OS-tan theories and disscusion

[Siya]

To change the subject a bit, I had recently watched an anime called Mushi-Uta.  In it, there's a character who is able to transport herself (and others) into a photograph that she had taken.

I was wondering if such a power should be given to IrfanView-tan?

[C-Chan]

Maybe more appropriate for an iPhoto or Digikam-tan.  

I'll be right back... I thought I saw Minis in a neighboring thread!  ^.^

*preempts massive swoonage*

[Smokey]

That's a nice power, but i think it'd be more appropriate for MSN-tan or other chat-apps with webcam support...

[Siya]

Is good.  I was just tossing around the idea.  ^^  Besides, if the power were to apply to IrfanView-tan, it couldn't be limited to pictures she makes, herself...since she can't create original images.

I think, though, being able to pull up graphics files for reference or as a shield would be good enough...in addition to her Xacto knife.  That's enough for her.

[Aurora Borealis]

I see how she could use the ability to pull out graphic files as a great defensive tactic! Pull out a picture of something much too cute to attack or pull out something repulsive to scare an attacker away!

[Smokey]

"you wouldn't attack me while holding your wedding pictures, would you?"

*laughs evily*

LOL

[Siya]

Interestingly enough, the picture I did of IrfanView-tan includes some wedding photos.  Though, neither of them have any recognizable people...

[Smokey]

Oh, LOL...
What a coincidence...

Heh, behold my awesome forseeing skillz...

[Bella]

To change the subject a bit, I had recently watched an anime called Mushi-Uta. In it, there's a character who is able to transport herself (and others) into a photograph that she had taken.

I was wondering if such a power should be given to IrfanView-tan?

That's an interesting idea! But, I have to say...

Is good. I was just tossing around the idea. ^^ Besides, if the power were to apply to IrfanView-tan, it couldn't be limited to pictures she makes, herself...since she can't create original images.

I think, though, being able to pull up graphics files for reference or as a shield would be good enough...in addition to her Xacto knife. That's enough for her.

...I like this idea a bit more for her. Like you said, she cannot actually produce pictures, but can manipulate them

So I found an interesting thing in Wikipedia; having to do with Symbian OS and an OS called EPOC. Both are used in mobile devices.

Wikipedia wrote:

Symbian OS, with its roots in Psion Software's EPOC, is structured like many desktop operating systems with pre-emptive multitasking and memory protection. EPOC was inspired by a VMS-like approach to multitasking with server-based asynchronous serialised access based on events.

Methinks a SymbianOS-tan and EPOC-tan may be more members of the VMS-like family! I just wonder what their designs would be like...I used to think of mobile OS-tans as being fairy-like, but now I'm not sure of that.

What I know about them:
-EPOC was a mobile OS first made in the late 80s, but it still is in use today in data collection scanners!
-EPOC has features inspired by VMS.

-Symbian is based off of EPOC, so Symbian-tan would either be a daughter or sister of EPOC-tan.
-Symbian is the leading mobile OS, but has competition in Windows Mobile and Linux.

Speaking of which, C-Chan, I was wondering if you had any ideas about eCOS-tan's appearance; I've been thinking of drawing her. I know a bit about eCOS-tan's attitude and all, but I don't recall having ever heard about her looks.

[C-Chan]

Fufu... in lieu of a raincheck, I'll give you one of my patented "Replies-on-the-Flies"!  ^.^

*laughs at own bad pun*

As far as how eCOS-chan should look, I'd recommend a fusion of these two rather famous characters:




Not that I expect her to be scantily-clad, but she is an embedded system and so needs to,... shall we say,... travel light.  

Her predominant colors are black and red, although she does wear long partially-armored boots that HAVE to be red due to a very important system reference.  Gloved hands [or armlets] and brass knuckles are also preferrable, although she really does use her legs to attack 95% of the time.  She very likely keeps her hair in a long braided ponytail too, and in terms of youthful disposition is pretty much en par with eComstation-tan -- although eCOS-chan prefers to focus on speed and POWER, whereas eCS-chan opts for agility and cunning.

She's self-confident and fearless (you have to be if you want to accompany VMS-sama everywhere), but is short-fused and loses it quickly (especially when she sees a certain person... fufu...)  ^.^

[NejinOniwa]

Not that I expect her to be scantily-clad, but she is an embedded system and so needs to,... shall we say,... travel light.

*wormhole appears in thread*
OH YOU, C-CHAN, YOUUUU!
*wormhole dissipates*

[Bella]

Fufu... in lieu of a raincheck, I'll give you one of my patented "Replies-on-the-Flies"! ^.^

*laughs at own bad pun*

As far as how eCOS-chan should look, I'd recommend a fusion of these two rather famous characters:

For famous characters, I'll admit I don't recognize them ^////^

Not that I expect her to be scantily-clad, but she is an embedded system and so needs to,... shall we say,... travel light.

I see your point; I've always envisioned embedded and mobile OS-tans as dressing rather modernly...

Her predominant colors are black and red, although she does wear long partially-armored boots that HAVE to be red due to a very important system reference.

...RedBoot, of course! What kinda idiot do ya think you're dealing with

Gloved hands [or armlets] and brass knuckles are also preferrable, although she really does use her legs to attack 95% of the time. She very likely keeps her hair in a long braided ponytail too, and in terms of youthful disposition is pretty much en par with eComstation-tan -- although eCOS-chan prefers to focus on speed and POWER, whereas eCS-chan opts for agility and cunning.

Ooooh, I hope I can draw a eCOS-tan now. I always thought she be somewhat like eCS-tan; at first it was only the name they had in common, but now I see they share a few traits.

She's self-confident and fearless (you have to be if you want to accompany VMS-sama everywhere), but is short-fused and loses it quickly (especially when she sees a certain person... fufu...) ^.^

...that would be RedHat Linux-tan, no?

[Aurora Borealis]

Those two suggested characters are Tifa from "Final Fantasy" and Amazon Cammy (although I do not know what series she is from)

And of course eCOS-tan hates RedHat-tan with a burning passion. I know there was a business-related reason as for why. If I recally correctly, Red Hat bought out the company that made eCOS and later discontinued it, completely screwing eCOS over!

In terms of OS-tans, makes me wonder if Red Hat-tan did something really cruel to eCOS-tan in the name of business! 0__0

[Smokey]

.... kinda like RH-tan giving eCOS-tan a nice home and then plough through it with a whopping big bulldozer, perhaps?... all in the name of business, offcourse...Business is tough...

[Aurora Borealis]

^Yeah! That's an excellent suggestion! I think that RedHat-tan would have been very nice to her at first, treating eCOS-tan as an adoptive daughter until she had to do something outrageous in the name of business! Although friendly for the most part, she has not been very generous since taking a career in business.


It's almost the complete opposite of what I had in mind for the relation between AOL-tan and Netscape-tan! : in 1998 when Netscape and AOL were both very powerful, AOL bought out Netscape so I thought that AOL-tan would have treated her like a prisoner of war until Netscape-tan's decline (pretty much hit rock bottom in 2003 while her arch rival IE-tan was more powerful than Netscape-tan ever was and she was mighty powerful in the mid-90's!) and since the early 2000's, AOL was going into a serious decline and suddenly feels regret for all the power-hungry schemes and attempted dictatorship she has done in the 1990's including contributing to Netscape-tan's near demise and the two then felt empathy for each other and became friends although under such sad cirumstances that could have been prevented.