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|alias= | |alias= OSX-tan, Shian | ||
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===Alternate depiction: A catch-all for Mac OSX?=== | ===Alternate depiction: A catch-all for Mac OSX?=== | ||
[[File:OSXtan.jpg|thumb|200px|right|This shows Mac-tan as Mac OSX-tan, but curiously, she is seen wielding a Classic-era bomb.]]However, as [[OS9|Mac OS9-tan]] and additional classic Mac and OSX personifications begain to emerge, the identity of the original Mac OS-tan has been subject to extensive variation. In recent years, artists have increasingly personified her specifically as Mac OSX-tan rather than as a classic Mac OS; even the apple she wears on her head is now increasingly drawn as red, or composed of a transulcent material reminiscent of the | [[File:OSXtan.jpg|thumb|200px|right|This shows Mac-tan as Mac OSX-tan, but curiously, she is seen wielding a Classic-era bomb.]]However, as [[OS9|Mac OS9-tan]] and additional classic Mac and OSX personifications begain to emerge, the identity of the original Mac OS-tan has been subject to extensive variation. In recent years, artists have increasingly personified her specifically as Mac OSX-tan rather than as a classic Mac OS; even the apple she wears on her head is now increasingly drawn as red, or composed of a transulcent material reminiscent of the early G3 iMac designs. Some fan-based manga completely embrace and build upon the OSX-tan preference. Nevertheless, the OSX classification is not clear-cut either as numerous cat-themed Mac OSX-tans have appeared since, five of which have achieved near-canon status. | ||
As a legacy from her earliest portrayals, even when she's a catch-all only for OSX, she is still seen wielding error bombs, when the error bombs were only in the Classic Mac OS and not OSX. Instead, OSX has a spinning beach-ball cursor as its loading and error cursor, but that is seldom, if ever depicted in drawings of OSX-tan. One justified possibility could be that although OSX doesn't use error bombs, the early versions of OSX supported dual-booting or emulating Mac OS9. | As a legacy from her earliest portrayals, even when she's a catch-all only for OSX, she is still seen wielding error bombs, when the error bombs were only in the Classic Mac OS and not OSX. Instead, OSX has a spinning beach-ball cursor as its loading and error cursor, but that is seldom, if ever depicted in drawings of OSX-tan. One justified possibility could be that although OSX doesn't use error bombs, the early versions of OSX supported dual-booting or emulating Mac OS9. | ||
The Mac Manga portrays her as being OSX-tan, and in drawings of her and OS9-tan in their childhood, OSX-tan is portrayed as obviously being the younger one. | The Mac Manga portrays her as being OSX-tan, and in drawings of her and OS9-tan in their childhood, OSX-tan is portrayed as obviously being the younger one. | ||
Her nickname of Shian is the Japanese pronunciation of "Cyan", the codename of the OSX Public Beta; another possible representation that would allow her to represent OSX while co-existing with the other OSX-tans. | |||
===Or a catch-all for all Macs?=== | ===Or a catch-all for all Macs?=== | ||