyromaniac.
  • -Only got along with Apple I and II. Tried to improve herself (without much success) and left the family in 1984.
  • -Lives with her followers on a remote island and observatory.
  • -Has huge ambitions and the desire for self-redemption.
  • -Used to dislike the Mac-tans, but became proud of them after hearing of their remarkable recovery efforts after the OS Wars.
  • -But being a failure, she was for a long time too ashamed to ever see her relatives again.
  • -Is friends with SAGE, GENIAC and Adam.
  • -Within the past year, she has gotten enough courage to visit the Binteeji Renmei, to visit GENIAC and the Apple-tans there.
  • -Wears a black jumpsuit with a cloak and boots and decorates her hair with metal hair clips.

Barbie Linux

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• Name: Barbie Linux-tan
• aka: Barbie OS
• Debut: n/a
• Height: 221 cm (7'3")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Light blue
• Hair: Blonde

• Quick Facts:
  • -Is the tallest living non-mainframe OS-tan.
  • -Friendly, outgoing and cheerful, although blunt at times.
  • -Has long blonde hair, and wears a pink+white polka-dotted minidress.
  • -Fond of nearly everything cute and trendy.
  • -Was a member of the Linux/Unix Consortium, but was shunned a lot by the more elitist members who derided her as a sell-out, or worse.
  • -Her cheerful demeanor is often a facade, hiding a broken ego turned unstable.
  • -Friends with Atari TOS, Coleco Adam, OS-9 and Mac OS9.
  • -Dislikes the elite Unix-tans, is also rivals with Windows XP, Vista and 7.
  • -Does not take rejection well.
  • -Frequently carries a machete.

Commodore VIC-20

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• Name: Commodore VIC-20-tan
• aka: VC-20, VIC-1001, Volkscomputer, Vixen, "Victoria"
• Debut: 1980
• Height: 143 cm (4'8")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Orange
• Hair: Burgundy

• Quick Facts:
  • -Has a prim, but formidable, appearance and demeanour.
  • -Was stationed on land during her days in the Commodore military, unlike her naval-oriented sisters.
  • -Wields a M1903 Springfield rifle with bayonet.
  • -Wears her old military tunic, coat and brodie helmet, but with more the recent --and feminine-- additions of a skirt, lace-trimmed knee-high socks and mismatched shoes.
  • -Has a cynical and acerbic attitude.
  • -Has traveled the world since Commodore's downfall.
  • -Yearns to be a part of the modern world but refuses to let go of the past.
  • -Constantly laments the loss of her company and heritage.
  • -May not be aware of her status as a minor cult hero within the Linux family/community.
  • -Physically young, has long, wavy hair and keen eyes.

SAGE

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• Name: SAGE-tan
• aka: Semi-Automatic Ground Environment, "Gina"
• Debut: 1959
• Height: 162 cm (~5'4")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Blue w/ yellow highlights
• Hair: Brown

• Quick Facts:
  • -Born at Lincoln Labs in 1953, is the daughter of Whirlwind.
  • -Had a close relationship with her mother despite rarely being with her
  • -Girlhood friends with GENIAC-chan.
  • -Was self-assured and capable in early adulthood.
  • -A powerful Air Force officer during the Cold War, her job was to intercept incoming enemy bombers; had a large entourage of hardwares-tans to assist her. She trained in piloting as well.
  • -While powerless against ICBMs, she was kept in service from 1958 to 1983.
  • -A willing servant of her country, she tried to hold onto her sense of self-worth but it slowly eroded.
  • -Became increasingly jaded and psychologically-unstable; being abandoned in 1983 was her snapping point.
  • -Cut off from her radar sites and assistants, she lost her vision, memories and sanity for the most part.
  • -Lives as a drifter and often inhabits her old radar sites.
  • -Psychotic and paranoid, she deals with loneliness and bouts of violence.
  • -Hates most smaller-scale OS-tans, but none so much as Unix
  • -Birds seem attracted to her but she hates them.
  • -Lapses into moments of mental clarity.
  • -Doesn't seem aware of the influence she's had on modern computers.
  • -Short/average height, wears thick glasses and usually keeps her hair tied in a squash blossom hairstyle. Wears parts of her old uniform mixed with civilian pieces.