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ENIAC

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	\|hname =		\|hname =
	\|debut = Early 2010		\|debut = Early 2010
	\|height = ~~5'7'~~'		\|height = ~6'
	\|haircolor= Black		\|haircolor= Black
	\|eyecolor= ~~Gray-green~~		\|eyecolor= Red
	\|weapon = N/A		\|weapon = N/A
	\|apfaction = ~~Formerly unaligned, currently [[Deceased \| deceased]]~~		\|apfaction = Univac clan (founder)
	\|lineage= ~~Independant~~		\|lineage= Independent
	\|rival= ~~N/A~~		\|rival= [[IAS]]

	\|osper = ENIAC ~~computer~~		\|osper = ENIAC
	\|osdev = University of Pennsylvania, US Army		\|osdev = University of Pennsylvania, U.S. Army
	\|reldate = February 14, 1946		\|reldate = February 14, 1946
	\|lastrel = ~~Unknown~~		\|lastrel = Ca. 1950s
	}}		}}

	==Technical details==		==Technical details==
	~~Built over a span of several years (1943 - 1946) the~~ ENIAC was the first general-purpose, ~~reprogrammable Turing-compatible~~ digital computer~~. It was over one thousand times faster than the electromechanical calculating devices it replaced; making it perhaps the largest leap in power in computing history~~.		ENIAC was the first general-purpose, programmable digital computer.

	==Character details==		==Character details==
	===~~General~~===		===Physical===
	ENIAC-tan is ~~one~~ of ~~the earliest computer~~-~~tans, created in~~-~~universe as an artificial human using was then largely untested technology~~, ~~she was chronically sickly~~, ~~mentally unstable, suffered from anterograde amnesia~~, and ~~always needed staff~~ to ~~look after~~ her~~. Despite her shortcomings, she was a mathematician created to do mathematical work too difficult for humans to do, and worked for the US Army in WWII~~.		ENIAC-tan is depicted as an automaton<ref>Dual allusion to the simple, modular nature of ENIAC and a hint at something transcendental or supernatural about ENIAC-tan.</ref> with a jointed doll-style body. She's tall and lanky with a a medium olive complexion, and shoulder length black hair styled into curls/rolls. Her torso, legs and arms have sections of exposed metal, sockets and wires but these parts are generally hidden to all but her technicians.

	~~Physically, ENIAC~~-~~tan is depicted as~~ a ~~rather tall, dark-complexioned woman~~. ~~Her hair and outfit are all~~ solid black~~; her outfits are elaborate Greco-Roman style decorated~~ with ~~black jewels,~~ her ~~hair is braided~~ and ~~veiled~~. She ~~has many rings on each of~~ her ~~fingers~~, ~~she used the rings as her own~~ counting ~~system~~, ~~but also has a love for gaudy jewelry. Her dresses are so elaborate that mice have been known to nest in them~~, and ~~she needs help from~~ her ~~staff to shoo them away. Another quirk of hers as such an early computer-tan is that she uses decimal instead of binary~~.		She wears a full-length black dress reminiscent of a nun's habit or puritan's robe.<ref>Referencing the solid black color scheme of the computer.</ref> The many panels fastened with glass buttons allow her servants to maintain and swap out parts. She wears a veiled wide brimmed hat that typically covers her face. Her accessories include a pocket-belt, various counting beads, abacii and other calculation devices, and artillery charts rolled up and carried on her back.

	~~Many computer~~-~~tans~~ of her ~~generation had short lifespans; some 5 years~~ or ~~less; they after their purpose was served by their creators~~, ~~their hardware decommissioned~~. ENIAC-tan ~~lived relatively long~~, ~~being born in 1943~~, and ~~died~~ in ~~1955 from a lightning strike~~.		After deploying to the Ballistics Research Laboratory, period Women's Army Corps uniforms were incorporated into her wardrobe, albeit modified to suit her sense of style.

			Initially, ENIAC-tan was animated by coordinated manipulation of her wires.<ref>Early programming required manual timekeeping and rewiring.</ref> She could control different parts of her body even if they were detached, and could swap out or add additional limbs.<ref>Modules operated independently before being linked.</ref> The "conversion" process she underwent later in life gave her a more conventional physical configuration and improved mobility, at the cost of sheer speed and power.<ref>Conversion code process made the ENIAC easier to program at the cost of speed.</ref>

			==Personality==
			ENIAC-tan is prim and proper with a regal bearing that comes off as intimidating whether or not she's trying. She has a bit of a well-founded superiority complex as a computer, but is gracious and patient with her caretakers. She became more relaxed and sociable with time, but has trust issues, and does not forget or forgive offenses. She's deeply philosophical about the nature and duty of computers and ruminates frequently on her own purpose and place in the cosmos and that of others.

	===Relationships and family===		===Relationships and family===
	~~Because of her status as~~ one of the ~~first computer~~-~~tans~~, ~~ENIAC~~-tan ~~had few computer peers with~~ whom she ~~could socialize~~. She ~~is notable for having a near~~-~~entirely female staff of programmers~~ and ~~operators, a rather rare situation in her day (or any time period, for that matter)~~.		ENIAC-tan has one true "daughter"/heir, [[EDVAC \| EDVAC-tan]], who in turn has several copies or half-siblings: EDSAC, Manchester Mark I, and IAS-tan.<ref>EDVAC made by original ENIAC team. EDSAC, Manchester & IAS all derived from the "First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC", sent to different organizations before completion.</ref> Her relationship with EDVAC-tan is close but fraught, while she is contemptuous toward IAS-tan, whom she blames both for personal betrayal and profaning computer-kind by releasing them to the wider world.<ref>Referencing the conflict surrounding ENIAC patent rights and attribution of invention of the stored program computer.</ref>

			She socialized with more computers once she moved, becoming close with [[ORDVAC \| ORDVAC-tan]] and [[BRLESC \| BRLESC-tan]] at the BRL.

	~~ENIAC-tan left no direct descendants, although it~~ is ~~said that [[Whirlwind]]-tan's creation was loosely inspired by her~~.		She is the matriarch of the Univac clan.<ref>Shared creative teams.</ref>

			==References==
	[[Category:Mainframe]][[Category:Historical]][[Category:Deceased]]		[[Category:Mainframe]][[Category:Historical]][[Category:Deceased]]

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Whirlwind

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	==Technical Details==		==Technical Details==
	~~Created at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Whirlwind was an early general-purpose computer. First begun~~ in the 1940s as an ~~electromechanical flight~~ simulator, ~~when the Navy bailed out of the project the Air Force stepped~~ in ~~to keep it alive~~. ~~One of the~~ first ~~electronic computers, it was a pioneer in output display and an early~~ user of magnetic core memory, ~~making it among~~ the fastest ~~computers in the world at~~ its time ~~of creation~~. ~~Although its lifespan was relatively short, it had a major impact on~~ the ~~computer industry~~ - the ~~profoundly influential SAGE system,~~ TX-0, ~~TX -2 and~~ PDP-1 ~~computers are all direct descendants of Whirlwind~~.		Envisioned in the 1940s as an electro-mechanical aircraft simulator, Whirlwind debuted in 1951 as general purpose electronic computer. The first user of magnetic core memory, Whirlwind was the fastest computer of its time and pioneered interactive computing. It served as the prototype for the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment and influenced the creation of the TX-0, PDP-1 and minicomputers as a concept.

	==Character Details==		==Character Details==
	===~~General~~===		===Physical===
	Whirlwind-~~hime, as she is often referred to in OSC writings,~~ is depicted as a ~~somewhat tall and pale-skinned~~ woman~~, apparently~~ mid-30s ~~in age~~, with long black hair ~~pulled back from her face by a braid~~. She ~~has turquoise-blue eyes,~~ wears glasses ~~and speaks in a heavy Boston accent~~, and ~~though her attire was originally described as consisting of contemporary~~ dresses and ~~labcoats, she has often been portrayed as wearing elaborate, 19th~~-~~century style gowns in drawn depictions~~. ~~One constant seems to be the inclusion of black-~~and-white checkerboard ~~patterns~~, ~~hair ribbons and~~ vacuum-tube jewelry~~. In her younger days she was a US Navy Women's Reserve ensign, and thus wore a WAVES uniform, but since her dismissal she has avoided any association with her former service~~.		Whirlwind-tan is depicted as a wiry woman in her mid 30s, above average height, with pale skin, long black hair, and blue eyes. She wears rectangular glasses, decorates her hair with ribbons, and wears colorful dresses and lab coats.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/cptlfrghtr/art/Picnic-Pt-3-144175246 Picnic Pt. 3]</ref> Black and white checkerboard prints are a recurrent pattern in her attire, as are vacuum tube based jewelry.

	Whirlwind ~~is an intelligent~~ and ~~amicable woman~~, though ~~a hidden temperamental side has been hinted at before~~. She ~~generally has~~ a ~~positive attitude~~ in life, her ~~only real "enemies" being the US Navy (for abandoning her)~~ and ~~the Air Force (for its theft~~ of her ~~first~~-~~born child)~~. She ~~is renowned~~ as ~~an engineer~~ and ~~assisted on various period computer projects; among her greatest creations were her~~ children, ~~as well as pioneering many technologies that would be employed by generations~~ of computers ~~to come~~.		She was born with a faulty heart which was later replaced, <ref>Referencing Whirlwind's early, failing CRT-based memory system, later replaced with magnetic core memory.</ref> and wears leg braces, though they don't slow her down. <ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/cptlfrghtr/art/Picnic-Pt-3-144175246 Picnic Pt. 3]</ref>

			She speaks with a heavy Boston accent.

			Later in life, worsening health and experimental surgeries caused her physical condition to deteriorate. She lost an eye and spent much of her time heavily bandaged. <ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/cptlfrghtr/art/Dirty-Water-Pt-3-151306781 Dirty Water Pt. 3]</ref>

			===Personality===
			Whirlwind-tan is intelligent, amicable, and likes to keep herself busy. She has a relentlessly optimistic personality, and conducts herself with a degree of propriety that comes off as a bit old-fashioned. Despite everything she's done, she doesn't feel especially accomplished. <ref>StewartSage, personal communication, April 2026</ref>

			===Powers===
			Like [[SAGE \| SAGE-tan]], Whirlwind-tan can sense non-visual spectrum electromagnetic waves.<ref>Referencing Whirlwind's use as a prototype radar defense system.</ref> This manifests as more of a "spidey sense" compared to SAGE's radio frequency vision. Humans feel tingly or static-like to her, while computers feel more distinct.<ref> StewartSage, personal communication, May 2026</ref>

			==Family and relationships==
			Whirlwind-tan has three children: eldest daughter [[SAGE \| SAGE-tan]], middle child [[PDP-1 \| PDP-1-tan]] and [[CTSS \| CTSS-tan]], whom she adopted.

			She's befriended a wide range of computers both at her institution and elsewhere. She's especially close with [[Harvard Mark I \| Harvard Mark I-tan]], Harvard Mark IV-tan, and [[GENIAC \| GENIAC-chan]], whom she looked after when SAGE departed.

	==History and Background==		==History and Background==
	~~===Early life===~~
	Whirlwind-tan was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, sometime in the mid-1940s; she fully matured by the early 50s. It is known that the was a US Navy WAVES reservist, but few other aspects of her early life have been documented.		Whirlwind-tan was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, sometime in the mid-1940s; she fully matured by the early 50s. It is known that the was a US Navy WAVES reservist, but few other aspects of her early life have been documented.

	~~===Children===~~		A series of experimental operations were performed in an attempt to improved her lifespan, speed and powers, but they were untimely unsuccessful, costing her numerous body parts as well as general mental and physical stability. Especially problematic were the coma-like states she fell in and out of for the next fourteen years.
	By her own admission, Whirlwind's greatest legacy is the creation of [[SAGE]]-tan - to a point her daughter could be considered the reason to her existence above all else. Indeed, when SAGE's development was completed in 1959 she was decommissioned and left at the mercy of a group of computer scientists who kept her alive half out of sympathy, half to experiment on her unique physical properties. A series of experimental operations were performed in an attempt to improved her lifespan, speed and powers, but they were untimely unsuccessful, costing her numerous body parts as well as general mental and physical stability. Especially problematic were the coma-like states she fell in and out of for the next fourteen years.

	Despite the dire consequences to her health, there were several beneficial effects. Foremost among these, the creation of her second and third children, [[TX-0]] and [[PDP-1]]-tan, whose births would have never been possible without the knowledge gained during Whirlwind's experimental surgeries. In many ways, her two children filled the nest left empty by SAGE's departure, and became a comfort and companion to the ailing Whirlwind.		Despite the dire consequences to her health, there were several beneficial effects. Foremost among these, the creation of her second and third children, [[TX-0]] and [[PDP-1]]-tan, whose births would have never been possible without the knowledge gained during Whirlwind's experimental surgeries. In many ways, her two children filled the nest left empty by SAGE's departure, and became a comfort and companion to the ailing Whirlwind.