old-tan?

[Bella]

We'll look forward to seeing what you come up with in characterizing SAGE-tan! I for one love vintage oses and their -tans, so any interest in them I support.

[NejinOniwa]

Support in the context of imagery? -w-

[Chocofreak13]

HEAR:

so master, am i still a working girl? xD

[NejinOniwa]

HEY.

That aside though...intriguing. Considering I know nothing at all of this OS -w-;

[Chocofreak13]

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O____O
DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU WERE GONNA SLEEP?

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oh and, thanks, i think. :3

[stewartsage]

Okay, here are some of my preliminary notes for the current day SAGE.  Sorry for how fragmented they are.

Common Name: SAGE
Alias(s): Whirlwind II, Gena
First Appearance: 1958/StewartSAGE
Original Creator: Siya

OS Personified: Semi-Automated Ground Enviroment (SAGE)
OS Developer: MIT, SDC, IBM
Release Date: Circa 1958
Last Stable Release: 1983?

-All of her Senses are very poor, when they aren’t useless; wears glasses but they don’t help her eyesight (due to be disconnected from her actual 'eyes' the radar stations)
--All her sense can be improved by being in contact with other  â€"tans
--assisted by BUIC (Back Up Interceptor Computer) sometimes

-prefers colder place
--the needed AC for the computers

-wears part of her old air force uniform mixed with civilian clothes, and a worn overcoat

-blue skinned with light yellow lines tracing a map
--represents the SAGE plotting board

-brown hair with red & white checked ribbons

-mid thirties in apparent age
--Young SAGE drawn by Chocofreak
--Mature SAGE drawn by Bella
--Combat SAGE drawn by Aurora

-easily distracted by quick movements

-Out of touch with the world, speaks in 60s slang if she uses any
--Modems don’t connect anywhere anymore, she still spends some of her time querying the lines for status reports
--can communicate effectively if she can contact someone

-lonely
--because of the loss of radar sites

-Bouts with Paranoia
--Comes from the years of searching for threats

-Doesn’t like birds but they seem to like her
--Problems with interpreting returns off birds

-Doesn’t like to be called Whirlwind since it’s a misnomer

-Likes to watch planes fly
--reminds her of her old job

-may still be around because of the few still extant AN/FSG-7 pieces

SAGE-tan’s heyday

-wore full Air Force blues

-self assured and cocky

-Knew how to fly

-Certain of her capabilities
--pre Birds and the ballistic missile threat

-Excellent vision

-Quite chatty with her younger brethren at the detection sites

-Proud of her job

Relationships:
Knew of Multics and Bell Labs UNIX but dismissed them as toys, later her view softened towards Multics after they worked together in the 70's. Apple III-tan became one of her few remaining friends several years ago when she helped out with some of her research.  Her only childhood companion was a GENIAC assembled by the development team that she grew quite fond of.  She considered CTSS-tan a younger, weaker sister.  Her dislike of UNIX-sama never left her, but it has been sharpened by her paranoia and loneliness.  Other contemporary opponents WAITS and ITS.  She has contempt for pretty much every 'modern' OS-tan.

[Chocofreak13]

aw, i really like that! most older -tans don't get that much history, you're doing really good with this! :3

that story sounds familiar, but i can't place it. it reminds me of something.

if i remember, i'll post.

[stewartsage]

Thanks, so far its been a pleasure.  I was fortunate enough to find some of the original stuff done, and I have to say I found it quite intriguing.  Another story you say?  Please do tell me if you remember.

[Chocofreak13]

it's just, i remember a story somewhere where someone was completely cut off from outside help even as they were dying.....or something like that....

goddammit. i hate it when this happens, when it's on the tip of your tongue but you just can't get it.

[stewartsage]

Hmm, it does seem quite familiar.  Maybe you're thinking of 'The Cold Equations'?

[Chocofreak13]

no idea what that is, so no. xD

eh, it'll come to me.

[Aurora Borealis]

Okay, here are some of my preliminary notes for the current day SAGE.  Sorry for how fragmented they are.

Common Name: SAGE
Alias(s): Whirlwind II, Gena
First Appearance: 1958/StewartSAGE
Original Creator: Siya

OS Personified: Semi-Automated Ground Enviroment (SAGE)
OS Developer: MIT, SDC, IBM
Release Date: Circa 1958
Last Stable Release: 1983?

-All of her Senses are very poor, when they aren’t useless; wears glasses but they don’t help her eyesight (due to be disconnected from her actual 'eyes' the radar stations)
--All her sense can be improved by being in contact with other  â€"tans
--assisted by BUIC (Back Up Interceptor Computer) sometimes

-prefers colder place
--the needed AC for the computers

-wears part of her old air force uniform mixed with civilian clothes, and a worn overcoat

-blue skinned with light yellow lines tracing a map
--represents the SAGE plotting board

-brown hair with red & white checked ribbons

-mid thirties in apparent age

-easily distracted by quick movements

-Out of touch with the world, speaks in 60s slang if she uses any
--Modems don’t connect anywhere anymore, she still spends some of her time querying the lines for status reports
--can communicate effectively if she can contact someone

-lonely
--because of the loss of radar sites

-Bouts with Paranoia
--Comes from the years of searching for threats

-Doesn’t like birds but they seem to like her
--Problems with interpreting returns off birds

-Doesn’t like to be called Whirlwind since it’s a misnomer

-Likes to watch planes fly
--reminds her of her old job

-may still be around because of the few still extant AN/FSG-7 pieces

SAGE-tan’s heyday

-wore full Air Force blues

-self assured and cocky

-Knew how to fly

-Certain of her capabilities
--pre Birds and the ballistic missile threat

-Excellent vision

-Quite chatty with her younger brethren at the detection sites

-Knew of Multics and Bell Labs UNIX but dismissed them as toys

-Proud of her job

In the original preconcept, she was originally a long-deceased character, but it's good having some evidence that some SAGE systems still survive today.

Hehehehe! That she knew of Multics and UNIX but dismissed them as toys made me laugh! I like SAGE-sama's attitude! She must be very bold and daring!

I like all the backstory you added in, since none of us before really knew anything about SAGE's history aside from being one of the very first OSes ever, and was used by the U.S. Air Force. It's sad that a once powerful and confident character hasn't stood the test of time well, losing nearly all of her senses, and becoming out of touch with the rest of the world.

Where do you think her whereabouts would be today exactly? Affiliation-wise, I think she'd be a wanderer living on her own.

[Chocofreak13]

it says she's cut off from the rest of society, trying in vain to get through the old, worn lines of communication says to me that she's trapped somewhere, either forcibly or, more likely, by choice, as it is one of the few places she knows.

GASP. I REMEMBER WHAT STORY I WAS THINKING ABOUT!

it's reminiscent of the movie Sunshine, about a space missionto revive the dying sun. the main characters of the movie are aboard the Icarus II, and during the trip, they come across the distress signal of the Icarus I, which was launched and lost 7 years prior to the date in the movie. (movie continues but is irrelevant to topic)

SAGE-tan makes me think of that, because imagine being stuck aboard a space shuttle, trying in vain to contact for help, when there is really no hope, as no one is looking for you, and all contact is out of reach. how lonely and sad it must be. (great movie, i loved it, but it was the first movie to truely scare me in years.)

[Red-Machine]

Great design for Acorn-tan, Choco!  You may want to add a BBC badge to her breast pocket or something.  A good 80's one is here:

http://hub.tv-ark.org.uk/images/bbcone/images_idents/1969/bbc1xmasclose1974a_large.jpg

(ignore the clock and the 2!)

[Bella]

HEAR:

so master, am i still a working girl? xD

Squee! This is a really cute design Coco-san. ^^ I love her beret and somehow, I think her pet owl would make her BFFs with Unix-sama. :p

Okay, here are some of my preliminary notes for the current day SAGE. Sorry for how fragmented they are.

Common Name: SAGE
Alias(s): Whirlwind II, Gena
First Appearance: 1958/StewartSAGE
Original Creator: Siya

OS Personified: Semi-Automated Ground Enviroment (SAGE)
OS Developer: MIT, SDC, IBM
Release Date: Circa 1958
Last Stable Release: 1983?

-All of her Senses are very poor, when they aren’t useless; wears glasses but they don’t help her eyesight (due to be disconnected from her actual 'eyes' the radar stations)
--All her sense can be improved by being in contact with other â€"tans
--assisted by BUIC (Back Up Interceptor Computer) sometimes

-prefers colder place
--the needed AC for the computers

-wears part of her old air force uniform mixed with civilian clothes, and a worn overcoat

-blue skinned with light yellow lines tracing a map
--represents the SAGE plotting board

-brown hair with red & white checked ribbons

-mid thirties in apparent age

-easily distracted by quick movements

-Out of touch with the world, speaks in 60s slang if she uses any
--Modems don’t connect anywhere anymore, she still spends some of her time querying the lines for status reports
--can communicate effectively if she can contact someone

-lonely
--because of the loss of radar sites

-Bouts with Paranoia
--Comes from the years of searching for threats

-Doesn’t like birds but they seem to like her
--Problems with interpreting returns off birds

-Doesn’t like to be called Whirlwind since it’s a misnomer

-Likes to watch planes fly
--reminds her of her old job

-may still be around because of the few still extant AN/FSG-7 pieces

SAGE-tan’s heyday

-wore full Air Force blues

-self assured and cocky

-Knew how to fly

-Certain of her capabilities
--pre Birds and the ballistic missile threat

-Excellent vision

-Quite chatty with her younger brethren at the detection sites

-Knew of Multics and Bell Labs UNIX but dismissed them as toys

-Proud of her job

Very good observations and ideas, StewartSage! It's clear you've put much thought into her design and know your stuff. Her poor eyesight is certainly backed up by Siya's design, as is her paranoia and independent nature.

I dunnot about the blue skin thing (I'd perfer seeing blue and yellow clothing), but everything else is golden.  ;010

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edit: Oh, and her dismissing Unix-sama and Multics-sama sounds like something she'd do, for sure. I see a delicious hate-triangle between the three of them. ^^;