User:Aurora Borealis/Sandbox

Possible table to use for the List of OS-tans sections

Icon	Character	Class	Family	Debut	Obsolescence?	Roles
icon	OS-tan	class	family	debut	obsolete?	roles

notes:

• "class" refers to type of OS (home computer, general purpose, embedded, server, mainframe, mobile) and/or hardware (8-bit, 16-bit, etc.)
• OSes that are 'obsolete' are no longer current and no longer supported by developers. For these OS-tans, survival is dependent on a large enough user-base, and original systems remaining.
  • if possible, also add date that OS got discontinued and had support dropped.
• "roles" include affiliations with factions, occupations, etc.
• may also include a proprietary vs. open source category.

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from the Windows-tans list:

Icon	Character	Class	Family	Debut	Obsolescence?	Roles
icon	Windows 1.0	Personal Computer, 16-bit	DOS/Windows 9x	20 Nov 1985	yes	Genetic mother of the 9x Windows, roles vary due to character interpretation.
icon	Windows 2.0	Personal Computer, 16-bit	DOS/Windows 9x	1 Nov 1987	yes	Member of the Vintage Federation after exile in the OS Wars.
	Windows 3.1	Personal Computer, 16-bit	DOS/Windows 9x	22 May 1990	yes	(possibly) the oldest Windows-tan in the Windows Family. The first one to be successful.
	Windows 3.2	Personal Computer, 16-bit	DOS/Windows 9x	circa 1992	yes	From the defunct Chinese language branch of the Windows Family.
	Windows NT	Server OS, 32-bit	Windows NT	1993	yes	Mother of the NT-based Windows, is a diplomat, conquered the server market in the 90's. Mainly retired from combat in favor of running the household.
icon	Windows 95	Personal Computer, 16/32-bit	DOS/Windows 9x	24 Aug 1995	yes	Big-sister figure to most Windows-tans, established Windows dominance in the consumer market, is still a practicing swordswoman.
	Windows 95 OSR 2.1	Personal Computer, 16/32-bit	DOS/Windows 9x	1996	yes	Old-fashioned inventor, left the Windows Family to live as a hermit.
	Windows 95 OSR 2.5	Personal Computer, 16/32-bit	DOS/Windows 9x	26 Nov 1997	yes	Rivals with 98-tan and 98SE-tan. One of the few who still talks to OSR 2.1-tan.
icon	Windows CE	mobile	Windows (Mobile)	1996	?	Main or only mobile OS of the Windows-tans. Dreamcast fangirl, rival of Palm-tan.
	Windows NT 4.0	Server OS, 32-bit	Windows NT	1996	yes	Dog girl, friends with Homeo.
icon	Windows 97	prototype	DOS/Windows 9x	n/a	yes	Rival to XPMCE-tan and Windows 7-tan, wants to be the real 7-tan.
	Windows 98	Personal Computer, 32-bit	DOS/Windows 9x	25 Jun 1998	yes (support dropped in 2006)	Shy schoolgirl, possible love interest towards Homeo
	Windows 98 SE	Personal Computer, 32-bit	DOS/Windows 9x	5 May 1999	yes (support dropped in 2006)	Shy schoolgirl, usually accompanies 98-tan. Antagonistic towards Homeo, and possibly all male characters.
icon	Windows Odyssey	prototype	Windows NT	n/a	yes	unknown
icon	Windows Neptune	prototype	Windows NT	n/a	yes	unknown
	Windows ME	Personal Computer, 32-bit	DOS/Windows 9x	14 Sep 2000	yes (support dropped in 2006)	Least stable of the Windows-tans; a happy-go-lucky klutz. Last 9x Windows OS.
	Windows 2000	Workstation, 32-bit	Windows NT	17 Feb 2000	yes	"Dependable woman" of the Windows-tans, often ME's guardian
	Windows XP Professional	Personal Computer, Workstation, 32/64-bit	Windows NT	25 Oct 2001	no (still supported)	Originally the fanciest OS-tan who was more pretty than useful- this role may have changed over time. Often antagonistic of XP Home.
	Windows XP Home	Personal Computer, 32/64-bit	Windows NT	25 Oct 2001	no (still supported)	Yaoi manga writer, likes to get her brother into awkward situations; a foil to XP Pro-tan.
icon	Windows XP Media Center	Personal Computer, 32/64-bit	Windows NT	Oct 2004	no (still supported)	Multimedia OS, often klutzy like ME-tan.
	Windows 2003 Server	Server, 32/64-bit	Windows NT	Mar 28 2003	no (still supported)	Main server of the Windows Family until 2008, works side-by-side with Windows Server 2000 and 2008.
icon	Windows Longhorn	prototype	Windows NT	n/a	yes	This character no longer exists in canon or fanon
icon	Windows Vista	Multi-edition OS, 32/64-bit	Windows NT	30 Jan 2007	?	Varies greatly due to character interpretation
icon	Windows 7	Multi-edition OS general-purpose OS, 32/64-bit	Windows NT	22 Oct 2009	no	Varies greatly due to character interpretation
icon	Windows 8	Multi-edition, general-purpose OS, 32/64-bit	Windows NT	Sep 2011	no (current)	Unknown

Apple-tan list

Icon	Character	Class	Family	Debut	Obsolescence?	Roles
	Apple I	Prototype?	Pre-Macintosh	1976	yes	Universal mother figure of all Apple-tans.
	Apple II	Home computer	Pre-Macintosh	5 Jun 1977	yes	Co-founder of Binteeji Renmei, established the Apple Family. Is a farmer and hobbyist.
	Apple III	Workstation	Pre-Macintosh	May 1980	yes	Unstable pyromaniac who left the family out of shame. Lives in secrecy to redeem herself.
	Apple Lisa	Workstation	Pre-Macintosh	19 Jan 1983	yes	roles
	Mac OS	Personal Computer	Classic Mac or Mac OSX, depending on what she represents	unknown	unknown	May represent all Mac OSes, or just all OSXs. Roles vary based on what she represents. Commonly depicted as the leader of all Macs or OSXs.
	Macintosh System 1	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	24 Jan 1984	yes	roles
	Macintosh System 2	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	Apr 1985	yes	roles
	Macintosh System 3	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	16 Jan 1986	yes	roles
	GS/OS	home computer	Pre-Macintosh	1986	yes	roles
	Macintosh System 3.4	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	circa 1988	yes	roles
	Macintosh System 4	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	2 Mar 1987	yes	roles
	Macintosh System 5	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	n/a	yes	"The Phantom of the Macintosh"
icon	A/UX	business and server OS	Unix, System V branch	Feb 1988	yes	roles
	Macintosh System 6	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	30 Apr 1988	yes	roles
	Macintosh System 7	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	13 May 1991	yes	roles
	Macintosh System 7.5	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	Sep 1994	yes	roles
icon	Apple Newton	mobile	Independent	1993	yes (discontinued '98)	roles
icon	Copland	prototype	unknown	n/a	yes	Failed successor to the Classic Mac line.
	Mac OS 8	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	26 Jul 1997	yes	roles
	Mac OS 9	Personal Computer	Classic Mac	23 Oct 1999	yes	roles
icon	Mac OS X Server "Rhapsody"	Server	Mac OSX	circa 1999	yes	Mother of the OSX-tans, ambassador of the Mac House.
icon	Mac OS X 10.0	Personal Computer	Mac OSX	24 Mar 2001	yes	roles
icon	Mac OS X 10.1	Personal Computer	Mac OSX	Sep 2001	yes	roles
icon	Mac OS X 10.2	Personal Computer	Mac OSX	24 Aug 2002	yes	roles
icon	Mac OS X 10.3	Personal Computer	Mac OSX	24 Mar 2003	yes	roles
icon	Mac OS X 10.4	Personal Computer	Mac OSX	29 Apr 2005	yes	roles
icon	Mac OS X 10.5	Personal Computer	Mac OSX	26 Oct 2007	?	roles
icon	Mac OS X 10.6	Personal Computer, 64-bit	Mac OSX	26 Aug 2009	no	roles
icon	Mac OS X 10.7	Personal Computer, 64-bit	Mac OSX	Jul 2011	no (current)	roles
icon	iOS (iPhone/iPod)	mobile	Mac OSX, iOS	2007-current	no	roles

DOS-tan list

Icon	Character	Class	Family	Debut	Obsolescence?	Roles
	DOS/V	Personal Computer	x86 DOS	1990	yes	Japanese clone of MS-DOS and PC-DOS. Arch-nemesis of PC-98.
icon	FreeDOS	Personal Computer	x86 DOS	1998	no	?
	DR-DOS	?	x86 DOS	1976	no	Mother of the x86 DOS OSes, works as a doctor.
	MS-DOS	Personal Computer	x86 DOS	Aug 1981	yes	?
icon	MSX-DOS	Personal Computer	x86 DOS	1984	yes	?
	PC-DOS	Personal Computer	x86 DOS	Aug 1981	yes	?
	PTS-DOS	?	x86 DOS	1993	no	?
	QDOS	?	x86 DOS	1980	yes	?
	ROM-DOS	Embedded OS	x86 DOS	1989	no	?

Linux-tan list

Icon	Character	Class	Family	Debut	Obsolescence?	Roles
	GNU/Linux	various	Linux (founder)	1991	no	Mother and leader of all Linux distro-tans.
	64 Studio	Personal Computer, 64-bit	Debian branch	2005	no	Performer and DJ.
icon	Adamantix		Linux	?	no	?
icon	Arch Linux	Personal Computer	Arch branch (founder)	2002	no
icon	APODIO		Linux	?	?	?
icon	Barbie Linux	unknown	Linux	2006	?	?
icon	ChainSaw Linux	Personal Computer	Linux	?	no	?
icon	CRUX		independent Linux branch	2001	no	?
icon	Damn Small Linux	Personal Computer, 32-bit	Linux, Knoppix branch	13 Apr 2005	no	?
icon	Debian	Personal Computer, 32/64-bit	founder of Debian branch	1993	no	?
	DreamLinux		Knoppix branch	10 Feb 2006	no	?
icon	Elive		Debian branch	2005	no	?
	EvilEntity		Linux, Slackware branch	25 Jan 2003	yes (discontinued 2006)	?
	Fedora		Linux, Red hat branch	Nov 2003	no	?
	Freespire		Debian branch	2006	yes (discontinued 2008)	?
icon	Fried Chicken Linux		Linux	?	?	?
icon	Gentoo		Gentoo branch (founder)	?	no	?
icon	KateOS		Slackware branch	?	no	?
icon	Knoppix		Debian, founder of Knoppix branch	30 Sep 2000	no	?
	Linspire		Linux, Debian branch	2001	yes (discontinued 2008)	?
icon	Linux XP		Linux	2005	no	Professional XP-tan impersonator.
icon	Lubuntu		Ubuntu branch	?	no	?
icon	Lunar Linux		Sorcerer branch	Feb 2002	no	?
icon	Mandriva		Red Hat branch, and founder of Mandriva branch	?	no	?
icon	Momonga		Fedora branch	?	?	?
icon	Musix		Knoppix branch	2005	no	?
icon	Mutagenix		Slackware branch	?	no	?
icon	NepaLinux		Debian branch	2005	?	?
icon	OLPC		Linux, Fedora branch	2005	no	?
icon	Oralux		Linux	?	no	?
icon	Pardus		Linux	?	no	?
icon	Parsix		Knoppix branch	1 Feb 2005 (v0.45)	no	?
icon	PCLinuxOS		Mandriva branch	2000	no	?
icon	Puppy Linux		independent Linux branch	2003	no	?
icon	Red Flag		Red Hat branch	1999	no	?
icon	RIPLinuX	Personal Computer, 32/64-bit	Slackware branch	?	no	?
	Red Hat Linux	Workstation, Server	founder of Red Hat branch	1994	no	?
icon	Sabayon		Gentoo branch	?	no	?
icon	SAM Linux		Mandriva branch	?	no	?
icon	Scientific Linux		Red Hat branch	?	no	?
	Slackware		founder of Slackware branch	1993	no	?
icon	Sorcerer		founder of Sorcerer branch	Oct 2001	no	?
icon	Source Mage		Linux, Sorcerer branch	Apr 2002	no	?
icon	SuSE Linux		Linux, Slackware branch	Apr 1994	no	?
icon	Stress Linux		?	?	no	?
	Tinfoil Hat Linux		independent Linux branch	2002	yes (discontinued 2006)	Security expert, often a hired mercenary.
icon	TinySofa Linux		?	?	no	?
icon	Turbolinux		Red Hat branch	circa 1998	no	?
icon	Ubuntu	Multi-edition, 32/64-bit	Linux, Debian branch, founder of Ubuntu branch	Oct 2004	no	?
icon	Yellow Dog Linux	Personal Computer, Workstation, Server, 32/64-bit	Linux, Red Hat branch	8 Mar 1999	no	?
icon	YES		?	?	no	?
icon	Yggdrasil Linux	Personal Computer, 16/32-bit	Linux, independent branch	Dec 1992	yes (discontinued 1995)	?
icon	Yoper	Personal Computer and Server, 32-bit	Linux, independent branch	Jan 2003	no	?
icon	Zenwalk		Linux, Slackware branch	?	no	?
icon	Zeus Linux		?	?	no	?

Mainframe-tan list

Icon	Character	Class	Family	Debut	Obsolescence?	Roles
icon	BESM	mainframe	IAS	1950's	yes	?
	BESYS	mainframe	GMOS line	1957	yes	?
	BOS/360	mainframe	IBM, System/360	1965	yes	?
icon	BUIC	mainframe	MIT,SAGE	1960	yes (decommissioned 1983)	SAGE's daughter and backup system.
	Cray-1	mainframe	Cray	1976	yes	Considered the first 'supercomputer'.
icon	Colossus	mainframe	Independant	1943	no	British WWII-era codebreaker, died in 1945, resurrected in 1996, currently works as an assassin.
icon	DIPS	mainframe	Independant(?)	1969	yes (circa 1991)	Telephone operator.
icon	ENIAC	mainframe	?	1945	yes	Mathematician who worked for the US Army during WWII.
	GMOS	mainframe	IBM, GMOS line (founder)	1955	yes (discontinued circa 1960's)	Foundress of the IBM Mainframe OS-tan line, venerated as a god by later generations of IBM-tans.
icon	Harvard Mark I	mainframe	Harvard line (founder)	1944	yes (decommissioned circa 1955)	Mathematician for the US Navy.
icon	Harvard Mark II	mainframe	Harvard	1947	yes	?
icon	Harvard Mark III	mainframe	Harvard	1949	yes	?
icon	Harvard Mark IV	mainframe	Harvard	1952	yes	?
icon	IAS	mainframe	IAS (founder)	1951	yes	?
	IBSYS	mainframe	GMOS line	1957	yes	?
icon	ILLIAC	mainframe	IAS	1952	no	?
icon	KRONOS	mainframe	CDC	1970's	?	?
icon	MACE	mainframe	CDC	1960's	?	?
icon	MCP	mainframe	Burroughs	1961	no	?
icon	Music/SP	mainframe	IBM	1972	yes (hobbyist use today)	Teacher.
	NOS	mainframe	CDC	1970's	yes	?
icon	NOS/VE	mainframe	CDC	1980's	yes	?
icon	ORDVAC	mainframe	IAS	1952	yes	?
	OS/360	mainframe	IBM, System/360	1964	no	?
	RCA TSOS	mainframe	RCA	1966	no	?
icon	SABRE	mainframe	MIT, descended from SAGE	1950's	yes	?
	SAGE	mainframe	MIT, descended from Whirlwind	1959	yes (decommissioned in 1983)	US Air Force officer who worked in bomber defense, inspired many computer and networking technologies, became a drifter after her retirement.
	SCOPE	mainframe	CDC	1963	yes	?
icon	TOS/360	mainframe	IBM,System/360	1965	yes	?
icon	TSS/360	mainframe	IBM,System/360	1967	yes	?
	UMES	mainframe, academic OS	GMOS line	1958	yes (decommissioned in 1967)	?
icon	VM/CMS	mainframe	MIT (through CP/CMS), but affiliated with IBM	1972	no	?
icon	VSE (DOS/360)	mainframe	IBM, System/360	1966	no	?
icon	Whirlwind	mainframe	MIT	1943	yes (decommissioned in 1973)	?
	WWMCCS	mainframe	unknown	1962	yes (decommissioned in 1996)	?

Unix-tan list:

Icon	Character	Class	Family	Debut	Obsolescence?	Roles
icon	Bell Labs UNIX	class	Founder of UNIX lineage, descended from Multics	1969	?	Matriarch of all Unix OSes, co-founder of Linux/Unix Consortium.
icon	AIX	Workstation	lineage	1986	no	roles
icon	Belenix	?	?	?	?	roles
icon	BSD	?	Unix, BSD branch (founder)	1978	no	One of UNIX's oldest and most influential daughters.
icon	Dragonfly BSD	Personal Computer	BSD	2004	no	?
icon	Evoke	Personal Computer	Unix, BSD branch	31 Dec 2007	no	Lives as a wanderer, accompanies MilaX and Damn Small Linux.
icon	FreeBSD	Personal Computer, Workstation	BSD	Nov 1993	no	BSD's most influential daughter, defector from the Unix Wars; co-leader of the User Space Gang.
icon	Inferno	Personal Computer	Research Unix (through Plan 9)	1995	no	roles
icon	IRIX	Workstation	Unix	1985	no	roles
icon	Midnight BSD	?	BSD	?	no	roles
icon	Minix	?	Unix-like	?	no	Linux's mentor, mediator between the Linux-tans and Unix-tans.
icon	NeXTSTEP	Workstation, Server	BSD, created NeXT/OSX branch	1988	yes (discontinued 1996)	roles
icon	QNX	Embedded OS	Unix-like	1982	no	roles
icon	SCO Unix	Workstation, Server	Unix, SysV branch	1989	no	roles
icon	Ultrix	Minicomputer OS	BSD	1984	yes (discontinued 1995)	Officer in DEC Military.
icon	UnixWare	Workstation, Server	Unix	1991	no	roles
icon	Xenix	Workstation	Unix, SysV branch	1980	yes	roles

Icon	Character	Class	Family	Debut	Obsolescence?	Roles
icon	Aegis (Domain/OS)	Server	?	?	no	?
icon	Amber	?	Multics-like	1980's	yes	?
icon	Amiga	Home computer	Amigoid	24 Jul 1985	no	co-founder and leader of the Vintage Federation, an artist and musician, cadet of former Commodore Fleet.
icon	Amstrad CPC	Home computer	Amstrad	1984	yes (discontinued circa 1990)	step-sister of the Sinclair-tans, in the Vintage Federation
icon	AROS	Personal Computer (hobbyist OS)	Amigoid	1995	no
icon	Atari DOS	Home computer, 8-bit	Atari	1979	yes (discontinued circa 1991)	Co-leader of former Atari family faction, is a magician and entertainer,
icon	Atari ST	Home computer, 16-bit	Atari	1985	yes	?
icon	Bluebottle	?	Descended from Oberon	early 2000's	no	?
icon	BTSS	Mainframe?	?	1964	yes	?
icon	Chromium	Personal Computer	?	?	no	?
icon	CoCo (Tandy Color Computer)	Home computer, 8-bit	Tandy	1980	yes (discontinued 1991)	?
icon	Coleco Adam	Home computer, 8-bit	independent	1983	yes (discontinued 1985)	?
icon	Commodore PET	Home computer, 8-bit	Commodore	1977	yes (discontinued 1982)	?
icon	Commodore VIC-20	Home computer, 8-bit	Commodore	1980	yes (discontinued 1985)	?
icon	Commodore 64	Home computer, 8-bit	Commodore	1982	yes (discontinued 1993)	?
icon	Commodore 65	prototype (8-bit home computer)	Commodore	n/a	yes (canceled 1991)	?
icon	Commodore 128	Home computer, 8-bit	Commodore	1985	yes (discontinued 1989)	?
icon	Commodore Plus/4 (C264 series)	Home computer, 8-bit	Commodore	1984	yes (discontinued 1985)	?
icon	Contiki	Embedded OS, hobbyist OS	independent	circa 2008	no	?
icon	CTSS	Mainframe	MIT (via Whirlwind)	1961	yes (decommissioned 1973)	?
icon	DexOS	hobbyist OS	independent	Dec 2004	no	?
icon	DOS-11	Minicomputer	DEC (PDP-11 line)	1970	yes (discontinued 1973)	?
icon	eComStation	Workstation	IBM (through OS/2)	29 Sep 2000	no	?
icon	eCOS	Embedded OS, real-time	independent	?	no	?
icon	EPOC	Embedded OS, real-time, 16/32-bit	independent	1989	yes (discontinued late 90s)	?
icon	EXEC	Mainframe	UNIVAC	1951 (UNIVAC 1), 1962 (EXEC)	yes (discontinued mid 1980's)	?
icon	GENIAC	Personal computer, hobbyist system	independent	1955	yes (discontinued early 60's)	?
icon	IMSAI 8080	Personal computer, hobbyist system, 8-bit	independent	Dec 1975	no (revived through Series Two line)	?
icon	ITS	Mainframe	MIT	late 1960's	yes (decommissioned 1995)	?
icon	LINC	Minicomputer	DEC (ancestor of several PDP lines)	1964	yes	?
icon	MenuetOS	Hobbyist OS	independent	circa 2001	no	?
icon	Mertvaya Ruka	Mainframe	independent	1984	yes	?
icon	MITS Altair 8800	Personal computer, hobbyist system, 8-bit	independent	Jan 1975	yes	?

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Windows Family

Windows Family
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Leader:	Windows XP, 7
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Type of faction:	dynasty (DOS and NT branches)
Main social roles:	general, celebrities
Territory:	highly industrialized
Established:	1990
Dissolution:	current
Predecessor:	IBM-Microsoft Family
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