OS-tan theories and disscusion

[Techno the fox]

I'm Back!   I'm starting to be a bit of a lurker >.< BAD TECHNO BAD!
*Hits himself*

I promise to post more in the very near future.


Now, onto the commenting.


GCOS-Tan. Pretty ^_^

Another girl with a sword who I'm not going to turn my back on.



HYUUUUUH?!? I thoght I saw a Plan-9 Tan somewhere a little while back.
*Goes back about three pages*
Aha! I did! *drools*

NYA!  ;010

Inferno-Chan looks adorable too. But I'm going to keep my distance from her for reasons of my health.

Doctor: You got third degree burns Where?

(I appologise for that..I just couldn't resist myself..)

Prismos-Tan OOOOH *.* (Is that copyrited?)
Beautiful, I love the dress.

While we're on the topic of Windows 1.0-Tan. The thought came up..Whatever happened to her? (our green haired version)
Did she leave, get kicked out, fall in a hole somewhere, Is she even still alive? Or is she a member of that Vintage-Tan group who I'm not going to try to pronounce..

Windows 2.0-Tan's story sounds like a real tear-jerker. But someone said Amiga? Now I'm interested..

I'll admit, I've been bitten by the creativity bug, and now I want to make an actual OS tan. But are there any OSes that haven't gotten a -tan yet?
(don't get me wrong, I'm proud to have Effie, (The nickname I've given Fchan-tan) VBoy-Kun, Sasser.exe-tan, and RCA Pearl-tan)
Yes they're still comming.

Though if we're talking drama, poor Effie got blindsided by her Half sister 4chan-tan and her Mini Mafia who attacked for seemingly no reason. The two of them have been fighting for supremecy ever since.
Though I get the feeling that there are some Os-tans here that have had experiences that would make the Furry V Anonymous wars look like nothing.

Do you all know what that means? That Lamer Exterminator is out to get you! She cannot be bargained with! She cannot be reasoned with! She does not feel pity, remorse or fear-- AAAAAAH!
*Aurora falls down face first with light saber through her chest*


*pulls lightsaber out of Aurora's chest* You were a FOOL to underestimate us. You should have joined the Virus side of the force. Then you would have escaped your fate.

*dark aura and red eyes on Nejin appears*

Fwahahahaha...wHAWHAHAHAGHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*maniacal laughter*

Sasser-tan: Heheheh ....Perfect.... *evil smile*



I know what all of you are thinking..And the answer is no.
I'm not a furry, I do support them in online arguements and enjoy some of their art though.
I'm just your average, kind, computer genious.

As far as magical ability, I'd like to take a passage from Mahou Sensei Negima and apply it here....
Whereas MULTICS-sama would have been very astute in Western-style magic (not unlike the Black/White Magic spells from the Final Fantasy series), GECOS-sama would've been schooled in Eastern magic instead. She would be skilled at Summonings (e.g., lion spirits), word art (e.g., paper that disables opponents or creates barriers), and weapon enhancement (e.g., having a blade slash send out fire or burst of air). But because this form of magic is more tactical, and lacks the area-of-effect destructiveness of MULTICS' sorcery, it was not something she could user to vanquish her enemy outright. (Although in fairness to GECOS-sama, there are specific settings where her magic would've had a decisive advantage of Western magic.)

Wait.. Word Art?
Could this be related to the "Paper Magic" from Read Or Die?

Secret fact: Effie can summon a tentacle monster. Heh.
She can also create portals to different places. She can willfully control this. She can make them go pretty far too. Or use them to go a short distance (Ie: to get on the other side of a locked door).

She like to play pranks on people using this as well, You should always be careful if she asks you to go through a suspicious portal.
If I recall correctly she once tricked a guy into going through a portal that lead straight to /Ah/.

And did I hear someone say something about SAM Linux-tan and AtariDOS-tan?

[Siya]

But are there any OSes that haven't gotten a -tan yet?

Has there been an Oberon-tan, yet?  I've been intending to do one, ever since Bluebottle-tan, but I just haven't nailed a design I like for her, yet.  You should give it a whirl! ^__^

[Aurora Borealis]

No, there isn't an Oberon-tan yet but I also have been wanting to make one. I'm drawing a blank as to what her design would be but I have an idea for what her personality and such would be:

Since Oberon is neither a GUI or a command line interface and that is a very radical (and not very influential) approach, I see Oberon-tan as a radical politician who doesn't fit in with the rest of society so she joined the CIOST. She also has remarkable error-detecting abilities and is a perfectionist (the Oberon programming language which was used to make the Oberon OS is good at detecting errors early). Her outfit would most likely have a black + white color scheme (well... based on the screenshot I saw)

[Siya]

Oooh!  I was going in a completely different direction, and making her like a humanoid alien (think of the clothing designs of The Jetsons or the metallic, futuristic designs from the sixties and seventies).  I was also drawing from Uranus's Moon, Oberon, which the creators of the OS had pictured on some of their literature and the Shakespearian character the moon was named after (King of the Fairies/King of Shadows).  I was going for primarily black and white with blue accents...mostly because it matched with a costume project I had to do for the Shakespearian Oberon.

[Bella]

Regarding Esu-san's Windows 1.0-tan, first let me post it here:

*long explaination of ++ designs and OSC designs*

I totally agree. As you also know, I've always been one for using different designs as different pictured ages, so, as you noted, Esu-san's could be simply 1.0-tan at a younger age. Who knows, maybe her hair lightened a bit with age, and she started dressing down somewhat...

Sorry, I actually meant "Architectures". But yeah, you know what I mean no? ^^'

Yep.

Actually,... I had thought you wanted UNIX-sama to be GECOS-sama's apprentice, not student (that's why I used "would-be"). An apprenticeship is more a union of interest rather than obligation, thus allowing a lot of wiggle room for abuse and resentment that would ultimately backfire badly on GECOS-sama. As you say, UNIX-sama had to learn 80% of her skills on her own, since she could only count on humiliating defeats from MULTICS-sama, verbal abuse from GECOS-sama, a company that was lucky enough to toss her a bone from time to time, and a society that hated her, shunned her, and price-gouged her whenever possible, What little of her secrets GECOS-sama taught her helped her keep up the fight, but they were not decisive at all in her final victory.

I imagine that UNIX-sama's ascendancy -- and her quick transformation from rash, insecure youth to short-tempered equal to GECOS-sama -- would be a sweet-as-in-revenge story to tell. `v'

Okay then, apprentice.

But I guess one thing Unix-sama had going for her was the complete confidence of her creators. Compared to the Multics developers, whom, between like 1964 and 68 were quite doubtful that their project would ever get off the ground half the time...

Now now,... there are still TONS of other OS-tans who did awful things during the old 90's wars, and still came out as fairly decent people (look at 2.0-chan ^^; ).
In her case, it was a combination of that PLUS her mother's legacy she inherited, PLUS her company spoiling her and simultaneously feeding her brain full of the crappiest crap that could be shoveled from a corporate setting.

She may not be entirely at fault for being a pompous, preening egomaniac,... but she deserves to be credited for a little of the blame, if only because she did nothing to pull herself out of that muck.

*insightful look*

Touche...

I've envisioned something similar, although nowhere near as quickly as you're proposing. Bear in mind that early on in Linux-sama's life, UNIX-sama was still her old self and probably wanted this borderline "copycat" of her eliminated. Thus Minix-sensei sent Linux-sama off on her journey for three reasons:

I didn't really have much of a timeline in mind.

1) To save Linux-sama from her own crazy family.

2) To keep her far away from the entangled mess of the Old School Unix Civil War, that was already about to get uglier from that point on.

3) To have her continue her training FAR from any vestiges of war.

It was important, she believed, for Linux-sama to grow physically, emotionally and spiritually without the taint of war, so that when the day came that she would encounter it, she would be devoid of the helplessness that would affects so many of its victims. And indeed, modern-day Linux and her followers not only stand their ground bravely to seemingly insurmountable odds, but devote much of their time to training the disenfranchised to help themselves, as well as hunting down the very root causes of war.

For Linux-sama to approach the fractured UNIX family immediately after the war would not have been possible, since the UNIX-tans could barely trust eachother at that point, let alone a dinky little clone with no power compared to their own. Plus the post UNIX War era was still filled with some violence, given that a lot of their war-torn and effectively abandoned former territories were being usurped by NT-san's forces. And much to their chagrin, a lot of these territories did not put uprise against the invaders, but rather welcomed their new Windows masters.

That sounds about right....

Yeah, in the olden days, conflicts were fought with jousting, tournaments, civilized gunfights with well-groomed armies, and climactic ship-to-ship exchanges. The Mac-tans GLORIOUS army was a sight in its days (and great for parades), but was mostly a show of strength since they never effectively put it to much use. Even skirmishes with the Commodore-tans were a lot more civil, with battles taking place at much smaller scales, opposing generals getting together to chat of jolly ol' times and complimenting one another's tactics, armies taking a break at Christmas to celebrate with one another, and even ransoms.... RANSOMS!!! ...for huge swaths of captured soldiers and generals who regardless are given decent treatment.

It was a very different, crazy, kooky, but ultimately quite trusting world that probably will never return.

In any event, yes its also true that the Macs, led at the time by some very shortsighted people, became not only too overconfident, but also shortsighted themselves.

Ah, the golden days.

*sighs*

Correct. Certainly gives the term "file conversion" and "deleting" files a whole new meaning, no?

O_________O

XD

(and coincidentally, its in the same district where ][-chan's farm and current site of the Binteji Renmei is, thus also ensuring their survival]

...Why'd I think they lived in a walled city along with their meager group of supporters, cutoff from the outside world...?

(20 points to whomever gets the reference )

Here their standoff worked, and they were able to stall for time until their old leader made His return, instituting sweeping changes that would propel the Mac-tans and their forces into the 21st century (and yes, this included getting some backchannel support from the UNIX-tans, as well as from other new allies).

And now they're getting their crazed revenge! Bwahahaha!

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs11/300W/i/2006/259/1/2/Ahem__by_Hftysmrf.jpg

Well sadly, in those kinds of instances there's no such thing as a "smart person" or "someone nobody cares to pay attention to". If anything, RL history shows they're usually primary targets precisely for those reasons.

Exactly what I meant.

I often think that, if I can devote time to writing these, I'd much rather devote it to writing more uplifting stories that still carry with them political messages.

For example, my proposed love story between Amiga-san and ReactionGUY-kun that has a very epic ending.

Yeah, I concur.

Or that Miyazaki-style story of DSL-kun in 95-tan (yes, I said "in"), which would be rather epic as well.

Ummm...okay...?

Sadly correct.

I think that paradign shifts tremendously with open source,... and as you can see yourself, you start to acquire a new found appreciation for things you might have unintentionally glossed over.

Precisely because open source is supported by a non-corporate community, and because its rooted in appreciation for older hardware, it has the most potential for stopping the indiscriminate destruction of older systems that are still good enough to be used by other people around the world.

To me, that's probably the biggest draw of open source software.

That holds true story-wise, but sadly this is 20 years too late for a lot of vintage-tans. While the Linuces actively help them, there's no shortage of remorse, especially on behalf of Linux-sama, that she was not able to protect them when the worst of it was occuring.

Aw, but she was still so...powerless...at the time. I assume.

I actually have PilotOS-tan sketched, but not vectorized. Can't wait to, though, since she's perhaps the only foul-mouthed character among the Binteji Renmei (despite that, like most other Vintage-tans, looks like a youngish girl). Personality-wise, she's a blend of MOMO from Xenosaga, Cid from Final Fantaxy VII, and Marco from Porco Rosso -- or in other words, a mess.

She used to have a flotilla of planes, but can now barely maintain one what with only a pitiful shadow of her former salary. She has a short-fuse for a temper, always packs a pistol, has little good to say about anything modern, and generally keeps to herself. She flies errands for the Vintage-tans and well often give advice to her younger peers, but neither of which is devoid of colorful language or poignant guilt-tripping.

She does mellow out with fine music, but her definition of fine music is stuff like "Fantastic Plastic Machine" -- which has been known to cause nausea for C64-tan (hence why she always pumps up the volume with her around).

She doesn't mind putting herself in harm's danger to help others, but generally-speaking her only close friend is PCDOS-tan (and yes, trading insults during a flight is their favorite pastime).

Did I say I love her? Oh...I did. Now I really love her!

GCOS-Tan. Pretty

Another girl with a sword who I'm not going to turn my back on.



HYUUUUUH?!? I thoght I saw a Plan-9 Tan somewhere a little while back.
*Goes back about three pages*
Aha! I did! *drools*

NYA!

Inferno-Chan looks adorable too. But I'm going to keep my distance from her for reasons of my health.

Doctor: You got third degree burns Where?

(I appologise for that..I just couldn't resist myself..)

Prismos-Tan OOOOH *.* (Is that copyrited?)
Beautiful, I love the dress.

Thanks!

So you like Inferno-chan...cool, I may be doing a drawing with her...(more on this later)

While we're on the topic of Windows 1.0-Tan. The thought came up..Whatever happened to her? (our green haired version)
Did she leave, get kicked out, fall in a hole somewhere, Is she even still alive? Or is she a member of that Vintage-Tan group who I'm not going to try to pronounce..

Yes, she's with the The Binteji Renmei (that's the Vintage Federation, and I'm pretty sure it's pronounced "Bin-ti-ji ren-mey" or something like that).

Windows 2.0-Tan's story sounds like a real tear-jerker. But someone said Amiga? Now I'm interested..

See what you've started C-Chan!?

I'll admit, I've been bitten by the creativity bug, and now I want to make an actual OS tan. But are there any OSes that haven't gotten a -tan yet?

Are there any OSs that don't have a -tan!?!?

*sits Techno down*

I tell you what you should do. Go to Distrowatch and let your imagination soar, or look up OSs on Wikipedia.

Though if we're talking drama, poor Effie got blindsided by her Half sister 4chan-tan and her Mini Mafia who attacked for seemingly no reason. The two of them have been fighting for supremecy ever since.
Though I get the feeling that there are some Os-tans here that have had experiences that would make the Furry V Anonymous wars look like nothing.

Yeah O__O

Yes, twas I time when I thought VMS-sama having her DNA stolen was a bad experience...but on the OS-tan historic scale, that's like...a minor peeve.

Secret fact: Effie can summon a tentacle monster. Heh.
She can also create portals to different places. She can willfully control this. She can make them go pretty far too. Or use them to go a short distance (Ie: to get on the other side of a locked door).

She like to play pranks on people using this as well, You should always be careful if she asks you to go through a suspicious portal.
If I recall correctly she once tricked a guy into going through a portal that lead straight to /Ah/.

A tentacle monster?

O_____o

And portals? You mean, she could be behind me right now?

*runs out of thread screaming*

And did I hear someone say something about SAM Linux-tan and AtariDOS-tan?

Yes, there are concepts for both...

Since Oberon is neither a GUI or a command line interface and that is a very radical (and not very influential) approach, I see Oberon-tan as a radical politician who doesn't fit in with the rest of society so she joined the CIOST. She also has remarkable error-detecting abilities and is a perfectionist (the Oberon programming language which was used to make the Oberon OS is good at detecting errors early). Her outfit would most likely have a black + white color scheme (well... based on the screenshot I saw)

Wow...I wikied it. Sounds like a unique...but kinda...lame...OS...heehee.

Oooh! I was going in a completely different direction, and making her like a humanoid alien (think of the clothing designs of The Jetsons or the metallic, futuristic designs from the sixties and seventies). I was also drawing from Uranus's Moon, Oberon, which the creators of the OS had pictured on some of their literature and the Shakespearian character the moon was named after (King of the Fairies/King of Shadows). I was going for primarily black and white with blue accents...mostly because it matched with a costume project I had to do for the Shakespearian Oberon.

Sounds neat! I think that'd fit quite well!

Anyhoo, I've been wanting to do a comic. I kinda had a six-panel one featuring Inferno-chan and FreeBSD-chan in mind,  it's a strong concept and I dunno if I can finish it.

As practice, I may do a four panel comic with VMS and Ultrix-tan, set back in the mid 80s or some time around then. It'll also feature a daemon-tan.

[C-Chan]

Alright!  FINALLY!  Talk of an Oberon-tan.  ^__^
Can't say I've devoted more than an Annex-entries thought to her, so definitely decide amongst thyselves what she'd look like.  ^^

(On the other hand, if you want my opinion about eCOS-tan and VXworks-tan, let me know.  ^.^)

Oh, and Bella-sama [unsurprisingly] has a full grasp of what I'm talking about, so no need to write anymore on the matter (and good, cause I wrote a helluva lot...^^;).

...Why'd I think they lived in a walled city along with their meager group of supporters, cutoff from the outside world...?

(20 points to whomever gets the reference )

I'd suggest Haibane Renmei, but probably wrong (and besides, I didn't call the OTHER group Binteji Renmei for no good reason.... ^.^; ).

And now they're getting their crazed revenge! Bwahahaha!

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs11/300W/i/2006/259/1/2/Ahem__by_Hftysmrf.jpg

Cooooooooorrect....
Whereas before they were a laughing stock militarily, now they have very advanced equipment, some even more advanced than M$ hardware.  Numbers are still a problem, but their iPod Corp is working on turning the tide.  ^___^;

Ummm...okay...?

Trust me, it'll be cute and epic.  Very weird and surreal, but after reading that story you'll never look at viruses and DSL the same way again.  ^>^
(Course, that assumes I'll write/draw it someday.)

Aw, but she was still so...powerless...at the time. I assume.

Well of course,... but... as you say, the sap meter is running at critical levels.  ^.^

Did I say I love her? Oh...I did. Now I really love her!

Very well.  After I finish with Page 10 of the Xmas comic, I'll take a break and work on vectorizing my Pilot-chan sketch.  Hopefully you'll like her in the flesh too.  ^___^

Yes, she's with the The Binteji Renmei (that's the Vintage Federation, and I'm pretty sure it's pronounced "Bin-ti-ji ren-mey" or something like that).

*gives Bella A++++++++ grade*

See what you've started C-Chan!?

*flops over*

I know..............  -_______________________-
But yeah no, I've already supplied enough sap to start a new maple syrup manufacturing plant.  ^.^;

Are there any OSs that don't have a -tan!?!?

*sits Techno down*

I tell you what you should do. Go to Distrowatch and let your imagination soar, or look up OSs on Wikipedia.

Ditto.  ^^

Sounds neat! I think that'd fit quite well!

Anyhoo, I've been wanting to do a comic. I kinda had a six-panel one featuring Inferno-chan and FreeBSD-chan in mind, it's a strong concept and I dunno if I can finish it.

As practice, I may do a four panel comic with VMS and Ultrix-tan, set back in the mid 80s or some time around then. It'll also feature a daemon-tan.

Don't forget you did a good job with the PCDOS-tan comic and the NT-tan diplomatic meeting and the Xmas special, etc etc etc.....

So yeah, absolutely confident here that you'll do fine with your comic.  ^____^

....

Just as long as you finish the NT/3.1-sama one....  `v'

Wait.. Word Art?
Could this be related to the "Paper Magic" from Read Or Die?

Not.......... eeeeeeeeentirely...........

I forgot what it's call, but it's more like those paper strips with kanji that priests write on to ward evil spirits.  And in some Anime (especially in Tsukuyomi Moon Phase), they're used offensively against ghosts and demons, usually by being tossed at them or used to trap them in some barrier.

And did I hear someone say something about SAM Linux-tan and AtariDOS-tan?

@SAM:

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I'M SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!  ;^0^;
*prostrates before Bella, begging for forgiveness*

@AtariDOS:
Yep, she'll appear in Page 11 of the Zerosanity Xmas special, along with her friends PETchan and ][-chan.  ^___^

[Bella]

Alright! FINALLY! Talk of an Oberon-tan. ^__^
Can't say I've devoted more than an Annex-entries thought to her, so definitely decide amongst thyselves what she'd look like. ^^

I'm still confused about Oberon. Command lines I get; GUIs are a harder to conceptualize, but no CLI or GUI?

Definitely an odd -tan. Somehow I see her as having a short bobbed haircut (kinda tying into the 60s-ish futurist theme, as Siya mentioned).

(On the other hand, if you want my opinion about eCOS-tan and VXworks-tan, let me know. ^.^)

Oooh! I know eCOS-tan is a friend of VMS-sama, and a friend of VMS-sama I know I'll like!

But I've been trying to think of a concept for VXworks-tan! There's lots of potential, as XVworks was used in a spacecraft! Somehow I see her as kinda a futuristic space cowgirl (=wacky space traveler) type, and an excellent pilot of various spacecraft and aircraft...Physically I've got no ideas, but maybe a headset (as it's a router OS as well), and a visor just to look cool and space-y...

Oh yeah, and I read the wiki aritcle...I think my wireless router may run on VXworks! XD

*now I must draw (or help draw) a VXworks-tan...*

Oh, and Bella-sama [unsurprisingly] has a full grasp of what I'm talking about, so no need to write anymore on the matter (and good, cause I wrote a helluva lot...^^.

Thank heavens ^///^ I haven't read/wrote/thought so much since my book report on War and Peace!

I'd suggest Haibane Renmei, but probably wrong (and besides, I didn't call the OTHER group Binteji Renmei for no good reason.... ^.^; ).

Nope, you got it right

I could ask....but...nah...

Cooooooooorrect....
Whereas before they were a laughing stock militarily, now they have very advanced equipment, some even more advanced than M$ hardware. Numbers are still a problem, but their iPod Corp is working on turning the tide. ^___^;

Numbers shmumbers. They say the best revenge is living well...if that's so, I think the Macs are currently getting one hell of a revenge

Trust me, it'll be cute and epic. Very weird and surreal, but after reading that story you'll never look at viruses and DSL the same way again. ^>^
(Course, that assumes I'll write/draw it someday.)

Weird and surreal...I like, I like...

Yeah, and I've never looked at viruses the same way since reading that first part of the Unix Hater's Handbook.

*has aforementioned book thrown at head by an angry *nix-tan*

Well of course,... but... as you say, the sap meter is running at critical levels. ^.^

*thinks about poor, defenseless Linux-chan.

*tears well up*

Uh oh...

*sap reaches critical mass*

*sap explosion*



That's a real molasses explosion, BTW.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Molasses_Disaster

*flops over*

I know.............. -_______________________-
But yeah no, I've already supplied enough sap to start a new maple syrup manufacturing plant. ^.^;

But wait, there's more!

Just as long as you finish the NT/3.1-sama one.... `v'

I've had some say "it must take a lot of patience to finish that drawing". Thing is drawings I have no problem with. But I really am in awe of anyone who has the patience to finish a comic, much less keep a series going like Aurora

@SAM:

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!! ;^0^;
*prostrates before Bella, begging for forgiveness*

@AtariDOS:
Yep, she'll appear in Page 11 of the Zerosanity Xmas special, along with her friends PETchan and ][-chan. ^___^

Like I said before, you owe me nada

And here's the VMS-san, Ultrix-tan and hpppd-chan (a Unix daemon) comic so far. Dunno if it makes a lot of sense...but it's a comedy XD

[C-Chan]

Oooh! I know eCOS-tan is a friend of VMS-sama, and a friend of VMS-sama I know I'll like!

You're especially gonna love her Christmas "present".  `v'

*sinister chuckle*

But I've been trying to think of a concept for VXworks-tan! There's lots of potential, as XVworks was used in a spacecraft! Somehow I see her as kinda a futuristic space cowgirl (=wacky space traveler) type, and an excellent pilot of various spacecraft and aircraft...Physically I've got no ideas, but maybe a headset (as it's a router OS as well), and a visor just to look cool and space-y...

Oh yeah, and I read the wiki aritcle...I think my wireless router may run on VXworks! XD

*now I must draw (or help draw) a VXworks-tan...*

In my preconcepts I envision her as something of a space "ranger" (not necessarily in the army sense, but in the traditional lone protector or guardian of a set location).  While she does enjoy out-of-pocket explorations and will protect people in need spontaneously, she often works for hire to act as bodyguard and guide to exploration crews (for the most part).  The more interesting the mission (and the greater the chance for her to acquire data, which is her passion), the less she charges.  Have her escort you to Mars would likely cost you a ceremonial $1 -- ask her to do your dishes, on the other hand, could cost you up to $100. ^_______^;

[hey, time is money..... ^.^;]

Though she doesn't work for any agency and is hardly a proud CIOST member (few of them are, anyway), she does wear an extremely sharp, militaresque uniform that's especially tailored for lightness and mobility.  I have an excellent example from an Intron Depot book that I'll try to post up later as an example.  ^___^
But even any custom suits (such as underwater, low-G or spacesuits) she might have to wear are hardly bulky, and generally compliment rather than detract from her pleasantly athletic physique.  And while the uniforms themselves are not overly futuristic, her accessories are (e.g, your headset and visor idea).  

Her weapon of choice is a deceptively-simple piece of futuristic hardware: an inductive-charge railgun that she built on her own.  It appears like a a cross between an elongated rifle and a hand-cannon in its normal close-quarter form, but can protract via a creative ribbed-carriage system to a maximum 3-meter length in case an ultra-long distance "sniper" shot is required.  The projectiles can be any single lump of metal at her disposal [for most purposes], and as long as they're hurled at subsonic speeds can be shot in virtual silence.  Not that she's ever needed to do this much, but it's nice to know she has teeth.  ^^

Personality-wise, she's an odd blend of self-confidence, compassion, professionalism and eccentricity; while she may come off as courteous and well-mannered, she has difficulty understanding that not everyone shares her same passion for adventure and discovery (and vice versa when it comes to mainstream matters).  In general, though, she's an admirable young woman with a pioneering, can-do spirit -- and while not 100% in agreement with the Open Sorcerer's philosophy, she certainly embodies some of their best traits.

*thinks about poor, defenseless Linux-chan.

*tears well up*

Uh oh...

*sap reaches critical mass*

*sap explosion*

Well, I figure since grain silos can explode and cows can explode, then it'd be crazy not to believe you that sap could explode either.  ^^;

*tosses half-empty maple syrup in trash and seals it tight*

But wait, there's more!

YAY!!!!!  BELLA-SAMA features her MSPaint drawings here at last!!!  ^v^
I want to see the one with the girls carrying those buckets of sap!  ^___^

Like I said before, you owe me nada

And here's the VMS-san, Ultrix-tan and hpppd-chan (a Unix daemon) comic so far. Dunno if it makes a lot of sense...but it's a comedy XD

*conveniently swoons*

[cause I have to leave, but will be back]  ^.^;

Added after 3 hours 34 minutes:

Okay, I'm back.  ^^
Alright, let's get through this.  -v-

PANEL 1:  It's strange to see VMS-sama without any white hair,... you're right, it is the 80's.  ^___^

Excellent choice on VMS-sama's dress, btw -- it's the perfect combination of simplicity, elegance and futurism that practically confirms my suspicions that you're actually a fashion designer that (fortunately for us) loves OS-tans.  ^^

But judging by the color of the skirt and color relative to Ultrix-san's, I'm guessing they're wearing the same uniform (only VMS-sama has that coat over it).

Try as I might, though, I actually can't find where all the Ultrix-san info is,... all I can find in the forums now are scant references to her and this sketch:



Still very pretty, although coy to a fault.  ^.^
Still a VMS fan, though (if for no other reason than that she's taller).  ^__^

I do recall she and VMS-sama were at eachothers necks (sibling-wise, anyway), but then anyone seeing the comic could see that.  ^^;

Also, your httpd-tan had longer hair and cables in your sketches, no...? So that's like a younger version of her?  
Except for the very short hair, she reminds me a little of Kiri Komori from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei:  ^^



PANEL 2:  BWAHAHA!!!!!  Honestly,...... even I would think Ultrix-san was not,.... totally up there in the head.  ^^;

PANEL 3:  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!  Is that the Unix-like equivalent to a hit below the belt?  ^____^;

PANEL 4:  Great comeback!  ^o^b
And Ultrix-san shouldn't feel so bad,... after all, she set herself up to that one.  ^_______^

I know you said "so far", so that means the comic still needs finishing touches and shading no?  In panel 4 in particular, between VMS-sama's hand and Httpd-chan's arms, it does look like you had stopped there.

Overall, though, it's very nice work for such short time expenditure, and above all it's cute!  ^.^
I think if you can maintain that kinda pace, it shouldn't be impossible for you to do a slightly-more-full-length manga strip.  ^___^

But I'm just thinking out loud there.  ^.^;

[Bella]

You're especially gonna love her Christmas "present". `v'

*sinister chuckle*

I'm all ears...

In my preconcepts I envision her as something of a space "ranger" (not necessarily in the army sense, but in the traditional lone protector or guardian of a set location). While she does enjoy out-of-pocket explorations and will protect people in need spontaneously, she often works for hire to act as bodyguard and guide to exploration crews (for the most part). The more interesting the mission (and the greater the chance for her to acquire data, which is her passion), the less she charges. Have her escort you to Mars would likely cost you a ceremonial $1 -- ask her to do your dishes, on the other hand, could cost you up to $100. ^_______^;

[hey, time is money..... ^.^;]

Though she doesn't work for any agency and is hardly a proud CIOST member (few of them are, anyway), she does wear an extremely sharp, militaresque uniform that's especially tailored for lightness and mobility. I have an excellent example from an Intron Depot book that I'll try to post up later as an example. ^___^
But even any custom suits (such as underwater, low-G or spacesuits) she might have to wear are hardly bulky, and generally compliment rather than detract from her pleasantly athletic physique. And while the uniforms themselves are not overly futuristic, her accessories are (e.g, your headset and visor idea).

Her weapon of choice is a deceptively-simple piece of futuristic hardware: an inductive-charge railgun that she built on her own. It appears like a a cross between an elongated rifle and a hand-cannon in its normal close-quarter form, but can protract via a creative ribbed-carriage system to a maximum 3-meter length in case an ultra-long distance "sniper" shot is required. The projectiles can be any single lump of metal at her disposal [for most purposes], and as long as they're hurled at subsonic speeds can be shot in virtual silence. Not that she's ever needed to do this much, but it's nice to know she has teeth. ^^

Personality-wise, she's an odd blend of self-confidence, compassion, professionalism and eccentricity; while she may come off as courteous and well-mannered, she has difficulty understanding that not everyone shares her same passion for adventure and discovery (and vice versa when it comes to mainstream matters). In general, though, she's an admirable young woman with a pioneering, can-do spirit -- and while not 100% in agreement with the Open Sorcerer's philosophy, she certainly embodies some of their best traits.

Oooh! She sounds like quite the character!

I did a concept drawing for VXworks-tan the day before last...before I read your ideas. But I suppose it could...kinda work...
Any ideas for a color scheme for VXworks-tan? Cause I have an idea or two (mostly based on my Linksys router...XD)

FYI, the two girls on the right are two concepts for VOS-tan. I kinda like the outfit farthest to the right...



And a concept for AIX-tan. I still don't know that much about her, though...

YAY!!!!! BELLA-SAMA features her MSPaint drawings here at last!!! ^v^
I want to see the one with the girls carrying those buckets of sap! ^___^

Very well...

Excellent choice on VMS-sama's dress, btw -- it's the perfect combination of simplicity, elegance and futurism that practically confirms my suspicions that you're actually a fashion designer that (fortunately for us) loves OS-tans. ^^

But judging by the color of the skirt and color relative to Ultrix-san's, I'm guessing they're wearing the same uniform (only VMS-sama has that coat over it).

Try as I might, though, I actually can't find where all the Ultrix-san info is,... all I can find in the forums now are scant references to her and this sketch:

I tried to make it a sorta military-esque uniform...(remember when we were trying to come up with a uniform for the DECs?)
I can't really take credit for it; I took a lot of inspiration from the turn-of-the-century uniforms of FMA:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/State_Military_%28FMA%29.JPG

And yes, Ultrix-tan is wearing the same thing (minus the coat).

Still very pretty, although coy to a fault. ^.^
Still a VMS fan, though (if for no other reason than that she's taller). ^__^

I do recall she and VMS-sama were at eachothers necks (sibling-wise, anyway), but then anyone seeing the comic could see that. ^^;

I dunno if coy is quite the right description for her...I actually think she's quite forward and...feisty...with a real "live free or die" attitude

She tried for years to usurp VMS-sama's position, but she never quite could. Otherwise I'd bet the two would really dislike each other instead of being just being antagonizing step-sisters.

Also, your httpd-tan had longer hair and cables in your sketches, no...? So that's like a younger version of her?
Except for the very short hair, she reminds me a little of Kiri Komori from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei: ^^

Oh, excuse me...that's sendmail-chan (without the wings, which are only used for "traveling"). I must have got the two confused ^///^

PANEL 2: BWAHAHA!!!!! Honestly,...... even I would think Ultrix-san was not,.... totally up there in the head. ^^;

PANEL 3: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Is that the Unix-like equivalent to a hit below the belt? ^____^;

PANEL 4: Great comeback! ^o^b
And Ultrix-san shouldn't feel so bad,... after all, she set herself up to that one. ^_______

This is pretty much the story of their life together

I know you said "so far", so that means the comic still needs finishing touches and shading no? In panel 4 in particular, between VMS-sama's hand and Httpd-chan's arms, it does look like you had stopped there.

Overall, though, it's very nice work for such short time expenditure, and above all it's cute! ^.^
I think if you can maintain that kinda pace, it shouldn't be impossible for you to do a slightly-more-full-length manga strip. ^___^

Yes, I'm still working on the shading. I've found a very quick way, though...

As for the manga, I still don't think I've got enough patience/focus : |

I should also note I'm trying to come up with some more unique ideas for ITS-tan (at least in her younger days). What I've come up with:

-ITS was one of the first OSs of the "hacker culture"
-Had very strange security features; No passwords (at first), had a command added to "crash it" (thus diminishing the fun of it), and allowed users to spy on (and interfere with) one another. Unix security has been described as putting locks on doors; ITS security has been described as "a neighborhood watch where everyone carries a gun"
-ITS supporters were/are quite opposed to both Multics and Unix.
-ITS used to run exclusively on PDP-10, and was, quote "optimized to within an inch of it's life"  

Somehow I'm starting to think ITS-tan should look a little more...youthful and tomboyish. Now I don't think a dress works quite that well on her.

I'm thinking she'd look neat with old-timey goggles, boots and a clothing with a bit of a western touch; if only for the brand of "vigilante" brand of security ITS employed (and the less stuffy late 60s hacker society she hung around with, as opposed to old school Multics and CTSS-sama). Furthermore, I somehow see her as having a very old-fashioned kind of motorbike she gets around on. I've no idea where that notion came from, but it seems like it'd fit her well...

[C-Chan]

*C-chan rushes into thread*

Gomen gomen, testing testing a lot of stuff and got sidetracked on responses.  Plus you guys wrote lots of responses, you know.  ^^;

Bear with me, I'll be right back.... but first, wanted to give you the pic of the girl that inspired me for VxWorks-tan last year:



Couldn't find a picture of her on the web, so scanned this one from my Intron Depot book.  Supposed to be an evil spirit warder or something, but the uniform, I thought, was top notch.  Face is too youngish-looking for VxWorks, though, so iI think yours is more along the lines of what the doctor ordered.  ^___^

Colors haven't thought of much either,... will have to check up on images of the system in action if we can find any.

In any event, I'll be right back.  ^o^;

*dashes off to work some more*

Added after 3 minutes:

*dashes back briefly*

Okay,... problem solved:



Blue.  ^.^

Added after 12 hours 29 minutes:

Okay, I'm back and ready to do some proper reviewing.  ^^

I'm all ears...

Well I'm looking for you to be all eyes, cause it's a secret.  ^.^
(sorry, not my call,... but Aurora-dono loves keeping people in suspense.  ^v^)

Oooh! She sounds like quite the character!

I did a concept drawing for VXworks-tan the day before last...before I read your ideas. But I suppose it could...kinda work...
Any ideas for a color scheme for VXworks-tan? Cause I have an idea or two (mostly based on my Linksys router...XD)

Which also happens to be blue, so I guess we're gold as far as color schemes go.  ^__^
You already got my description and my inspirational pic if you need it, so by all means please work your magic.  For such an obscure system, I really would like to pass her as a gal who (like Haruhi) is deceptively "one-of-a-kind".  ^___^

Long hair is not terribly practical in her field, so I think the style you drew works great.  Also noticed she has a CAT6 cable in her hand, which I suppose could offer a not-so-off-the-mark comparison to Indiana Jones and Lara Croft.  She's not one to carry an excessive amount of accessories, so I think a whip is a sufficiently multi-functional tool to warrant inclusion in her permanent inventory.  ^.^

FYI, the two girls on the right are two concepts for VOS-tan. I kinda like the outfit farthest to the right...

GYAH!!!!  By all means, please hook me up for a hot date, cause she's looks awesome!!  ^v^
I could confidently say she's Net Idol quality, which is ironic given she's more likely to RUN the Internet in the background rather than star in it herself.  ^___^

I do agree that the second version is probably the best, if only because the dress is easier to draw yet manages to look far sharper and more appealing the frillier version, and her hair in the second version does not have the same soft, "mousy" feel to it that may not suit a lady of her power and position.  ^__^

And a concept for AIX-tan. I still don't know that much about her, though...

Ah yes,... the infamous, "un-famous" AIX-tan who we always draw a blank with.  Dont' worry,... in time, we'll come up with something nice for her.  ^__^

The drawing is nice and pleasant, but I guess the fact that no one knows much about AIX would explain why it doesn't have any particular defining feature.  We need to find something to incorporate in her design and personality that demands nothing less than full, unbridled swoonage.  ^0^
(kind of like we did with IRIX-tan)

Very well...

Drama Queen, yay!!  ^v^

*C-chan basks in MSPaint glory*

....

Wait,... you're taller than XP-tan?  'v'

I tried to make it a sorta military-esque uniform...(remember when we were trying to come up with a uniform for the DECs?)
I can't really take credit for it; I took a lot of inspiration from the turn-of-the-century uniforms of FMA:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/State_Military_%28FMA%29.JPG

Sou sou.... so we both took Anime influences then.  ^^
Since we did settle that the DEC-tans were alchemists/geomancers themselves, I can definitely see them using more FMA-influenced as far as military garbs.

VxWorks, though, would certainly fit more to something both futuristic and privateer-like (since she's basically self-employed).  Of course we can't use a single uniform copied verbatim, but taking the best elements of all of them and mixing them up should produce the best results.  ^^

I dunno if coy is quite the right description for her...I actually think she's quite forward and...feisty...with a real "live free or die" attitude

She tried for years to usurp VMS-sama's position, but she never quite could. Otherwise I'd bet the two would really dislike each other instead of being just being antagonizing step-sisters.

Speaking of the State motto, I hear a lot of New Hampshirites have paid to perform a full state recount from your primary, a wise move given the shadiness of proprietary, papertrail-less e-voting.

Can't help but feel a little envious....  ^^;

So Ultrix-tan's a feisty one, you say?  Cute.  ^.^
I can think of so many ways to poke fun at the little Unix wannabe ....  (BWAHA!  ^v^)
She should learn from her cold, cool, stoic step-sister, who technically birthed the strongest empire ever seen in the OS world.  ^___^

Oh, excuse me...that's sendmail-chan (without the wings, which are only used for "traveling"). I must have got the two confused ^///^

Ah sou sou, that explain a lot.  ^^
But even then, she looks a lot more feminine in your sketch, so that's why I'm guessing this is her in a much younger form.

As for the manga, I still don't think I've got enough patience/focus : |

Well, there's always collaborations.  ^^

Next month maybe, I can start my FOSSKoma project, and see if the concept takes off.  Would be nice if 3 or more people could work on a comic panel (or at least a picture) simultaneously.  

I should also note I'm trying to come up with some more unique ideas for ITS-tan (at least in her younger days). What I've come up with:

-ITS was one of the first OSs of the "hacker culture"
-Had very strange security features; No passwords (at first), had a command added to "crash it" (thus diminishing the fun of it), and allowed users to spy on (and interfere with) one another. Unix security has been described as putting locks on doors; ITS security has been described as "a neighborhood watch where everyone carries a gun"
-ITS supporters were/are quite opposed to both Multics and Unix.
-ITS used to run exclusively on PDP-10, and was, quote "optimized to within an inch of it's life"

Somehow I'm starting to think ITS-tan should look a little more...youthful and tomboyish. Now I don't think a dress works quite that well on her.

I'm thinking she'd look neat with old-timey goggles, boots and a clothing with a bit of a western touch; if only for the brand of "vigilante" brand of security ITS employed (and the less stuffy late 60s hacker society she hung around with, as opposed to old school Multics and CTSS-sama). Furthermore, I somehow see her as having a very old-fashioned kind of motorbike she gets around on. I've no idea where that notion came from, but it seems like it'd fit her well...

OMG!!!  ^v^
In that case, look no further than the legendary Kino from Kino's Journey for inspiration:





Amazing that she sounds more like a maverick than UNIX-sama did.  ^__^
However, it also sounds like she was rather ambitionless as well, which would explain why she could never match the greatness of her counterpart (de facto stepsister?).

In other news,...
This article warrants a WTF?!!  O__o

http://www.serverwatch.com/eur/article.php/3722066

The thought of a giant Windows Mainframe-tan scares me to bits, even though my tastes say they shouldn't.  I'm torn between primal love and moral outrage,... what to do, what to do.... hope the story just blows over.... ^^;

*panic attack*

[Bella]

Couldn't find a picture of her on the web, so scanned this one from my Intron Depot book. Supposed to be an evil spirit warder or something, but the uniform, I thought, was top notch. Face is too youngish-looking for VxWorks, though, so iI think yours is more along the lines of what the doctor ordered. ^___^

I can see where that would fit her well...perhaps just a bit more futuristic?

Well I'm looking for you to be all eyes, cause it's a secret. ^.^
(sorry, not my call,... but Aurora-dono loves keeping people in suspense. ^v^)

Oooooh...

Which also happens to be blue, so I guess we're gold as far as color schemes go. ^__^
You already got my description and my inspirational pic if you need it, so by all means please work your magic. For such an obscure system, I really would like to pass her as a gal who (like Haruhi) is deceptively "one-of-a-kind". ^___^

Haruhi-ish  ;015

I can't say I'll do a picture any time soon...who knows, though

Long hair is not terribly practical in her field, so I think the style you drew works great. Also noticed she has a CAT6 cable in her hand, which I suppose could offer a not-so-off-the-mark comparison to Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. She's not one to carry an excessive amount of accessories, so I think a whip is a sufficiently multi-functional tool to warrant inclusion in her permanent inventory. ^.^

So you like her cable? I just put that in as an afterthought almost

GYAH!!!! By all means, please hook me up for a hot date, cause she's looks awesome!! ^v^
I could confidently say she's Net Idol quality, which is ironic given she's more likely to RUN the Internet in the background rather than star in it herself. ^___^

I do agree that the second version is probably the best, if only because the dress is easier to draw yet manages to look far sharper and more appealing the frillier version, and her hair in the second version does not have the same soft, "mousy" feel to it that may not suit a lady of her power and position. ^__^

After reading about VOS, I tried to think of what she might wear. First I made it a bit old-fashioned looking, but then I figured it needed a modern touch.

The color scheme will be mostly black and red, but I almost want to make her hair a lighter color for variety, even thought VOS is arguably the closest thing to a descendant of Multics. But I am considering those wing tattoos on Primos-tan might work better on VOS-tan (if not just because of her backless dress).

Ah yes,... the infamous, "un-famous" AIX-tan who we always draw a blank with. Dont' worry,... in time, we'll come up with something nice for her. ^__^

The drawing is nice and pleasant, but I guess the fact that no one knows much about AIX would explain why it doesn't have any particular defining feature. We need to find something to incorporate in her design and personality that demands nothing less than full, unbridled swoonage. ^0^
(kind of like we did with IRIX-tan)

According to the Multicians, AIX is "a Multics system posing as a Unix system"...or something like that. This should be plenty of material...

Wait,... you're taller than XP-tan? 'v'

That depends

Sou sou.... so we both took Anime influences then. ^^
Since we did settle that the DEC-tans were alchemists/geomancers themselves, I can definitely see them using more FMA-influenced as far as military garbs.

VxWorks, though, would certainly fit more to something both futuristic and privateer-like (since she's basically self-employed). Of course we can't use a single uniform copied verbatim, but taking the best elements of all of them and mixing them up should produce the best results. ^^

Speaking of the DECs, I happened to think of a pretty neat (and fitting) alchemical power for VMS-sama. How about...control over water (due to her love of sharks and all)? Could work pretty interestingly in the wintertime, too, as then she could fashion weapons out of ice and such if she got dissarmed...

I also happened to think control of air might work for RSX-san, as the OS itself is kinda mysterious...just thinking out loud, though...

Speaking of the State motto, I hear a lot of New Hampshirites have paid to perform a full state recount from your primary, a wise move given the shadiness of proprietary, papertrail-less e-voting.

Can't help but feel a little envious.... ^^;

We NH-ites don't want to be railroaded

So Ultrix-tan's a feisty one, you say? Cute. ^.^
I can think of so many ways to poke fun at the little Unix wannabe .... (BWAHA! ^v^)
She should learn from her cold, cool, stoic step-sister, who technically birthed the strongest empire ever seen in the OS world. ^___^

Oh yeah, these two practically feed off of each other's antagonism.

Ah sou sou, that explain a lot. ^^
But even then, she looks a lot more feminine in your sketch, so that's why I'm guessing this is her in a much younger form.

I actually wanted the daemons (perhaps with an exception of httpd-tan) to be a bit on the "neutral" side

Well, there's always collaborations. ^^

Next month maybe, I can start my FOSSKoma project, and see if the concept takes off. Would be nice if 3 or more people could work on a comic panel (or at least a picture) simultaneously.

That could work...maybe somebody does the vector sketch, another the shading/details or what not...

OMG!!! ^v^
In that case, look no further than the legendary Kino from Kino's Journey for inspiration

Oh wow...That's freaking eerie.. O____O

I've never even heard of Kino's Journey (until I wikied it)...yet that fits my envisioning of ITS-chan perfectly! Right down to the goggles and pistol and all!

*X-Files music plays in background*

Amazing that she sounds more like a maverick than UNIX-sama did. ^__^
However, it also sounds like she was rather ambitionless as well, which would explain why she could never match the greatness of her counterpart (de facto stepsister?).

I think the undoing of ITS was it's total lack of portability -___-
But ITS does seem to be more of a "social" OS, so I guess ITS-tan would be quite friendly as well.

In other news,...
This article warrants a WTF?!! O__o

http://www.serverwatch.com/eur/article.php/3722066

The thought of a giant Windows Mainframe-tan scares me to bits, even though my tastes say they shouldn't. I'm torn between primal love and moral outrage,... what to do, what to do.... hope the story just blows over.... ^^;

*panic attack*

Eeeekkk! O__O

In other-other news, in that article I read something about dual-core Itanium 2 servers capable of supporting VMS and WinServer 2003...

Think, for a moment, about a fight between a shark fiend and a fish-girl... ;018

[C-Chan]

I can see where that would fit her well...perhaps just a bit more futuristic?

But of course.  

Haruhi-ish

I can't say I'll do a picture any time soon...who knows, though

Well not male-highting, breast fondling, alien/time-traveler/esper believing Haruhism....
But I mean,... just a personality that is not very common among your average female Anime protagonists.  ^___^;

I doubt I'll do one either given my queue....

*whimpers at size of queue*

So help me Bella-Wan Kenobi!  You're my only hope!  ^.^

So you like her cable? I just put that in as an afterthought almost

Yeah, it's a'ight.  ^__^

After reading about VOS, I tried to think of what she might wear. First I made it a bit old-fashioned looking, but then I figured it needed a modern touch.

The color scheme will be mostly black and red, but I almost want to make her hair a lighter color for variety, even thought VOS is arguably the closest thing to a descendant of Multics. But I am considering those wing tattoos on Primos-tan might work better on VOS-tan (if not just because of her backless dress).

Yes, these ideas sound great and I say go for it full force!  ^v^
But don't forget my hot date!  ^0^
What kind of cologne does VOS-tan like?  I'm sure it's gotta be extra classy,.... but I have a ton of devalued C-chan Points to splurge with.  ^.^

According to the Multicians, AIX is "a Multics system posing as a Unix system"...or something like that. This should be plenty of material...

Such as the little clandestine Multics-sama shrine, no?  Very well, I leave the rest in your capable hands.  ^___^

Speaking of the DECs, I happened to think of a pretty neat (and fitting) alchemical power for VMS-sama. How about...control over water (due to her love of sharks and all)? Could work pretty interestingly in the wintertime, too, as then she could fashion weapons out of ice and such if she got dissarmed...

I also happened to think control of air might work for RSX-san, as the OS itself is kinda mysterious...just thinking out loud, though...

No, this actually sounds like a great idea as well.  Plus there are plenty of elements to do deal with, so you could have a definitive geomancer (earth-based magic), as well as another DEC-tan who controls fire (Ultrix-tan?), lightning, vegetation, plasma, etc.  ^__^

But these are ultra-specialized skills, though, which have helped them survive, but not necessarily thrive.   -.-

We NH-ites don't want to be railroaded

Good to hear, good to hear.  But don't let your guard down, as the people who "count" your votes are likely the same ones who "recount" them, no?  (or at least that was the case in a certain Midwest state...) ^^;

That could work...maybe somebody does the vector sketch, another the shading/details or what not...

Correct.  ^___^
I'd probably experiment with single drawings first, and everyone of any skill set and a copy of Inkscape would be more than welcome to modify the SVG file to manage whatever area they feel best fits their skillset (from full shading, to minor details on a dress or what-not.).  As the project ensues, all the best traits of everyone's contribution would be merged together (or forked to a separate design if someone wishes).  I think it'd be exciting and fun, but I'd like to start this in February to give me time to finish some other things.  ^___^

Oh wow...That's freaking eerie.. O____O

I've never even heard of Kino's Journey (until I wikied it)...yet that fits my envisioning of ITS-chan perfectly! Right down to the goggles and pistol and all!

*X-Files music plays in background*

I'll log it as one of those "Universal Coincidences" and call it a day.  ^.^;
No but seriously, if you have not watched Kino's Journey,... WATCH IT!
It's of the same calibre of rich, enticing storytelling as Haibane Renmei (probably even MORE so in fact!).  I liken it myself to a gorgeous, mature blend of:

The Little Prince

+

The Twilight Zone

+

Aesop's Fables

+

Cowboy Bebop

I think the undoing of ITS was it's total lack of portability -___-
But ITS does seem to be more of a "social" OS, so I guess ITS-tan would be quite friendly as well.

AHA! No wonder she didn't develop more portability, if she was out partying all the time!  ^____^;

She should've learned from UNIX-sama, who planned for the future like a chipmunk filling itself for hibernation.  ^.^

*sees HUGE family of "Nixes"*

...And obviously bred like a rabbit..... ^________________^;

*runs for dear life at sacriligious comment*  ;^0^;

Eeeekkk! O__O

In other-other news, in that article I read something about dual-core Itanium 2 servers capable of supporting VMS and WinServer 2003...

Think, for a moment, about a fight between a shark fiend and a fish-girl...

Um,... uh,... I don't know if that should be categorized as cannibalism or infanticide or what?  O___O;

Oh great,... now you make me ph34r for the future of European Mainframes.  ^________^;

[Bella]

Well not male-highting, breast fondling, alien/time-traveler/esper believing Haruhism....
But I mean,... just a personality that is not very common among your average female Anime protagonists. ^___^;

I doubt I'll do one either given my queue....

*whimpers at size of queue*

So help me Bella-Wan Kenobi! You're my only hope! ^.^

Like my queue is any better?

Yes, these ideas sound great and I say go for it full force! ^v^
But don't forget my hot date! ^0^
What kind of cologne does VOS-tan like? I'm sure it's gotta be extra classy,.... but I have a ton of devalued C-chan Points to splurge with. ^.^

She likes Eau de Server, I believe!

Such as the little clandestine Multics-sama shrine, no? Very well, I leave the rest in your capable hands. ^___^

Gaaaah! Speaking of espers, I was going to mention that! XD

*continues to hear X-Files music*

Will someone turn that damn music off!

No, this actually sounds like a great idea as well. Plus there are plenty of elements to do deal with, so you could have a definitive geomancer (earth-based magic), as well as another DEC-tan who controls fire (Ultrix-tan?), lightning, vegetation, plasma, etc. ^__^

But these are ultra-specialized skills, though, which have helped them survive, but not necessarily thrive. -.-

Oh yeah, VMS-sama's "powers" would probably be useless without any water around...

I'm still thinking about designing a DEC Unix (aka, Tru64, or the tongue-twisting DEC OSF/1 AXP)-tan...

-It was based on the Mach kernel (like NeXTSTEP, OSX)
-Was branched off of OSF/1 Unix, started by the Free Software Foundation
-Made to compete with System V Unix (On that note, I've always wondered...would System V qualify for it's own -tan?)

Good to hear, good to hear. But don't let your guard down, as the people who "count" your votes are likely the same ones who "recount" them, no? (or at least that was the case in a certain Midwest state...) ^^;

Yes, I saw that documentary on the 2004 election and it's lack of...erm..."proof"...

But I shan't get into politics

Correct. ^___^
I'd probably experiment with single drawings first, and everyone of any skill set and a copy of Inkscape would be more than welcome to modify the SVG file to manage whatever area they feel best fits their skillset (from full shading, to minor details on a dress or what-not.). As the project ensues, all the best traits of everyone's contribution would be merged together (or forked to a separate design if someone wishes). I think it'd be exciting and fun, but I'd like to start this in February to give me time to finish some other things. ^___^

Yeah, I saw your other thread. Sounds very exciting!

No but seriously, if you have not watched Kino's Journey,... WATCH IT!
It's of the same calibre of rich, enticing storytelling as Haibane Renmei (probably even MORE so in fact!). I liken it myself to a gorgeous, mature blend of:

The Little Prince

+

The Twilight Zone

+

Aesop's Fables

+

Cowboy Bebop

Oooh...that does sound like my kinda series...

Better than Haibane Renmei it may be, but does it have the Mac dude?



Sorry, I couldn't resist

AHA! No wonder she didn't develop more portability, if she was out partying all the time! ^____^;

She should've learned from UNIX-sama, who planned for the future like a chipmunk filling itself for hibernation. ^.^

Well, ITS-tan was quite sociable. She felt quite secure in her small niche, compared to her industrious...niece?

*sees HUGE family of "Nixes"*

...And obviously bred like a rabbit..... ^________________^;

*runs for dear life at sacriligious comment* ;^0^;

Oooooh....snap!  ;015

*thinks about what resource hogging BSDs will do if they get a hold of C-Chan...*

*waves arms wildly*

*creates diversion*

HEY! Nixes! You guys are more virulent than an engineered strain of monkey pox!

*sees horde of pitchfork and torch-wielding Unixes turn toward me*

*Outta here!*

*runs off*

*VMS-sama! Multics-sama! Someone! Mad Unixes! SANCTUARY!*

Um,... uh,... I don't know if that should be categorized as cannibalism or infanticide or what? O___O;

Oh great,... now you make me ph34r for the future of European Mainframes. ^________^;

I think that would be categorized as sushi

What, you don't want Windows running on a many multi-thousand dollar machine...?

**Added when I came to after blacking out, from laughing at this article**

Yesterday I was researching some more Multics-like OSs, including Amber and GEMSOS (the world's only OS [kernel] to receive a Class A1 Verified Protection rating!), which promise to make for interesting -tans.

But all this got thrown out the window when I found the most funny/interesting/bizarre article I've ever read...An AUTOBIOGRAPHY
of an system, the SAIL (whose OS was WAITS).

It follows the system from it's difficult birth to it's quiet later life, and is told from SAIL's POV! Worth a read, but be warned, it gets quite kinky (yes, you heard me correctly) toward the end XD

http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/voy/museum/pictures/AIlab/SailFarewell.html

But I tell you, this article takes a heck of a lot of work out of my hands. Just reading it I already have a great idea for a WAITS-tan.

Made in 1966, WAITS was considered a "west-coast ITS", and was in fact a heavily modified version of TOPS-10 at Stanford University. It was built on a PDP 6 and 10, like ITS, too.

If half this stuff is true, there is rife material for a WAITS-tan. There is almost too much colorful debauchery, as it is eclipsing the her more serious accomplishments in my mind, and she does have quite a legacy (indirectly including our much-beloved Macs...and directly, our Alt key)

I guess she'd be TOPS10-tan's daughter, and I guess ITS step-sister or something like that. Of course she'd share a resemblance to ITS-tan, but with perhaps lighter hair. And she'd dress quite wildly for that era; think a cross between Victorian style and 60s fashion (complete with a miniskirt). I see her as scoffing as the conservative, serious and stoic attitude among her peer OS-tans.

An accomplished professional and genius she may be (including the fields of mathematics, language, and musical composition) but she's also very progressive thinking and free loving (in a very 60s way) and lives with a great zest for life (including doing some $#!% that would make Homeko blush!). Although, I have no idea on the status of the system and if it's dead or not...

She especially dislikes, yup, you guessed it, the Unixes. I suppose putting the WAITS-tan and a Unix in the same room would be like...mixing nitroglycerin and a flamethrower O__O

For more info on WAITS:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAITS

[C-Chan]

It'll be a while to reply to the FOSA thread, so let me get these replied to first.  ^^

*starts typing*

Like my queue is any better?

Oh right, I forgot, you're my fellow busy-body sister-in-arms.  ^^;
HOLD ME!  ;^0^;

*weeps in prospect of unfinished projects*

She likes Eau de Server, I believe!

Ewww de Saba?!!  '.'
...............okay,... kinda makes sense.  ^^;

*starts dousing self with mackerel essence*

I'm still thinking about designing a DEC Unix (aka, Tru64, or the tongue-twisting DEC OSF/1 AXP)-tan...

-It was based on the Mach kernel (like NeXTSTEP, OSX)
-Was branched off of OSF/1 Unix, started by the Free Software Foundation
-Made to compete with System V Unix (On that note, I've always wondered...would System V qualify for it's own -tan?)

Let's just say that "Tru64" sounds a heck of a lot more marketable.  ^^;
That is quite a history, though,... and makes her an even "closer" distant cousin to the OSX-tans.  ^.^

As for System V,... as far as the C-chan is concerned...... ahhhhh,..... wellllll.,............ no.  ^___^

I know the reasons, but the same case could be made that kernel release 2.4.x and after could be a totally different Linux-sama.  And since things could get very silly very fast under that paradign, better to just explain away those details as a change in fashion, profession or character.   (after all, post-Unix War UNIX-sama is a heck of a lot more mature and placid than her former self, and Linux-sama isn't that small, shy, flipper-wearing girl we used to know.  ^^'

Oooh...that does sound like my kinda series...

Better than Haibane Renmei it may be, but does it have the Mac dude?



Sorry, I couldn't resist

Well no,.......... but,............. it does kinda have someone that resembles Colonel Hughes in episode 4 (not that that's a good thing, though).  ^___^'

BTW, if you do decide to watch it, but you also LOVE bunnies, please close your eyes when Episode 2 starts.  ^___________________^;

Well, ITS-tan was quite sociable. She felt quite secure in her small niche, compared to her industrious...niece?

Now she's starting to sound like an ancestral Apple-tan/Mac-tan.  ^________^;

Oooooh....snap!

*thinks about what resource hogging BSDs will do if they get a hold of C-Chan...*

*waves arms wildly*

*creates diversion*

HEY! Nixes! You guys are more virulent than an engineered strain of monkey pox!

*sees horde of pitchfork and torch-wielding Unixes turn toward me*

*Outta here!*

*runs off*

*VMS-sama! Multics-sama! Someone! Mad Unixes! SANCTUARY!*

*sheds crocodile tears*

Bella-sama,.... i will never forget your sacrifice.  ;^_______________^;

*starts trotting coyly the other way*

*trips over FreeBSD-tan's feet*

Ohhhhh..... GAWD, I forgot I made you smart.  @_____@;

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.
.

*gulp sound*

*C-chan vanishes*

I think that would be categorized as sushi

What, you don't want Windows running on a many multi-thousand dollar machine...?

Well,... I guess it's not as bad as having Windows run a battleship.  ^>^;

She especially dislikes, yup, you guessed it, the Unixes. I suppose putting the WAITS-tan and a Unix in the same room would be like...mixing nitroglycerin and a flamethrower O__O

For more info on WAITS:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAITS

Holy crapola!  Where are all these ancient, progressive-minded OSes that are crawling out of the woodwork coming from!  @o@

I'd love to read both articles on WAITS once I'm done with the rest of my replies, but by GAWD has the past livened up so much in the past couple of months!  ^___________^

[Techno the fox]

Hmm, What has happened in my absence?

From what I can tell This topic has fallen into the twilight zone, and C-chan and Bella have decided to anger the Unixes...O.O

Quote:
*sees HUGE family of "Nixes"*

...And obviously bred like a rabbit..... ^________________^;

*runs for dear life at sacriligious comment* ;^0^;  

Oooooh....snap!  

*thinks about what resource hogging BSDs will do if they get a hold of C-Chan...*

*waves arms wildly*

*creates diversion*

HEY! Nixes! You guys are more virulent than an engineered strain of monkey pox!

*sees horde of pitchfork and torch-wielding Unixes turn toward me*

*Outta here!*

*runs off*

*VMS-sama! Multics-sama! Someone! Mad Unixes! SANCTUARY!*

Ohohoho! So now the ball falls in Techno's court.
Well, if you repent for some of your past actions I suppose I could find you shelter in the house of Windows...If the great NT-sama allows.

*Steps a bit closer to Bella*
A word of advice..If Emuii makes any food..For the love of all that is holy..
DON'T EAT IT I speak from personal experience..

*Points toward Fchan-tan and a portal*
Or you could see what's behind door number two.

But I tell you, this article takes a heck of a lot of work out of my hands. Just reading it I already have a great idea for a WAITS-tan.

Made in 1966, WAITS was considered a "west-coast ITS", and was in fact a heavily modified version of TOPS-10 at Stanford University. It was built on a PDP 6 and 10, like ITS, too.

If half this stuff is true, there is rife material for a WAITS-tan. There is almost too much colorful debauchery, as it is eclipsing the her more serious accomplishments in my mind, and she does have quite a legacy (indirectly including our much-beloved Macs...and directly, our Alt key)

I guess she'd be TOPS10-tan's daughter, and I guess ITS step-sister or something like that. Of course she'd share a resemblance to ITS-tan, but with perhaps lighter hair. And she'd dress quite wildly for that era; think a cross between Victorian style and 60s fashion (complete with a miniskirt). I see her as scoffing as the conservative, serious and stoic attitude among her peer OS-tans.

An accomplished professional and genius she may be (including the fields of mathematics, language, and musical composition) but she's also very progressive thinking and free loving (in a very 60s way) and lives with a great zest for life (including doing some $#!% that would make Homeko blush!). Although, I have no idea on the status of the system and if it's dead or not...

She especially dislikes, yup, you guessed it, the Unixes. I suppose putting the WAITS-tan and a Unix in the same room would be like...mixing nitroglycerin and a flamethrower O__O

For more info on WAITS:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAITS

Oooooh Another older OS.
She sounds like quite the character. Can't wait to see her. ^_^

'Til next time. I'm off!