OS-tan families

[Aurora Borealis]

I have a strange question:

Who is the mother of the Mac-tans? (and for that matter, the other Apple-tans?) I mean, Apple I-tan is considered the mother of all the Apple-tans but she died a long time ago only when her daughters Apple II-tan and Lisa-tan were around.

And this being my 1000th post, time for me to say Hasta la vista... Vista!

[C-Chan]

*hugs Aurora-DONO*

Cause you've earned the title.  ^___^
Welcome to the wonderful world of Gnu!  ^v^

In response to your question,...... that's an excellent question.......... and you should be commended for asking that question.......... cause only smart, GNU-types are capable of asking such a deep question............ indeed it's a question for the ages, worth pondering over a cup of fine white tea...................... or maybe lemongrass tea..................................  *points*  Ooh look, it's Tiger-sama dancing a jig atop a roof under the pale of moonlight!  @o@

*quickly runs away*

Added after 7 minutes:

Nah just kidding.  ^__^

If we really want to get into the down-and-dirty, a mother doesn't necessarily have to be around to be the biological mother.  Besides, there's also the origin of OSX to throw a monkey wrench into the whole thing. ^^'

[Bella]

Wow! How you find the time to make vector tutorials, help SleepyD with OS/2's coloring, do commissioned drawings, and write all that, I'll never know

1.0-san doesn't say a thing, but her expression is enough to let Amiga know what's happening. She gets dressed and runs outside in the moonlit pasture, until she hears 2.0-chan gasping, crying and convulsing near a creek. Amiga doesn't panic as this is something of a monthly occurrence -- she bends down, administers the medicine, then holds 2.0-chan tight, mumbling comforting words. She does this holding back her own tears, as the near-sleepwalking 2.0-chan keeps begging to be put out of her misery. As her air passages clear up, her begging turns into loud raving, screaming and viscious kicking and convulsions that test even Amiga's own physical strength, all of which dies down at the very climax, once she somehow awakens but is burdened with an extreme exhaustion. She quietly apologizes and thanks Amiga-san before sleeping in her arms, then drifting off back to memories of her past.

;015

To use a NejinOniwa phrase...Oh Shi...
2.0-chan makes VMS-san's problems, (ya know, having her DNA stolen and shaped into a little near-doppleganger of her, even down to the training as a swordsman, and then become a fringe-shark-obsessed-cleaver-wielding-madwoman, not to mention always being picked on by a real Unix stepsister) seem like tiny potatoes!

She's manically delicious!

* I can't believe I used that phrase again :...( *

Before they head home, they go off to fish for a very civil, Musical-style face-off (think Grease or West Side Story) with the local Mac Gang, but Xenix-san comes in to interject and takes the little troublemakers back "home" (more like to base). There they have a very pleasant dinner prepared by Xenix with help from 1.0-san, but as usual Father is not there to eat with them.

OMG I started laughing like a nutcase when I read this XD

Who is the mother of the Mac-tans? (and for that matter, the other Apple-tans?) I mean, Apple I-tan is considered the mother of all the Apple-tans but she died a long time ago only when her daughters Apple II-tan and Lisa-tan were around.

Like C-Chan said, it's tough to tell, but I might suggest Mac System 1 for all (or most of) the systems up to 9...

And I think her mother would be Lisa-san, or if you'd prefer keeping all the Mac-tans a sister group, maybe Lisa would be their mother, instead ( cause honestly I'm not sure I see System 1-chan as being a motherly type )

(I'm going by that non-Unix timeline:)



The OS X's, however, confuse me as well...I wanna say Darwin-san or something...

And this being my 1000th post, time for me to say Hasta la vista... Vista!

GNU/Linux! Yay!

*I'm gonna spam like hell in the games forum when I reach Vista rank XD*

[C-Chan]

Wow! How you find the time to make vector tutorials, help SleepyD with OS/2's coloring, do commissioned drawings, and write all that, I'll never know  

Trust me, sometimes I ask that myself.  -v-
Short answer is,... I don't.... I just end up with half-completed projects and half-assed promises.  ^___^;

*stares shamefully in the direction of SAM-tan*  ;___;

To use a NejinOniwa phrase...Oh Shi...
2.0-chan makes VMS-san's problems, (ya know, having her DNA stolen and shaped into a little near-doppleganger of her, even down to the training as a swordsman, and then become a fringe-shark-obsessed-cleaver-wielding-madwoman, not to mention always being picked on by a real Unix stepsister) seem like tiny potatoes!

Oh, now that you reminded me....  ^^

I forgot to include the scene shortly before OS/2-tan's explusion, where she walks a long  corridor and encounters a very p*ssed off VMS-san storming out of some doors yelling threats and admonishments.  The young OS/2-chan cowers under the glare of the older woman as she simply passes by her doing little more than stare in silence.  

The basic emphasis of the manga at this stage is to illustrate from their perspectives that something is definitely going wrong, but they're neither learned nor powerful enough to know what it is (it would take them many years before they both found out the truth).  

As far as suffering goes, it's really hard to say, just because VMS-sama would GO through a lot from that very moment in time I just mentioned.  Amiga-tan has and continues to go through ton of hardships, same for Lisa-chan and PCDOS-chan.  And don't forget UNIX-sama, who's seen quite a lot in her 40 years that would make even the strongest men curl up like a fetis in despair.

But 2.0-chan might be a special case cause she's exceptionally cute, hence undeserving of bad things.  Makes me wonder if I should continue, given that it doesn't exactly get any better during the 90's.  *.*

OMG I started laughing like a nutcase when I read this XD

Naturally, the fights among the big guns during that era (e.g., UNIX) were serious, but among the personal computers it was quite chivalrous (or in the case of these young'uns, quite theatric).  This is one of the reasons why 2.0-chan simply couldn't adapt to such aggressive, violent, scorched-earth tactics that would become commonplace.

Like C-Chan said, it's tough to tell, but I might suggest Mac System 1 for all (or most of) the systems up to 9...

And I think her mother would be Lisa-san, or if you'd prefer keeping all the Mac-tans a sister group, maybe Lisa would be their mother, instead ( cause honestly I'm not sure I see System 1-chan as being a motherly type  )

I agree.  Admittedly, Win1.0-san is not exactly mature, yet I still can't picture Mac1.0-tan is the motherly type either.  But who's to say we couldn't think of a decent explanation here and now.  ^^

[Bella]

I forgot to include the scene shortly before OS/2-tan's explusion, where she walks a long corridor and encounters a very p*ssed off VMS-san storming out of some doors yelling threats and admonishments. The young OS/2-chan cowers under the glare of the older woman as she simply passes by her doing little more than stare in silence.

Hoohoo....

That'd be ironic that the two others most influential on NT-tan wouldn't even get along...

And don't forget UNIX-sama, who's seen quite a lot in her 40 years that would make even the strongest men curl up like a fetis in despair.

Like her family tearing each other to shreds?

Not to mention by all means she *should* have been dead long ago (in the OS age scale)

I think having so many OSs in her likeness gives her power. Cause if you think about it, all the Unixes, Linuxes, BSDs, Mac OS Xs, among others, all call themselves "like her"...something not before seen with other OS, at least not widespread (who's called Windows 98 "DOS[albeit with a GUI]-like" or NT "VMS-like"?)

I usually think of the lifespan of an OS-tan as being indicated by how well known they are, how lasting their influence is, and by how many people use them. Therefor, someone like XP-tan will live a very long life, whereas Xenix-san a short one...

I see the secret to Unix-sama's life as being something of a loophole, because (as far as I know) nobody uses Bell Labs' Unix anymore. But millions use her descendants, and the Unix/Unix-like link is perhaps the closest link between any one OS and it's descendants.

Perhaps without having so many looking up to her, keeping her beliefs and teachings alive for all these years, some even keeping her bloodline going, giving her a part of their energy, even if subconsciously, she would have been gone long ago...

But 2.0-chan might be a special case cause she's exceptionally cute, hence undeserving of bad things. Makes me wonder if I should continue, given that it doesn't exactly get any better during the 90's. *.*

Ooooh...more to this tale of woe? I'm all ears...

I guess it's so interesting because most (if not all) OS-tans have, or will, be betrayed at some point, in one way or another...just the nature of their world, where sisters replace sisters, companies get rid of "children", and mentors can fast become enemies....

Have I revealed my presence as a drama queen yet...? Heehee...

Well I do hate to sound authoritative, especially considering I'll likely never write this, nor does this exist outside of my head

Sounds like me XD

I have some grandiose "plans" for spectacular SCO/Unixware/Linux-tan battle scenes (something about being the true heir of Unix...spoiler alert! It's not SCO Unix-tan!), sappy early Apple family and GEM and Apple Lisa comics, hilarious XP-tan vs. Vistan fights (where at the middle of the battle NT-san appears and convinces her daughters to cut it out...).

Doubt anyone will ever see anything, cause I have trouble staying focused on my comics for very long (although, I do have to say if any's likely to be made, it's the first one)...

[C-Chan]

Hoohoo....

That'd be ironic that the two others most influential on NT-tan wouldn't even get along...

Probably a bad time to mention that I also had a manga for OS/2-sama in mind as well.  This one, however, would be part of the Anti$oft Coalition series, so stories range from humorous to similarly dramatic.  In one such humorous story, the entire gang is waiting to attack the Microsoft Family as their vacationing at beach.  She waits until nightfall to unleash her attack, and indeed at the signal all members rush into the encampment firing their weapons blindly.  OS/2-sama is naturally overjoyed (in a sick kind of way) and is envisioning her phaser vaporizing foes left and right.....

....And then she gets awakened by a very p*ssed off VMS-sama (with some hair frizzled by a stray phaser shot), who has one hand clasped at her neck, the other crushing her phaser.  The other A$C members are similarly surrounded by very well-armed and very angry CIOST members.  Realizing her mistake, OS/2-sama tries to crack a joke with her sort-of-rival

Meanwhile, on a beachfront some kilometers away, the Windows-tans are busy having fun, then stop to watch the beautiful fireworks display in the distance.  

Or at least, they LOOK like fireworks..... ^^;

Like her family tearing each other to shreds?

Precisely.  ^___^
Apart from destroying her family, the UNIX Wars also weakened the old dynasty enough to lose ground to the emergent M$ (on the server side, lead by your favorite NT-tan).

Not to mention by all means she *should* have been dead long ago (in the OS age scale)

She jokes about that quite a lot. The dark humor that she's developed over the years tends to make a lot of her subordinates uncomfortable.  ^^;

I think having so many OSs in her likeness gives her power. Cause if you think about it, all the Unixes, Linuxes, BSDs, Mac OS Xs, among others, all call themselves "like her"...something not before seen with other OS, at least not widespread (who's called Windows 98 "DOS[albeit with a GUI]-like" or NT "VMS-like"?)

Well in the case of M$ products, they purposely avoided any relationship to DOS and VMS for marketing reasons.  "Windows" certainly sounds a lot more refreshing and appealing than "OS/2", which sounds like a type of mouse device to anyone geeky enough to get the reference.  ^_______^;
But it is true what they say in that children grants a person a kind of immortality.

I usually think of the lifespan of an OS-tan as being indicated by how well known they are, how lasting their influence is, and by how many people use them. Therefor, someone like XP-tan will live a very long life, whereas Xenix-san a short one...

Yep, that's exactly how I view it as well.  ^___^
Likewise, open source OS-tans will live for much longer than anyone, since someone will always try to keep it or a variant of the OS alive.  Proprietary OS-tans, however, are more at risk since they're essentially at the mercy of people who live off the Bottom Line.... -__-'

In Xenix-sama's case, she was both proprietary and not very well-liked either.  However, she did have a daughter (albeit one that obviously needed a lot of love when she was younger... ^^;), so at least she had that going for her.

I see the secret to Unix-sama's life as being something of a loophole, because (as far as I know) nobody uses Bell Labs' Unix anymore. But millions use her descendants, and the Unix/Unix-like link is perhaps the closest link between any one OS and it's descendants.

Perhaps without having so many looking up to her, keeping her beliefs and teachings alive for all these years, some even keeping her bloodline going, giving her a part of their energy, even if subconsciously, she would have been gone long ago...

Actually, don't be so sure.... ^___^

http://www.tuhs.org/

You can actually use old pre-System III Unices and even look up their source code.  I imagine a lot of hardcore specialists take old UNIX-sama for a spin to better get a handle of the legendary operating system, cause what better way to learn things than to go straight to the roots?  ^v^

But yes, in my proposed storyline, UNIX-sama complains about not being able to "die" (again, dark humor) because her essence is imparted permanently in so many critical systems across the world.  Hence, the REALLY big deal about finding a good successor who has the strength, wisdom and responsibility to take on such an Atlasian task.  If it were something as simple and vain as a power grab or an exchange of crowns, she would've "raffled it" to one of her daughters years ago.  ^v^;

Ooooh...more to this tale of woe? I'm all ears...

I guess it's so interesting because most (if not all) OS-tans have, or will, be betrayed at some point, in one way or another...just the nature of their world, where sisters replace sisters, companies get rid of "children", and mentors can fast become enemies....

Have I revealed my presence as a drama queen yet...? Heehee...

You and me both (though I'd be the king)....  ^___^'
If you like that stuff, then by all means stick by mean and I'll guarantee you a good bucketful of Weep.  ^.^

UNIX-sama's case would be very special, however, as her story is extremely sad (especially her origin), yet simultaneously she makes it very difficult [intentionally] to make you feel sorry for her.  

As for my so-called manga ideas, the most difficult part for me if I had created them would be the warring period of the 1990's (both on the UNIX side and the Windows one), simply because I probably wouldn't have refrained from making it less graphic than I envision it.  After all, there's only a few thousands OSes, but there are millions of programs, files, viruses, services, hardware, etc., that could make up a viable population for such a storyline.  

I usually don't picture 95-tan or NT-tan vanquishing the market all by themselves, but simply being elite generals commanding huge, technologically-advanced armies that do most of the dirty work (i guess a good analogy would be like Old Republic Jedis).

In any event, I still fancy the idea of creating humorous stories as well, especially those taking place in the modern era.  And if you think I'm too Windows discriminatory, note that one of my first comic ideas would've paired Homeo and Palm-chan for some very,...... creative scenarios.  ^^;

(big hint:  hope you found that Easter Egg.... ^____^;)

Sounds like me XD

I have some grandiose "plans" for spectacular SCO/Unixware/Linux-tan battle scenes (something about being the true heir of Unix...spoiler alert! It's not SCO Unix-tan!), sappy early Apple family and GEM and Apple Lisa comics, hilarious XP-tan vs. Vistan fights (where at the middle of the battle NT-san appears and convinces her daughters to cut it out...).

Doubt anyone will ever see anything, cause I have trouble staying focused on my comics for very long (although, I do have to say if any's likely to be made, it's the first one)...

Tell you what.  ^__^
Once I get done with all this commission work, how about starting a collaboration in that respect?  
It is true that creatin ga manga by yourself is tough, but between two or more people it becomes manageable.  Plus we both think on the same wavelength as I'm seeing.  ^__^
It'd just be a matter of developing a very time-efficient drawing style that's fast to draw but doesn't cut too much into quality.  -v-

[GeekyKitty]

3.1-chan, Hacchan and 95-sama are made of epic win. *noddles*

[Bella]

....And then she gets awakened by a very p*ssed off VMS-sama (with some hair frizzled by a stray phaser shot), who has one hand clasped at her neck, the other crushing her phaser. The other A$C members are similarly surrounded by very well-armed and very angry CIOST members. Realizing her mistake, OS/2-sama tries to crack a joke with her sort-of-rival

Meanwhile, on a beachfront some kilometers away, the Windows-tans are busy having fun, then stop to watch the beautiful fireworks display in the distance.

Whahaaha!!! Somehow I do see VMS-sama treating OS/2-san like a little punk XD

Especially when OS/2-san is trying to go after the Windows clan...NT-san included...and I think while VMS-sama consciously is disgusted by NT-san, she'll always have an odd little soft spot for her clone...

Apart from destroying her family, the UNIX Wars also weakened the old dynasty enough to lose ground to the emergent M$ (on the server side, lead by your favorite NT-tan).

Bouya...?  ;018

Not to mention those "damned Linuxes" and their open sourcery, eh?

She jokes about that quite a lot. The dark humor that she's developed over the years tends to make a lot of her subordinates uncomfortable. ^^;

Darkly humorous, I like, I like  ;006

In Xenix-sama's case, she was both proprietary and not very well-liked either. However, she did have a daughter (albeit one that obviously needed a lot of love when she was younger... ^^, so at least she had that going for her.

Too bad M$ didn't have the foresight to hold onto Xenix and somehow integrate it into Windows....Oh, what could have been :..|

Actually, don't be so sure.... ^___^

Wow. I had no idea about that!

UNIX-sama's case would be very special, however, as her story is extremely sad (especially her origin), yet simultaneously she makes it very difficult [intentionally] to make you feel sorry for her.

*leans forward dramatically*

Yee...eeesss? I'm all ears....

But let us not forget what it says in the Book of Unix-sama-ism, "thou who shalt feelith sorry for the Goddess will be beatith with an aluminum cane!"

As for my so-called manga ideas, the most difficult part for me if I had created them would be the warring period of the 1990's (both on the UNIX side and the Windows one), simply because I probably wouldn't have refrained from making it less graphic than I envision it. After all, there's only a few thousands OSes, but there are millions of programs, files, viruses, services, hardware, etc., that could make up a viable population for such a storyline.

I usually don't picture 95-tan or NT-tan vanquishing the market all by themselves, but simply being elite generals commanding huge, technologically-advanced armies that do most of the dirty work (i guess a good analogy would be like Old Republic Jedis).

Hmmm...never thought of it that way...

In any event, I still fancy the idea of creating humorous stories as well, especially those taking place in the modern era. And if you think I'm too Windows discriminatory, note that one of my first comic ideas would've paired Homeo and Palm-chan for some very,...... creative scenarios. ^^;

;013 Um...erm....well...I'm a bit...er...afraid to ask...?

Tell you what. ^__^
Once I get done with all this commission work, how about starting a collaboration in that respect?
It is true that creatin ga manga by yourself is tough, but between two or more people it becomes manageable. Plus we both think on the same wavelength as I'm seeing. ^__^
It'd just be a matter of developing a very time-efficient drawing style that's fast to draw but doesn't cut too much into quality. -v-

Sounds neat!

Time would be the biggest problem...I think I'm fairly efficient at lining, and coloring to some extent...Shading is a bit of a pain, but just doing flat-shading would be easier...

But that's a ways off

Added after 5 minutes:

Oh, and I've thought of a one-panel comic idea...maybe I'll elaborate in my own thread...

[C-Chan]

Whahaaha!!! Somehow I do see VMS-sama treating OS/2-san like a little punk XD

Especially when OS/2-san is trying to go after the Windows clan...NT-san included...and I think while VMS-sama consciously is disgusted by NT-san, she'll always have an odd little soft spot for her clone...

Exactly, and yes I never thought of it that way, but that's a PERFECT example of how VMS-sama views OS/2-tan.  ^___^

Then again,........... now I can't help think of Dirty Harry every time I think of VMS-tan.....  Â¬Â¬;

Bouya...?  

Not to mention those "damned Linuxes" and their open sourcery, eh?

Well, I guess that might've been UNIX-sama's position on them in the past.  It is true that she cursed the birth of Linux-tan and disinherited Minix-tan for a while for teaching her their ways.  No doubt the first few years were spent trying to track down and destroy the "abomination" -- but once the UNIX wars reached a critical level and the whole family teared eachother apart, suddenly the meager young pioneer wasn't much of a concern anymore.  And by the time she did turn into a threat, UNIX-sama was already a changed woman, now contemplating the possibility that salvation of the UNIX dynasty could indeed be external.  Now they're both very cordial and academic friends, even if their ideologies are in complete polar opposites.  Both are technically and scientifically-proficient, but UNIX-sama is still cold, calculating and cynical old-school capitalist, whereas Linux-sama is optimistic, moral, honest and more than willing to accept a socialistic world view.  

Note, that doesn't mean that some of UNIX-sama's descendants don't think of the Linuces as fakes and imposters.  ^^;

*leans forward dramatically*

Yee...eeesss? I'm all ears....

But let us not forget what it says in the Book of Unix-sama-ism, "thou who shalt feelith sorry for the Goddess will be beatith with an aluminum cane!"

Though speaketh truthfully, Sister Bella.  ^___^

Course, you're all ears, but I'm not all fingers.... ^v^;
Have to prepare for a trip, so I might not be able to resume until I'm well-established in my new locale.  ^.^;

However, although we're not exactly off-topic, I still think I'll resume from my thread, only because I want to keep my ideas and drawings in the same place.  ^__^;

Hmmm...never thought of it that way...

I didn't initially either, but given how [rightfully] powerful we made some of these new characters, I needed an explanation for HOW someone like 95-tan could've defeated them all.  The answer lied in expanding the OS-tan world to imitiate to a degree the same socio-political mess of our own real-life world.  

The UNIX-tans alone MAY have the power to eliminate the Windows-tans alone, but they alone couldn't defeat the huge armies of Microsoft (aka, lawyers, institutes, lobbyists, etc), nor could they hope to quell the millions upon billions of "people" living under the M$ jurisdiction (the M$ Gamers alone would make for very effective partisans and guerrilas... ^^;).  

Now combine the UNIX-tans with their allegorical armies and people, and the size of which is STILL not enough to defeat the Windows-tans.  Prhaps just barely enough to defend what's left of their territories from daily incursions (M$ on one side, CIOST in the other, trouble in the borderlands, rebel factions and infighting, etc).

Maybe it's because I've always been a big history buff, but I find it more interesting to view this imaginary world of ours in that context.  ^^

Um...erm....well...I'm a bit...er...afraid to ask...?

When you find the Easter Egg, ask me.  *teehee!*  ^>^

Sounds neat!

Time would be the biggest problem...I think I'm fairly efficient at lining, and coloring to some extent...Shading is a bit of a pain, but just doing flat-shading would be easier...

But that's a ways off  

Oh, and I've thought of a one-panel comic idea...maybe I'll elaborate in my own thread...

Yep, we'll discuss later.  ^__~

[Bella]

Exactly, and yes I never thought of it that way, but that's a PERFECT example of how VMS-sama views OS/2-tan. ^___^

Then again,........... now I can't help think of Dirty Harry every time I think of VMS-tan..... ¬¬

Heeheee...I just had the oddest image pop into my mind with OS/2-san and VMS-sama...

Remember that scene from Kill Bill vol. 1 where Beatrix put that young Yakuza over her knee and spanked him with her sword?

That, but with VMS-sama and OS/2-san.

Man, I need to go to bed, NOW....

Well, I guess that might've been UNIX-sama's position on them in the past. It is true that she cursed the birth of Linux-tan and disinherited Minix-tan for a while for teaching her their ways. No doubt the first few years were spent trying to track down and destroy the "abomination"

"destroy the "abomination"" Just made me laugh...XD

And aside from Unix-sama disinheriting Minix-tan, would, at some point, Minix-tan have turned on Linux-san?

(cause of that whole microkernel vs. monolithic kernel argument, and don't some Minix fans say Linux copied Minix, and stole away users...)

Note, that doesn't mean that some of UNIX-sama's descendants don't think of the Linuces as fakes and imposters. ^^;

Whatever you say, don't say SCO Unix, or you will be sued... *oops, too late...*

Course, you're all ears, but I'm not all fingers.... ^v^;

Best. Comeback. Ever. XD

Have to prepare for a trip, so I might not be able to resume until I'm well-established in my new locale. ^.^;

Hope you have a good trip!

*takes out raincheck book and pen*

*To C-Chan, in the amount of one sappy Unix-sama story, signed Bella....*

there XD

However, although we're not exactly off-topic, I still think I'll resume from my thread, only because I want to keep my ideas and drawings in the same place. ^__^;

I think this is getting **kinda OT**...Hehee...

nor could they hope to quell the millions upon billions of "people" living under the M$ jurisdiction (the M$ Gamers alone would make for very effective partisans and guerrilas... ^^.

Wahaha!!!

(Do we Photoshoppers on XP count as M$ gamers...?)

I didn't initially either, but given how [rightfully] powerful we made some of these new characters, I needed an explanation for HOW someone like 95-tan could've defeated them all. The answer lied in expanding the OS-tan world to imitiate to a degree the same socio-political mess of our own real-life world.

Makes me think about my view on the personal computer-tans (like K8 and DY, who are both "registered with the Windows "political party"" [though the former wanders a bit] XD)

When you find the Easter Egg, ask me. *teehee!* ^>^

I found it!!! OMG, I cannot believe I missed it. I was looking for a signature or something, not an actual PICTURE XD

Yep, we'll discuss later. ^__~

We should have a "Non-canon conjecture, theories, and discussions on OS-tans, that doesn't really fit in any other thread" thread  ;010

[C-Chan]

*darts in*

Remember that scene from Kill Bill vol. 1 where Beatrix put that young Yakuza over her knee and spanked him with her sword?

That, but with VMS-sama and OS/2-san.

Yeah, that would've been my favorite scene from the entire movie..... ^___________________^

But VMS-sama and OS/2-san aren't really that disparate in height, so it wouldn't have the same effect as her spanking another -tan/-kun that barely reaches up to her chest.... -.-

*lecherous light bulb flashes*

On the other hand, I could go and fetch Opera-kun (aka "Mr. Opera") for ya.  ^___^

And aside from Unix-sama disinheriting Minix-tan, would, at some point, Minix-tan have turned on Linux-san?

(cause of that whole microkernel vs. monolithic kernel argument, and don't some Minix fans say Linux copied Minix, and stole away users...)

Naah, at least not in any mean-spirited way.  I picture their relationship more as professor and student -- naturally they will have heated arguments and sometimes may not talk to one another for long periods of time, but underlying everything is a strong sense of respect.  ^__^

Whatever you say, don't say SCO Unix, or you will be sued... *oops, too late...*

SCO-chan is so desparate for money now, I may just let her sue me out of pity.  A "Pity Lawsuit", I call it.  ^^
She'll lose dismally, but I reckon it's the only bit of anything that makes her happy these days.  ^___^'

*To C-Chan, in the amount of one sappy Unix-sama story, signed Bella....*

Best Descriptor Ever!  ^v^

(Do we Photoshoppers on XP count as M$ gamers...?)

Absolutely not.....  ^__^
We just call your kind "Mac Bait".  ^.^

I found it!!! OMG, I cannot believe I missed it. I was looking for a signature or something, not an actual PICTURE XD

*pulls out pompons and celebrates*  ^v^

We should have a "Non-canon conjecture, theories, and discussions on OS-tans, that doesn't really fit in any other thread" thread

Yeah, I'd go for that.  And I volunteer Bella-sama to roll-out its deployment!  ^v^

*darts out*

[Bella]

Yeah, that would've been my favorite scene from the entire movie..... ^___________________^

LOL...
I guess the OS/2-tan/VMS-san dialogue would go something like "this is what you get for messing with my clone!"

Naah, at least not in any mean-spirited way. I picture their relationship more as professor and student -- naturally they will have heated arguments and sometimes may not talk to one another for long periods of time, but underlying everything is a strong sense of respect. ^__^

I guess that's good

Absolutely not..... ^__^
We just call your kind "Mac Bait". ^.^

....erm....if you say so...

Yeah, I'd go for that. And I volunteer Bella-sama to roll-out its deployment! ^v^

I'll do that

I just wonder if the title should be so...wordy...

Or not XD

[Bella]

I was reading about RT-11:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT-11

And trying to figure out an OS-tan for it...

I'm just wondering, would she be, like, a descendant of OS/8 or TOPS-10



(I guess what I mostly wonder is what that purple line means...)

[C-Chan]

*heeeeeeeeeeeeeeave*
*hoooooooooooooooooe*
*heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeave*  >V<

*collapses*

Oh fine, okay, you win XP girl....  -.-;

Let's see if we can give RT-11 a family.  ^___^

*studies chart*

..........................................................You know,....
If you ever watched Vandread, you'd recognize the term "Ohma" and "Fahma", but oh well let's stick to something more down-to-earth.  ^______^;

The dotted line generally means "influenced by" or has "components of".  Given that TOPS-san is older, I would venture to guess that she tutored or adopted OS/8-tan.  I also believe that RX-11-tan would be a direct descendant of TOPS-san, and perhaps only a younger [half]-sister to OS/8-tan.  

I guess we could brainstorm more,.... you know where.... ^.^

[NejinOniwa]

..........................................................You know,....
If you ever watched Vandread, you'd recognize the term "Ohma" and "Fahma", but oh well let's stick to something more down-to-earth. ^______^;

Gueeh, that particular part of the series gave me a damn fright, stop being scary sempai!