OS-tan theories and disscusion

[Techno the fox]

PHEAR THE WRATH OF PO'd NT-SAMAAAAAAA!!!

O.O  OH SNAP!!

For such an obscure system, I really would like to pass her as a gal who (like Haruhi) is deceptively "one-of-a-kind". ^___^

Hmmm.
Haruhi-ish girl. +Check
Kyon-ish boy *looks over at toshiaki* +Check
Aliens *Glances at Plan-9-tan* +Check
Time travelers *Looks at Leopard-chan* +Check
Espers ....*looks around* do we have any espers here?
We're just one factor short of our own "Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya".
Ohohoho


In other news, look what I found on youtube.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFfdnFOiXUU

Heheheheh ^__^

[NejinOniwa]

Hmmm.
Haruhi-ish girl. +Check
Kyon-ish boy *looks over at toshiaki* +Check
Aliens *Glances at Plan-9-tan* +Check
Time travelers *Looks at Leopard-chan* +Check
Espers ....*looks around* do we have any espers here?
We're just one factor short of our own "Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya".
Ohohoho

Careful, my boy. You're on my watch here. I'm the one the empress sent here, and I will make sure her glory is not...stepped on.

...

......

>:3
RAWR

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Oh and about espers just look a bit around the *nices...they should be a good source for it, I think?

[Bella]

In that case, don't get me started on the kind of bipolar, schizophrenic, psychotic, Electra Complex-laden mess VMS-sama might write. ^^;

Oh come on now, schizo VMS-sama may seem to us now, I'm still sure she's just a sweet, gentle personality, with those she trusts. Although she is paranoid about self-defense, any other personality quirks are probably quite normal for someone subjected to her....strange circumstances...

As for that Electra Complex, I could have misunderstood that...but I don't think I did

Amount of C-chan Familiarity with Fashion Concepts = 0.02%

In other words....

...? '___'

This is paisley:


A pretty common pattern in 60s/70s clothing...

Speaking of which, are you planning on coloring these any time soon?

I'm still looking for potential FOSA launch material, and just like how I have a lot of unfinished vector sketches, maybe you could consider 'saucing' some of your black n white gems? ^___^

Hey, as my sketches go, I'll sauce whatever the public wants sauced! I'd probably never get around to coloring a lot of these anyhow...

There may be a couple that I have set plans for, but the better part of my sketches are fair game.

In fairness, UNIX-sama is pretty short herself, so all joking aside, it wouldn't have been a problem for ITS-san to be roughly around that height as well (I figure a clean 5' would01 work out for the Goddess).

*sigh* It's amazing that back in THOSE days, upper 5' would've been considered gangly and tall. How oh so backward and uncivilized.... thank goodness for progress and high-calorie nutrition. ^___^

I always thought Unix-sama would be a bit short too, but I wasn't gonna be the one to say it

*Thinks*

Oh wow, I have, like, a half-a-foot on the Goddess! Hehehee....how's the weather down there?

*gets hit in head with The Art Of Unix Programming*

I guess hight has nothing to do with book-throwing ability...

Fuuu.... I actually didn't realize it was an 'Old West' style dress (more like a stylized coat). bit given the age and the antiquity of her gun AND the nature of her participation in the more "lawless" aspects of computer society at the time.... yeah, it makes perfect sense. ^___^

And if she's still around, by all means PCLOS-sama's got a rootin-tootin friend, no? ^.^

Yeehaw! and stuff! ^___^

*starts looking up directions for PCLOS-sama's Gnu ranch too*

LOL....

And I've never ever draw a Pioneer or Mustang Linux-tan. Then you'd see a good ol' western hoedown!

Ooh! ^.^

There's plenty of inspiration for that.... ^___^
Good thinkin'. ^v^

I saw that pic too! That's what kinda inspired me...

Bohemian fits her personality well, huh? She would have been looked down on quite a bit by the much more conservative -tans of the day, I imagine...not that this would have bothered her a bit

Hmmm.
Haruhi-ish girl. +Check
Kyon-ish boy *looks over at toshiaki* +Check
Aliens *Glances at Plan-9-tan* +Check
Time travelers *Looks at Leopard-chan* +Check
Espers ....*looks around* do we have any espers here?
We're just one factor short of our own "Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya".
Ohohoho

Oh and about espers just look a bit around the *nices...they should be a good source for it, I think?

Agreeing with Nejin...the Unix family has some fine superpowers, I believe...

*contemplates doing a OS-tan/Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya parody pic....*

@____@

In other news, look what I found on youtube.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFfdnFOiXUU

Heheheheh ^__^

Nice find!

Hmmm....I never associated Bell Labs with Lucent Technologies...odd, I have a relative who works for them (or used to...I'm unsure)...

As for the video, I found something along that vein today, as well:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTL1abCm9I

First part is kinda creepy. I thought it was like that video from the Ring and I was going to get a phone call saying I only had a week to live or something XD

Speaking of which, does anyone have any ideas for what Inferno-chan might wear? I'm kinda/sorta maybe doing a drawing of her, I'll never tell.

And has anyone ever thought of a concept for a Plan B-tan? I mean, even Wikipedia doesn't have any articles on this OS....

[C-Chan]

*raises hoof on Plan B-tan*  ^___^

But I'll provide details later,... right now, I'm tied up with stuff.  ^^;
Not really terribly original, though, since I thought of her only as a no-nonsense Plan 9-tan clone and official notetaker/caterer of 9-sama's ego.

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Oh wow, I have, like, a half-a-foot on the Goddess! Hehehee....how's the weather down there?

Oh, so that'd make you about XP-tan's height.  TvT
Or about 5 feet on a certain pig.  -v-;

[Aurora Borealis]

I have a few ideas for Plan B-tan but I am kinda stuck too -_-

I've halfway thought of a design for her. Could I post up my preconcept renditions later?

[C-Chan]

Espers ....*looks around* do we have any espers here?

Like Nejin-san said,... besides, like, half the *Nix-tans?  ^___^'

*ponders*

AROS-chan.  ^.^

In other news, look what I found on youtube.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFfdnFOiXUU

Heheheheh ^__^

Ahhh!  So no wonder I haven't heard of Bell Labs in a long time.  ^^

This is paisley:


A pretty common pattern in 60s/70s clothing... [/quote

Mmmmm...... well,..... at least you have Pattern Fills and Pattern Along Path to help you out with those.  ^.^;

Hey, as my sketches go, I'll sauce whatever the public wants sauced! I'd probably never get around to coloring a lot of these anyhow...

There may be a couple that I have set plans for, but the better part of my sketches are fair game.

I have dibs on Xenix-sama.  ^.^
It's still my ambition to have an old-fashioned portraiture done of the old 1980's M$-IBM family.  ^__^

I always thought Unix-sama would be a bit short too, but I wasn't gonna be the one to say it

Regrettably, had to do it that way for story purposes....  Â¬Â¬

....

Oh, and plus the Claes influence on her design.... ¬v¬

LOL....

And I've never ever draw a Pioneer or Mustang Linux-tan. Then you'd see a good ol' western hoedown!

Oh that's right!  There's still Pioneer out there!  @v@

Kewl!  That means you COULD do an Old West-style illustration, and not have it be part of some cheesy Japanese Anime stereotype.  ^_____^;

Bohemian fits her personality well, huh? She would have been looked down on quite a bit by the much more conservative -tans of the day, I imagine...not that this would have bothered her a bit  

Plus she fits as a Binteji Renmei member like a charm.  ^____^
Not that she'd stick around much, given she's always on the move.  But I can more than guarantee she wouldn't be looked down upon anymore.  ^.^

For a hot ol' gal like her, who'd have the nerve in my presence?  `v'

*brands out aluminum baseball bat again*

Her concept reminds me a little of my preconcept for TripOS-tan (aka, Mama Amiga).  Maybe they can be friends (like a traveling pair of road hogs)?  ^^

Agreeing with Nejin...the Unix family has some fine superpowers, I believe...

*contemplates doing a OS-tan/Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya parody pic....*

@____@

I knew that was inevitable at some point.  ^^;

As for the video, I found something along that vein today, as well:

Whoops... can't see it from my present location.  ^^;

Speaking of which, does anyone have any ideas for what Inferno-chan might wear? I'm kinda/sorta maybe doing a drawing of her, I'll never tell.

Anything that's fireproof.  ^v^

Fufu... sorry, still thinking of the young Inferno-chan.  ^___^

Lesse.... Teenage Plan 9-tan.... Teenage Plan 9-tan....

*ponders*

She's no Bohemian, but she's no aristocrat either.  Given her position (Plan 9-sama's successor) AND insanely-strong power, she'has to be dressed to intimidate, but also be unusually pragmatic about it.

I have a few ideas for Plan B-tan but I am kinda stuck too -_-

I've halfway thought of a design for her. Could I post up my preconcept renditions later?

Yeah sure, we'd love to see it.  ^^

[Bella]

But I'll provide details later,... right now, I'm tied up with stuff. ^^;
Not really terribly original, though, since I thought of her only as a no-nonsense Plan 9-tan clone and official notetaker/caterer of 9-sama's ego.

*Thinks of Mr. Smithers*

O_________O

I have a few ideas for Plan B-tan but I am kinda stuck too -_-

I've halfway thought of a design for her. Could I post up my preconcept renditions later?

For sure!

I'm completely lost, as I can't find a shred of info on it...

AROS-chan. ^.^

AROS-chan, I forgot about her powers....

I have dibs on Xenix-sama. ^.^
It's still my ambition to have an old-fashioned portraiture done of the old 1980's M$-IBM family. ^__^

We demand our IB-$oft group pic!

(And how'dya like the nickname I made for them?)

Regrettably, had to do it that way for story purposes.... ¬¬

....

Oh, and plus the Claes influence on her design.... ¬v¬

Character and story influence aside, it'd fit her perfectly! After all, Bell Labs Unix is famous for being so small...Or infamous, if you talk to some people (who enjoy pointing this out at it's most Virus-like feature XD)

Although, I do recall hearing RT-11 could give Unix a run for its money size-wise, so an RT11-tan would regrettably be quite short as well...

Kewl! That means you COULD do an Old West-style illustration, and not have it be part of some cheesy Japanese Anime stereotype. ^_____^;

*Ponders*

Japanese...anime...stereotype...?

*thinks about "Big Shots" segment on Cowboy Bebop*

*Oh, I seeeeee....*

Plus she fits as a Binteji Renmei member like a charm. ^____^
Not that she'd stick around much, given she's always on the move. But I can more than guarantee she wouldn't be looked down upon anymore. ^.^

For a hot ol' gal like her, who'd have the nerve in my presence? `v'

*brands out aluminum baseball bat again*

Her concept reminds me a little of my preconcept for TripOS-tan (aka, Mama Amiga). Maybe they can be friends (like a traveling pair of road hogs)? ^^

Oh, you think she'd still be around? I hadn't really thought about it, but I guess you can't kill off someone of her energy

Hmmm...TripOS-tan? I'm intrigued...

I knew that was inevitable at some point. ^^;

*puts Haruhi/OS-tan parody pic on list of drawings I must complete someday, behind my blasphemous Cosplay pic and Puma-chan with automatic weapon pic...*

Whoops... can't see it from my present location. ^^;

Consider that a good thing O___o

Though it is quite neat to see one of the earliest GUIs in action...

Anything that's fireproof. ^v^

Fufu... sorry, still thinking of the young Inferno-chan. ^___^

Lesse.... Teenage Plan 9-tan.... Teenage Plan 9-tan....

*ponders*

She's no Bohemian, but she's no aristocrat either. Given her position (Plan 9-sama's successor) AND insanely-strong power, she'has to be dressed to intimidate, but also be unusually pragmatic about it.

Well....I'm maybe possibly drawing a Plan 9 and Inferno-chan group pic.

And, BTW, I've decided to draw Inferno-chan as on the youngish side...And I'll be depicting Plan 9-sama as a bit more...youthful...I can't say more than this, though ^_^

But, you know, I think I've finally figured out Plan 9-san's attitude enough to draw a good representation of her. Let us look at some non-technical facts about Plan 9:

-Is considered by some to be "more Unix than Unix", that is to say, some concepts developed in early Unix are implemented even better in Plan 9. That said, it is also quite different.
-for it's age and history, it's relatively immature.
-As I believe Kami-Tux has pointed out before, Plan 9 is bemoaned for having a less-than-good (graphical) interface.
-Plan 9 has found barely any commercial appeal; many claim this is due to not being good enough to displace Unix, and not being marketed as well as it should be.
-I recall hearing Plan 9 supporters say their OS isn't as difficult to work with as some say; Although, I have no idea if this is true or just fanboy talk

Despite her somewhat macabre hobby of necromancing, somehow I now see Plan 9 as a much more innocent, some may say even naive, character than before. Sure, she wants the power and fame that her mother possesses, but when you get down to the basics of it, she's not willing to gain it though brutality.

Perhaps this is what so horrified her about the Unix Wars and caused her to rebel against her family; while she wants to be like her Unix-sama (and has even *gasp* mastered some fields that eluded the Goddess), I don't think she possesses the austerity of her mother or sisters, whom believe Plan 9-tan is just being childish when it comes to these matters.

She's a skillful Open Sourceress, and I suppose she uses her powers for the rather strange pastime of necromancing.

While being quite intimidating outwardly, she's not as difficult to get along with once you get to know her. That being said, she's still makes for a awkward and strange acquaintance, sometimes to a woeful level.

[Aurora Borealis]

Plan B-tan preconcept:



I've only halfway thought it through because I'm not sure what her hair color should be, I was thinking purple (match color of fins on the Plan B mascot) or white (like Plan 9-tan's). Her hairstyle is similar to Plan 9-tan's but spikier and wilder.

I actually have no idea what to do for the outfit but I for sure want to keep the large, purple, fin-like sleeves.

She also has dark grey eyes, wears black eyeshadow and has perpetually droopy eyes.

Personality-wise, I'm also not entirely sure. But I think she would see Plan 9-tan as her idol or at least be her part-time assistant. Also would she be Plan 9-tan's daughter or younger sister?

some info on Plan B: http://lsub.org/ls/planb.html

[Siya]

LOL....

And I've never ever draw a Pioneer or Mustang Linux-tan. Then you'd see a good ol' western hoedown!

ADIOS's logo looks like it could fit into the Western theme, also.  I haven't done much of a study of it, beyond that, but I thought I'd throw the idea in the ring.

Awesome preconcept of Plan-B-tan, Aurora!  My vote for hair is white with purple bangs or tips.  I have no explanation for this, other than that it looks cool...and that such dark eyeshadow seems to denote some sort of deviance.


Also, I would like to hear the story of XINU. ^__^

[C-Chan]

AROS-chan, I forgot about her powers....

And I still need to draw the little munchkin.  ^.^

We demand our IB-$oft group pic!

(And how'dya like the nickname I made for them?)

Great as usual.  Now then.  ^.^

*tosses pic in bottomless pit known as the "Queue"*

Although, I do recall hearing RT-11 could give Unix a run for its money size-wise, so an RT11-tan would regrettably be quite short as well...

GAHHHH!!!!  It's like I could toss a rock into a small crowd and it could hit like 20 or 30 short woman at once.  T___T
I needz salvation!  ^0^

*dials up z/OS-sama*

Oh, you think she'd still be around? I hadn't really thought about it, but I guess you can't kill off someone of her energy

Well as it says in the wiki:

Although not used much after 1982 or so, ITS was run at MIT until 1990, and then until 1995 at the Stacken Computer Club in Sweden. A few instances are still running today for historical interest, almost all on simulated PDP-10's.

Fufu... plus I'm sure bits and pieces of source code are still strewn about. Either way, the girl loves, but is now a slightly-more-laid back vintage-tan (even though, like PilotOS-tan, she still enjoys the thrill of traveling).  ^__^

In my preconcepts, I had UNIX-sama be a very close ally to the Binteji Renmei.  Originally it was out of sympathy to Amiga-tan (and some unconscious search for redemption), but the fact that they take care of ITS-san too certainly adds a different dimension to that.  Without MULTICS-sama or CTSS-sama, ITS-san is the only thing resembling a relative for UNIX-sama, no?  'v'

Hmmm...TripOS-tan? I'm intrigued...

TripOS-tan is a chronic traveler, and still remains so to this day.  This, plus a deal cut with Commodore back in the 80's, essentially made her miss out entirely on Amiga-tan's youth.  Only in recent years have they met, and only Amiga-tan's overly friendly and loving nature allows her to be viewed as anything other than a mere stranger.  The lack of a mother figure certainly has caused Amiga-san to be a little,.... lax,... with her own children, but fortunately [thanks to open sourcery] MOS-chan and AROS-chan are at least a little more resourceful.

Can't really shape much of a personality with so little documentation lying around.  For now, I can say TripOS-san has a thing for triples, and usually fusses when things come in singles, pairs, or in sets of 4, 5, etc.  She even travels on a motorTRIKE, which is very handy but is an antique that is no longer made by anyone.  

Don't have many ideas for her physical appearance, although Eclair-style hair is kinda mandatory.... ^^



See the resemblance?  ^___^

*puts Haruhi/OS-tan parody pic on list of drawings I must complete someday, behind my blasphemous Cosplay pic and Puma-chan with automatic weapon pic...*

Forget Haruhism!

I want my PUism!!!!

Ph34r the PEERLESS POWER OF PU!!!!!!!!!!!!  ^0^

And, BTW, I've decided to draw Inferno-chan as on the youngish side...And I'll be depicting Plan 9-sama as a bit more...youthful...I can't say more than this, though

Woohoo!!! The fun years of the UserSpace Gang!  ^v^
*basks in glory of laughter, foiled plans, mechanical failures on the U.S.S. Glenda, and empty HeadCrab launch canisters*

But, you know, I think I've finally figured out Plan 9-san's attitude enough to draw a good representation of her. Let us look at some non-technical facts about Plan 9:

-Is considered by some to be "more Unix than Unix", that is to say, some concepts developed in early Unix are implemented even better in Plan 9. That said, it is also quite different.
-for it's age and history, it's relatively immature.
-As I believe Kami-Tux has pointed out before, Plan 9 is bemoaned for having a less-than-good (graphical) interface.
-Plan 9 has found barely any commercial appeal; many claim this is due to not being good enough to displace Unix, and not being marketed as well as it should be.
-I recall hearing Plan 9 supporters say their OS isn't as difficult to work with as some say; Although, I have no idea if this is true or just fanboy talk

Despite her somewhat macabre hobby of necromancing, somehow I now see Plan 9 as a much more innocent, some may say even naive, character than before. Sure, she wants the power and fame that her mother possesses, but when you get down to the basics of it, she's not willing to gain it though brutality.

Perhaps this is what so horrified her about the Unix Wars and caused her to rebel against her family; while she wants to be like her Unix-sama (and has even *gasp* mastered some fields that eluded the Goddess), I don't think she possesses the austerity of her mother or sisters, whom believe Plan 9-tan is just being childish when it comes to these matters.

She's a skillful Open Sourceress, and I suppose she uses her powers for the rather strange pastime of necromancing.

While being quite intimidating outwardly, she's not as difficult to get along with once you get to know her. That being said, she's still makes for a awkward and strange acquaintance, sometimes to a woeful level.

SOMEONE GIVE THIS GIRL A MEDAL!!!!!!!!!!!  ^V^



CONGRATULATIONS, BELLA-SAMA!!!!  You've nailed Plan 9-tan's personality so perfectly, it's practically deserves its own Oscar nomination!!!  ^v^

*sniff*

You never fail to impress me in how perfectly well you interpret AND enhance these stories!  ^v^

Indeed, despite her flaws then and now, Plan 9-tan could almost be considered one of the most sensible of all the UNIX-tans, and she was the only one who really had the courage to rebuke her mother over the UNIX wars, as well as put her words into action.  Given that sly and bellicose UNIX-tans are a dime a dozen, it's no wonder that the free-minded BSD-tans hang around her instead of their more proprietary sisters.  She's like a wily yet lovable boss character to them.  And her daughter (despite her potentially destructive power) is about as belligerent as ME-tan is stable, and so offers something which they can protect with all their might.  ^.^

I agree, I don't think I've given much justice to the UserSpace Gang.  There's just so much that can be done with them!  ^v^

Plan B-tan preconcept:

I've only halfway thought it through because I'm not sure what her hair color should be, I was thinking purple (match color of fins on the Plan B mascot) or white (like Plan 9-tan's). Her hairstyle is similar to Plan 9-tan's but spikier and wilder.

I actually have no idea what to do for the outfit but I for sure want to keep the large, purple, fin-like sleeves.

She also has dark grey eyes, wears black eyeshadow and has perpetually droopy eyes.

Personality-wise, I'm also not entirely sure. But I think she would see Plan 9-tan as her idol or at least be her part-time assistant. Also would she be Plan 9-tan's daughter or younger sister?

Gyaaah!  Except for the some of the colors (which I never thought out originally), she's close in appearance to my preconcept! Very cute!!! ^v^

She would have a fairly low-key appearance with a slight overall resemblance to Plan 9-tan.  Fish motifs I hadn't though of, so that's a nice touch!  ^___^

I didn't think of her as a daughter of Plan 9-tan per se.  Either she was a younger sister, or a clone that Plan 9-tan created to help her manage the new [so-called] Empire.  Either way, she sticks close to Plan 9-tan and would have a habit of writing down everything Plan 9-tan says (even the embarrassing stuff).  

Based on the mascot's eyes, I thought of her as being eternally non-chalant, kinda like this character from DearS:



But seeing that cute glomp in Aurora-hime's sketch.... just BEGS me to reconsider!!  ^V^
(lovin the bunny ears, btw!)  ^.^

Awesome preconcept of Plan-B-tan, Aurora! My vote for hair is white with purple bangs or tips. I have no explanation for this, other than that it looks cool...and that such dark eyeshadow seems to denote some sort of deviance.

Well white hair is Plan 9-tan's color, so that'd be an interesting way of showing the relation (either as sister or clone).  And yeah it looks cool.  ^.^
The eyeshadow would have to be done in such a way so that it truthfully doesn't look deviant (or sleep-deprived).  ^____^'
Might also concur that we skip it.  

Also, I would like to hear the story of XINU. ^__^

Oh, that's easy!  ^v^

Llew ti od, gniht eno od.

Dne eht!

Praised be the Goddess amas-XINU!!!!!!!!  ^V^

[Siya]

Oh, that's easy! ^v^

Llew ti od, gniht eno od.

Dne eht!

Praised be the Goddess amas-XINU!!!!!!!! ^V^

Yay!

*claps*

[Bella]

Plan B-tan preconcept:

I've only halfway thought it through because I'm not sure what her hair color should be, I was thinking purple (match color of fins on the Plan B mascot) or white (like Plan 9-tan's). Her hairstyle is similar to Plan 9-tan's but spikier and wilder.

I actually have no idea what to do for the outfit but I for sure want to keep the large, purple, fin-like sleeves.

She also has dark grey eyes, wears black eyeshadow and has perpetually droopy eyes.

Personality-wise, I'm also not entirely sure. But I think she would see Plan 9-tan as her idol or at least be her part-time assistant. Also would she be Plan 9-tan's daughter or younger sister?

Nice job! I really like how you worked in the references to PlanB's logo...
Moreover, can't believe you found info on PlanB! I couldn't find anything...I must suck at teh internets XD

GAHHHH!!!! It's like I could toss a rock into a small crowd and it could hit like 20 or 30 short woman at once. T___T
I needz salvation! ^0^

*dials up z/OS-sama*

*sets C-Chan up with VMS-sama*

C'mon, buddy, she's a good 5' 10, 11'!

Although not used much after 1982 or so, ITS was run at MIT until 1990, and then until 1995 at the Stacken Computer Club in Sweden. A few instances are still running today for historical interest, almost all on simulated PDP-10's.

Fufu... plus I'm sure bits and pieces of source code are still strewn about. Either way, the girl loves, but is now a slightly-more-laid back vintage-tan (even though, like PilotOS-tan, she still enjoys the thrill of traveling). ^__^

Excuse me, I thought we were talking about WAITS-tan. Yeah, I know ITS-tan is still around...

In my preconcepts, I had UNIX-sama be a very close ally to the Binteji Renmei. Originally it was out of sympathy to Amiga-tan (and some unconscious search for redemption), but the fact that they take care of ITS-san too certainly adds a different dimension to that. Without MULTICS-sama or CTSS-sama, ITS-san is the only thing resembling a relative for UNIX-sama, no? 'v'

Hmmm...I thought I remembered reading that Unix-sama helped fund the Binteji Renmei....it seemed odd at the time, but after learning about her past, I now think I know why -___-

And yes, ITS-tan would be....an aunt to her, I believe

TripOS-tan is a chronic traveler, and still remains so to this day. This, plus a deal cut with Commodore back in the 80's, essentially made her miss out entirely on Amiga-tan's youth. Only in recent years have they met, and only Amiga-tan's overly friendly and loving nature allows her to be viewed as anything other than a mere stranger. The lack of a mother figure certainly has caused Amiga-san to be a little,.... lax,... with her own children, but fortunately [thanks to open sourcery] MOS-chan and AROS-chan are at least a little more resourceful.

Can't really shape much of a personality with so little documentation lying around. For now, I can say TripOS-san has a thing for triples, and usually fusses when things come in singles, pairs, or in sets of 4, 5, etc. She even travels on a motorTRIKE, which is very handy but is an antique that is no longer made by anyone.

Don't have many ideas for her physical appearance, although Eclair-style hair is kinda mandatory.... ^^

Ooooh, she sounds interesting!

And yeah, I do see just a bit of resemblance

SOMEONE GIVE THIS GIRL A MEDAL!!!!!!!!!!! ^V^

*teary eyed*

*I can't believe I'm receiving this honor!*

And I'd put that medal on if I wasn't still a ghost T__T

CONGRATULATIONS, BELLA-SAMA!!!! You've nailed Plan 9-tan's personality so perfectly, it's practically deserves its own Oscar nomination!!! ^v^

Ah, how I love these moments when I finally,  figure out a character. Like when VMS-sama went from crazywoman to the mis-understood motherly type, or when Multics-sama went from preening egomaniac to fragile personality practically being buried by her own ambition and the ambition of those around her...

You never fail to impress me in how perfectly well you interpret AND enhance these stories! ^v^

Indeed, despite her flaws then and now, Plan 9-tan could almost be considered one of the most sensible of all the UNIX-tans, and she was the only one who really had the courage to rebuke her mother over the UNIX wars, as well as put her words into action. Given that sly and bellicose UNIX-tans are a dime a dozen, it's no wonder that the free-minded BSD-tans hang around her instead of their more proprietary sisters. She's like a wily yet lovable boss character to them. And her daughter (despite her potentially destructive power) is about as belligerent as ME-tan is stable, and so offers something which they can protect with all their might. ^.^

I'm still trying to figure out how on earth Linux-sama and Minix-sensei fell in with them o__O

But yes, I now think that Plan 9-san, while being perhaps the most like Unix-sama from a "genetic" POV, is actually the least like her in mindset.

Gyaaah! Except for the some of the colors (which I never thought out originally), she's close in appearance to my preconcept! Very cute!!! ^v^

She would have a fairly low-key appearance with a slight overall resemblance to Plan 9-tan. Fish motifs I hadn't though of, so that's a nice touch! ^___^

I didn't think of her as a daughter of Plan 9-tan per se. Either she was a younger sister, or a clone that Plan 9-tan created to help her manage the new [so-called] Empire. Either way, she sticks close to Plan 9-tan and would have a habit of writing down everything Plan 9-tan says (even the embarrassing stuff).

Based on the mascot's eyes, I thought of her as being eternally non-chalant, kinda like this character from DearS:

Hmmmm....I may just have to add her to my Plan 9/Inferno-chan drawing! I'll probably take cues from both your and Aurora's design...

And, after hearing what Aurora said about her looks, I can see where she'd be similar to that pic you posted...

Well white hair is Plan 9-tan's color, so that'd be an interesting way of showing the relation (either as sister or clone). And yeah it looks cool. ^.^
The eyeshadow would have to be done in such a way so that it truthfully doesn't look deviant (or sleep-deprived). ^____^'
Might also concur that we skip it.

I, too, like the purple+white hair idea. You don't see a lot of makeup in anime...I think it could add a bit of distinction, but best not to overdo it

Also, I would like to hear the story of XINU. ^__^

Oh, that's easy! ^v^

Llew ti od, gniht eno od.

Dne eht!

Praised be the Goddess amas-XINU!!!!!!!! ^V^

Ooooh, I've come up with a preconcept for XINU! Somehow I see her as dressing quite modern and elegant, but with a Native American twist, as the XINU logo looks like a Navajo rug:



I think she'd have long dark hair, tied into two ponytails and bound in some kind of ribbon or cord (like the traditional hairstyles worn by some Native Americans). And yeah, talking backwards could add a bit of quirk to her

RED RUM! RED RUM! Aaahhaahhawb!

And speaking of new characters, did you know there's another Plan9 based OS? Octopus! All wikipedia says is that it's a "a new approach to Plan B"...

Hmmm...a clone of a clone....

And with tentacles to boot O_________O just kidding, just kidding!

[Techno the fox]

But, you know, I think I've finally figured out Plan 9-san's attitude enough to draw a good representation of her. Let us look at some non-technical facts about Plan 9:

-Is considered by some to be "more Unix than Unix", that is to say, some concepts developed in early Unix are implemented even better in Plan 9. That said, it is also quite different.
-for it's age and history, it's relatively immature.
-As I believe Kami-Tux has pointed out before, Plan 9 is bemoaned for having a less-than-good (graphical) interface.
-Plan 9 has found barely any commercial appeal; many claim this is due to not being good enough to displace Unix, and not being marketed as well as it should be.
-I recall hearing Plan 9 supporters say their OS isn't as difficult to work with as some say; Although, I have no idea if this is true or just fanboy talk

Despite her somewhat macabre hobby of necromancing, somehow I now see Plan 9 as a much more innocent, some may say even naive, character than before. Sure, she wants the power and fame that her mother possesses, but when you get down to the basics of it, she's not willing to gain it though brutality.

Perhaps this is what so horrified her about the Unix Wars and caused her to rebel against her family; while she wants to be like her Unix-sama (and has even *gasp* mastered some fields that eluded the Goddess), I don't think she possesses the austerity of her mother or sisters, whom believe Plan 9-tan is just being childish when it comes to these matters.

She's a skillful Open Sourceress, and I suppose she uses her powers for the rather strange pastime of necromancing.

While being quite intimidating outwardly, she's not as difficult to get along with once you get to know her. That being said, she's still makes for a awkward and strange acquaintance, sometimes to a woeful level.

Woooooaaahhh. *Sparkly eyes* That's....The longest most detailed description I've ever seen on her. Plan-9-sama would be proud. ^_^

Well....I'm maybe possibly drawing a Plan 9 and Inferno-chan group pic.

And, BTW, I've decided to draw Inferno-chan as on the youngish side...And I'll be depicting Plan 9-sama as a bit more...youthful...I can't say more than this, though  

Oooh, the long awaited Inferno-chan pic may come soon. Cool. ^_^

Speaking of which, does anyone have any ideas for what Inferno-chan might wear? I'm kinda/sorta maybe doing a drawing of her, I'll never tell.

Hmm, I'm thinking something along the lines of a skirt. Mabye in deep red. (or a fire motif)

Excuse me, I thought we were talking about WAITS-tan. Yeah, I know ITS-tan is still around...

Umm, erm, I may look like a complete idiot for saying this but..
Are there any decendents of the original Unix that are still supported today? I mean Unix-based OSes that aren't obsolete as of 2008?

*teary eyed*

*I can't believe I'm receiving this honor!*

And I'd put that medal on if I wasn't still a ghost T__T

Yeah, you've earned it Bella-sama. ^_^

Ghost? When did this happen? Did I miss something?
But don't worry, I'm sure Plan-9-Sama will help you with this, after all good things you've said about her.

Speaking of wich, C-chan I thought I saw FreeBSD-chan eat you.
How did you....?
.
.
...*thinks*...
.
Never mind, I don't want to know.

Ah, how I love these moments when I finally, figure out a character. Like when VMS-sama went from crazywoman to the mis-understood motherly type, or when Multics-sama went from preening egomaniac to fragile personality practically being buried by her own ambition and the ambition of those around her...

For what I'm about to say I sware on the Holy Bible, and may lightning strike me down if I'm lying.

Effie's really a kind and innocent girl once you get to know her, she's just got a bit of a naughty streak.
*Cringes*
Ha! See? I'm still here. *Grin*

And speaking of new characters, did you know there's another Plan9 based OS? Octopus! All wikipedia says is that it's a "a new approach to Plan B"...

Hmmm...a clone of a clone....

And with tentacles to boot O_________O just kidding, just kidding!

A Plan-9 Clone.....With tentacles?

WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE?!?![/b]
Heheh, Jk I'd love to see a -tan of this OS too.

Plan B-tan preconcept:
I've only halfway thought it through because I'm not sure what her hair color should be, I was thinking purple (match color of fins on the Plan B mascot) or white (like Plan 9-tan's). Her hairstyle is similar to Plan 9-tan's but spikier and wilder.

I actually have no idea what to do for the outfit but I for sure want to keep the large, purple, fin-like sleeves.

She also has dark grey eyes, wears black eyeshadow and has perpetually droopy eyes.

Personality-wise, I'm also not entirely sure. But I think she would see Plan 9-tan as her idol or at least be her part-time assistant. Also would she be Plan 9-tan's daughter or younger sister?

some info on Plan B: http://lsub.org/ls/planb.html

Woah, that's awesome Great Job Aurora-sama.

Great as usual. Now then. ^.^

*tosses pic in bottomless pit known as the "Queue"*

*Walks over and looks into the pit*
Wooooah @.@ that's deep. Kinda reminds me of the bottomless pit from "The Point".

(lovin the bunny ears, btw!) ^.^

Yeah, despite her age and level of strangeness, I'd still go out with Plan-9-Sama .

You're staring at me again...I can feel it...

This morning I decided to fire up 'Ol Faithful and while straitening things up inside it, I noticed that it's still working for the most part. Won't get online, besides I don't think that my Netgear WG111v2 usb wireless adaptor would work on it. (Yes, I have 128K wireless internet.)

But while looking around, I noticed just how creepy the "3D Maze" screensaver is.
It's a maze, the walls are made of brick, it moves in a DOOM style.
But that's not the creepy part, there are Things in the maze.
Strangely shaped polygons that change the source of gravity and make you walk on the ceiling (there are also ones on the ceiling that make it normal again), rainbow colored text that reads "Open GL" and....Some kind of Ant eater or Giant lizard. Really, it scared  me the first time I saw thig thing.. Kinda like the Ant eater from Stephen King's "Kingdom Hospital".

There's also "Flying Windows" and "Flying 3D Objects" which are seperate screensavers.

Flying 3D objects is the Windows logo, it waves in the wind like a flag and moves back and forth across the screen.

Flying windows is basicly the "Flying through Space" one only with the tiny stars being replaced by multi-colored windows logos TONS OF THEM.
Which reminds me of something from Futurama.
They're all on mars looking for missing cattle, and telling scary stories at night.

...And even though the computer was off and unplugged, an image stayed on the screen..It was....THE WINDOWS LOGO!

Okay, I'm off to another topic!

[Siya]

I loved Kingdom Hospital and The Point!

[Bella]

Woooooaaahhh. *Sparkly eyes* That's....The longest most detailed description I've ever seen on her. Plan-9-sama would be proud.

Thank you! Yeah....after reading a bit about Plan 9 it just....came to me....

Oooh, the long awaited Inferno-chan pic may come soon. Cool.

Since you've been a good forum member, a fine conjecturist and have been willing to learn vector sketching, I'll let you in on a sneak peek of the vector sketch so far:



I know C-Chan wanted longer hair on her, and I wanted shorter, so I compromised

Hmm, I'm thinking something along the lines of a skirt. Mabye in deep red. (or a fire motif)

(See: above )

Umm, erm, I may look like a complete idiot for saying this but..
Are there any decendents of the original Unix that are still supported today? I mean Unix-based OSes that aren't obsolete as of 2008?

If your talking about descendants in concept, Linux and Minix are "related" and working today. Assuming you mean direct source code descendants, then there's none other than Plan 9, Inferno, Plan B and Octopus...I dunno, but I think anything descended from System V (aka, all the modern Unixes) and BSD may also contain some original code (though I know Bell Labs made the BSD developers get rid of a lot, if not all, of their copyrighted code)...

Yeah, you've earned it Bella-sama.

Ghost? When did this happen? Did I miss something?
But don't worry, I'm sure Plan-9-Sama will help you with this, after all good things you've said about her.

Thank you

As for what happened, I think I've gotten on the Goddess's nerves one too many times, and got banished to the underworld of the daemons...

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s320/BellasOS-tans/posterlarge.png

As of right now I'm trying to get Plan 9 tan to send me back to the world of the living

Speaking of wich, C-chan I thought I saw FreeBSD-chan eat you.
How did you....?
.
.
...*thinks*...
.
Never mind, I don't want to know.

I wondered the same XD

Effie's really a kind and innocent girl once you get to know her, she's just got a bit of a naughty streak.
*Cringes*
Ha! See? I'm still here. *Grin*

All those people around her are corrupting her, huh?

A Plan-9 Clone.....With tentacles?

WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE?!?!
Heheh, Jk I'd love to see a -tan of this OS too.

Well, I don't think she'll have tentacles...maybe just really long hair

But while looking around, I noticed just how creepy the "3D Maze" screensaver is.
It's a maze, the walls are made of brick, it moves in a DOOM style.
But that's not the creepy part, there are Things in the maze.
Strangely shaped polygons that change the source of gravity and make you walk on the ceiling (there are also ones on the ceiling that make it normal again), rainbow colored text that reads "Open GL" and....Some kind of Ant eater or Giant lizard. Really, it scared me the first time I saw thig thing.. Kinda like the Ant eater from Stephen King's "Kingdom Hospital".

There's also "Flying Windows" and "Flying 3D Objects" which are seperate screensavers.

Flying 3D objects is the Windows logo, it waves in the wind like a flag and moves back and forth across the screen.

Flying windows is basicly the "Flying through Space" one only with the tiny stars being replaced by multi-colored windows logos TONS OF THEM.
Which reminds me of something from Futurama.
They're all on mars looking for missing cattle, and telling scary stories at night.

Oh, I remember that! The maze screensaver is strange...

Speaking of scary-M$-made-things, have any of yous seen the Zune ad? All I can thing is...someone in marketing needs to be fired. Seriously.

...And even though the computer was off and unplugged, an image stayed on the screen..It was....THE WINDOWS LOGO!

XD

Bender speaks the truth!!!