DOS/360
| DOS/360 | |
| File:Dos360avi.png | |
| Character Information | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | DOS/360 |
| Other Names | z/VSE, VSE/SP, VSE/ESA and other variations |
| Faction | Mainframe Guild, part of the old IBM Society |
| Lineage | IBM, System/360 branch |
| Rival(s) | N/A |
| Appearance | |
| Height | mid-high 5' range |
| Hair Color | Light grey |
| Eye Color | Grey |
| Design | |
| First Appearance | January 2010 |
| Technical Information | |
| System Personified | DOS/360 and variants |
| Developer(s) | IBM |
| Debut | Circa 1966 |
| Latest release | Circa 2010 (As z/VSE) |
Technical Details
DOS/360 - now called VSE - originated as a humble disk-based single-tasking operating system on the IBM System/360 mainframe. It had a small memory-footprint, allowing it to run on lower-end System/360 models incapable of handling OS/360. Later versions of DOS/360 incorporated multitasking and other advanced features, and its modern day incarnation - z/VSE - is still used and developed today.
At one point, DOS/360 was the most common OS in use.
Character Details
General
DOS/360-tan is depicted as a somewhat tall, lightly-built woman with long light grey hair. The most mature-looking member of the /360-tan family, she dresses professionally, preferring women's business-suits to the elaborate dresses her sister OS/360-tan favors. She is physically fast and strong, although she needs glasses and is somewhat hearing-impaired.
DOS/360-tan is generally easy-going, loyal and trustworthy, traits that have gained her a devoted following of users, terminals and a place as OS/360-tan's right-hand woman; indeed, she is one of the few people OS/360-tan thinks highly of and considers an equal. Due to her role in IBM intelligence (and work as a scout) she is quite apt at manipulation and subterfuge, talents assisted by her excellent speaking skills. Despite her verbal fluency, she has near-indecipherable handwriting.
History and background
Family and relationships
Her sisters are BOS/360 (deceased), TOS/360 (deceased), TSS/360 (deceased), and OS/360 (alive).
She is often referred to as GCOS-tan's mother, however this is a myth.
While on assignment, she helped found the DOSSE.