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.

Evoke

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• Name: Evoke-tan
• aka: Damn Small BSD
• Debut: 12/31/2007
• Height: 18 cm (0'7")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Pale Green
• Hair: Dark Red

• Quick Facts:
  • -Is extroverted, daring and mischievous.
  • -Hard-working, but not exactly ambitious, prefers minimalism and a laid-back attitude.
  • -Friends with the other Damn Small-tans, the four of them usually band together.
  • -FreeBSD's tiny little sister, they get along well, but Evoke keeps her distance out of the fear of getting eaten.
  • -An honorary member of the User Space Gang.
  • -Wears a sleeveless red dress with a green bow and sneakers.
  • -Has her hair tied with ribbons into horn-like pigtails.
  • -Wields a gold fork.

Macintosh System 3.4

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• Name: Macintosh System 3.4-tan
• aka: Mac System 3.4
• Debut: circa 1988
• Height: 180 cm (5'11")
• Weight: ??kg
• Eye Color: Dark Grey
• Hair: Dark brown

• Quick Facts:
  • -Is hot-blooded, boisterous and cheerful.
  • -Likes to make up conspiracies and is even the subject of some herself since there are no comprehensive records of her past.
  • -Lives as a wanderer by choice and is a traveling stunt performer.
  • -Is allegedly Macintosh System 6-tan's twin sister. (System 3.4 used the same Finder version as System 6.0.x) They used to have a bitter rivalry but have reconciled as friends.
  • -Her closest friends are Commodore 65-tan and Windows 3.2-tan, and the three of them are usually seen together.
  • -Initially felt she had no purpose in life because of her obscurity, so early in her life, she left the Apple Family to pursue her own dreams.
  • -Now she is very bold and confident and no longer cares about her obscurity. She has found a lot of satisfaction in her work.
  • -Has cheated death many times, much to her own amazement, but knows she is living on borrowed time (any day could be her last) and strives to make the most of it.
  • -May have been kept alive for several years through the sheer willpower to live.
  • -Wears a grey frilly blouse and blue skirt with ballet shoes.
  • -Keeps her hair tied in long, forked pigtails tied with red ribbons and decorated with hairclips. Has large, winged sunglasses with colored panels.

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.