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**-The de-facto mother figure of the whole Apple Family and its branches. | **-The de-facto mother figure of the whole Apple Family and its branches. | ||
**-A young hippie woman with a penchant for crafts, especially woodworking. | **-A young hippie woman with a penchant for crafts, especially woodworking. | ||
**- | **-Wore a patchy red+orange dress with a white sash, wooden jewelry and wooden shoes. | ||
**- | **-Had a sweet, maternal and optimistic disposition, though was also somewhat of a prankster in her youth. | ||
**-Wanted to spend quality time with all of her daughters, although her health began to decline in '78. | **-Wanted to spend quality time with all of her daughters, although her health began to decline in '78. | ||
**-Lived to see Apple II, Apple III and Lisa, but died shortly after Mac System 1 was born. (development on the Mac started in late '79) | **-Lived to see Apple II, Apple III and Lisa, but died shortly after Mac System 1 was born. (development on the Mac started in late '79) | ||
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*'''aka:''' Bell Operating System | *'''aka:''' Bell Operating System | ||
*'''Debut:''' 1957 | *'''Debut:''' 1957 | ||
*'''Died:''' | *'''Died:''' 1969 | ||
*'''Height:''' 166 cm (~5'5.5") | *'''Height:''' 166 cm (~5'5.5") | ||
*'''Weight:''' ?? kg | *'''Weight:''' ?? kg | ||
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*'''Quick Facts:''' | *'''Quick Facts:''' | ||
**-Daughter of GMOS, half-sister to UMES and IBSYS. | **-Daughter of GMOS-tan, half-sister to UMES-tan and IBSYS-tan. | ||
**-Had many jobs | **-Had many jobs. | ||
**- | **-Loved to sing, might have been the OS for the Daisy Bell computer. | ||
**-Her claim | **-Her claim was disputed with IBSYS-tan. | ||
**- | **-Was hard to get along with. (no technical support) | ||
**-Influenced Multics' creation, and | **-Influenced Multics' creation, and was her first tutor. | ||
**- | **-Was resentful towards Multics and over having to be her tutor, since part of her life force had to be sacrificed in Multics' creation. | ||
**-Wore jewelry with bells in them, and | **-Wore jewelry with bells in them, and dressed with floral accessories. | ||
**-Had long blue hair tied in a bun, decorated with a green ribbon. | |||
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**-Not as formal as SAGE, and quicker to show displays of emotion. | **-Not as formal as SAGE, and quicker to show displays of emotion. | ||
**-Prone to boredom. | **-Prone to boredom. | ||
**- | **-Spent her extensive free time tinkering with spare equipment. | ||
**- | **-Had swift reflexes and a keen sense of observation. | ||
**-Small, thin, typically dresses in plain Air Force fatigues, has short hair and wears metal barrettes. | **-Small, thin, typically dresses in plain Air Force fatigues, has short hair and wears metal barrettes. | ||
**-Died in 1983. | **-Died in 1983. | ||
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**-Did extensive work for the Department of Energy, was highly thought of by her coworkers for her reliability. | **-Did extensive work for the Department of Energy, was highly thought of by her coworkers for her reliability. | ||
**-Embarrassed by her shortcomings (design flaws prevented her from fully utilizing the Cray-1). | **-Embarrassed by her shortcomings (design flaws prevented her from fully utilizing the Cray-1). | ||
**- | **-Received 'preferential treatment' from Cray-1, which only made her feel worse, because she didn't feel worthy of it. | ||
**-Despite that she spent a lot of time with Cray-1, with the supercomputer being practically her only contact with the outside OS world. | **-Despite that she spent a lot of time with Cray-1, with the supercomputer being practically her only contact with the outside OS world. | ||
**-Traveled extensively for work, though her home was at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory with her family. | **-Traveled extensively for work, though her home was at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory with her family. | ||
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**-Native of Convergent Technologies, but also an honourary Bull-tan (that's GECOS-tan's current corporation, was one of Multics-sama's) and Burroughs-tan. | **-Native of Convergent Technologies, but also an honourary Bull-tan (that's GECOS-tan's current corporation, was one of Multics-sama's) and Burroughs-tan. | ||
**-Friendly with Windows NT-tan (CTOS workstations also supported WNT). | **-Friendly with Windows NT-tan (CTOS workstations also supported WNT). | ||
**- | **-Loved rats, and kept some as pets. | ||
**-Supposedly the third most used workstation OS in the 1980s. | **-Supposedly the third most used workstation OS in the 1980s. | ||
**-Physically a young woman wearing boxy haircut/dress style. | **-Physically a young woman wearing boxy haircut/dress style. | ||
**- | **-Liked to dress in military-style uniforms. | ||
**-Is deceased, but maintains a rather strong following. | **-Is deceased, but maintains a rather strong following. | ||
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**-Served as a teacher and trained several young OS-tans during her life at MIT. | **-Served as a teacher and trained several young OS-tans during her life at MIT. | ||
**-The adoptive mother of Multics-sama, CTSS-tan is typically considered the ultimate ancestor of Unix. | **-The adoptive mother of Multics-sama, CTSS-tan is typically considered the ultimate ancestor of Unix. | ||
**- | **-Felt her greatest accomplishment in life was caring for the young (and sickly) Multics, and seeing to it that she reached adulthood. | ||
**-Also proud of her tutelage of ITS-tan and CP/CMS-tan. | **-Also proud of her tutelage of ITS-tan and CP/CMS-tan. | ||
**-Considerably less grandiloquent than her daughter, CTSS is sometimes mistaken to be a simple or dull personality-- something compounded by her emotionless demeanor. | **-Considerably less grandiloquent than her daughter, CTSS is sometimes mistaken to be a simple or dull personality-- something compounded by her emotionless demeanor. | ||
**- | **-Was distant toward most people and OS-tans, at least those who aren't close friends or her student. | ||
**-A sinophile, she enjoys dressing in Chinese-inspired clothing and partaking in Chinese cultural activities. | **-A sinophile, she enjoys dressing in Chinese-inspired clothing and partaking in Chinese cultural activities. | ||
**-A daughter of Whirlwind-hime and sister of SAGE and PDP-1. | **-A daughter of Whirlwind-hime and sister of SAGE and PDP-1. | ||
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**-Chronically sickly and mentally unstable, she needs an entire staff to tend to her upkeep. | **-Chronically sickly and mentally unstable, she needs an entire staff to tend to her upkeep. | ||
**-Had an entirely female entourage. | **-Had an entirely female entourage. | ||
**- | **-Loved baubles and adorns herself with gaudy jewelry. | ||
**-Obsessed with counting things, she's worked out a system of keeping track of her counts using rings on her fingers. | **-Obsessed with counting things, she's worked out a system of keeping track of her counts using rings on her fingers. | ||
**- | **-Used decimal, not binary as later generations of computers would. | ||
**-Biologically one-of-a-kind, she exerted a great deal of influence upon later computers-tans but left no actual descendants. | **-Biologically one-of-a-kind, she exerted a great deal of influence upon later computers-tans but left no actual descendants. | ||
**-Considered EDVAC her heir. | **-Considered EDVAC her heir. | ||
**-Rivalrous toward Atanasoff-Berry Computer and Z3-tan. | **-Rivalrous toward Atanasoff-Berry Computer and Z3-tan. | ||
**-Mice | **-Mice had been known to next in her ridiculously complex outfits. | ||
**-Died from a lightning strike in 1955. | **-Died from a lightning strike in 1955. | ||
**- | **-Dressed in solid black Greco-Roman-looking outfits decorated with jewels, keeps her hair tied into braids and veiled, wears delicate flip-flop type shoes. | ||
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**-First OS created. Considered very unusual -or even freaky- by her hardware-based contemporaries. | **-First OS created. Considered very unusual -or even freaky- by her hardware-based contemporaries. | ||
**-Still revered by the IBM-tans, though they don't know much, if anything about her. | **-Still revered by the IBM-tans, though they don't know much, if anything about her. | ||
**- | **-Dressed in a mix of Elizabethan and Victorian fashions, in the GM colors. | ||
**- | **-Wore a tiara. | ||
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**-Born in the Old IBM Society but sent to Harvard University in her youth. | **-Born in the Old IBM Society but sent to Harvard University in her youth. | ||
**- | **-Had largely forgotten her short time spent at IBM. | ||
**-Rejected her birth-name of ASCC for the title "Mark I“, along with all ties to the IBM culture. | **-Rejected her birth-name of ASCC for the title "Mark I“, along with all ties to the IBM culture. | ||
**-Surprisingly psychologically-stable for a -tan of her time. | **-Surprisingly psychologically-stable for a mainframe-tan of her time. | ||
**-Felt lonely as the only computer-tan in her town, something that lessened when she discovered and befriended Whirlwind. | **-Felt lonely as the only computer-tan in her town, something that lessened when she discovered and befriended Whirlwind. | ||
**-Intelligent and learned but perhaps a bit out-of-touch with the real world. | **-Intelligent and learned but perhaps a bit out-of-touch with the real world. | ||
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**-Somewhat rivalrous with her cousin IBM SSEC. | **-Somewhat rivalrous with her cousin IBM SSEC. | ||
**-Died at an unknown date, interred at Harvard. | **-Died at an unknown date, interred at Harvard. | ||
**- | **-Wore Byzantine-style attire. Believed herself above wearing a standard Navy uniform; tied her hair in two buns. | ||
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**-A sailor, navigator and mathematician. | **-A sailor, navigator and mathematician. | ||
**- | **-Was adventurous, has worked for the navy. | ||
**-Also | **-Also did mechanical work, known to be highly prepared for anything. (built-in hardware for several functions) | ||
**- | **-Carried a tool box or tool belt at all times. | ||
**- | **-Followed the family's traditions and philosophies (the Harvard Architecture), but also worked under her own set of strange and strict rules. | ||
**-Her rules | **-Her rules weren't as efficient and easily worries about the smaller details, but got the job done. | ||
**-Usually | **-Usually wore her hair in pigtails, and wore an antiquated sailor-type uniform with poofy sleeves and pants. | ||
**- | **-Wore a black and gray polka-dotted vest. | ||
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**-Cheered up though with the help of her family. | **-Cheered up though with the help of her family. | ||
**-Friendly, cheerful, scatterbrained and has a passion for playing the drums. | **-Friendly, cheerful, scatterbrained and has a passion for playing the drums. | ||
**-Was a naval captain, but | **-Was a naval captain, but dressed in Continental Army uniforms and wore her hair in large hair curlers. | ||
**- | **-Could process great amounts of information at once, yet turning a page in a book was mentally taxing to her. | ||
===Harvard Mark IV=== | ===Harvard Mark IV=== | ||
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*'''Clan:''' IBM | *'''Clan:''' IBM | ||
*'''Debut:''' 1948 | *'''Debut:''' 1948 | ||
*'''Died: | *'''Died:''' 1952 | ||
*'''Height:''' 163 cm (5'4") | *'''Height:''' 163 cm (5'4") | ||
*'''Weight:''' 51 kg (113 lb) | *'''Weight:''' 51 kg (113 lb) | ||
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**-A skilled astronomer. | **-A skilled astronomer. | ||
**-Considered the most beautiful -tan of her era. | **-Considered the most beautiful -tan of her era. | ||
**-Kept "on display"at IBM HQ in New York City, a living testament to her company's technological might. | **-Kept "on display" at IBM HQ in New York City, a living testament to her company's technological might. | ||
**-Unlike most OS-tans of that time, she | **-Unlike most OS-tans of that time, she relished public attention and being in the limelight. | ||
**- | **-Didn't let anyone forget that she knows Thomas Watson Sr. personally. | ||
**-Arguably more | **-Arguably more knowledgeable than her cousin, Harvard Mark I. | ||
**- | **-Was locked in a quiet conflict with her cousin (Harvard Mark I), whom she bragged about having superiority over. | ||
**-Died 1952; she lived a short life, even by 1940s-50s standards. | **-Died 1952; she lived a short life, even by 1940s-50s standards. | ||
**-Dresses in ornate Roman-style outfits. | **-Dresses in ornate Roman-style outfits. | ||
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**-Quiet and reserved. | **-Quiet and reserved. | ||
**-UMES-tan's sister, both | **-UMES-tan's sister, both were direct descendants of GMOS-sama. | ||
**-A rocket scientist. | **-A rocket scientist. | ||
**-Obsessed with sorting and filing things. | **-Obsessed with sorting and filing things. | ||
**- | **-Liked to perform card tricks. | ||
**- | **-Dressed conservatively, and wore high-collared dresses. | ||
**- | **-Dressed mainly in dark green and grey- the IBM 7094 colors. | ||
**-Died with the shut down of the last IBM 7090. Her last job was in the military. | **-Died with the shut down of the last IBM 7090. Her last job was in the military. | ||
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**-Younger sister of CrTSS-tan. | **-Younger sister of CrTSS-tan. | ||
**-Direct successor to her mother (CrTSS and LTSS), eventually attempted to usurp her sister. | **-Direct successor to her mother (CrTSS and LTSS), eventually attempted to usurp her sister. | ||
**- | **-Was the one that really holds her family together; also sees Cray-1 as an interloper. | ||
**- | **-Talked a lot (For both, was the first LLNL OS that could actually communicate well), and tries to get them her mother and sister to socialize more. | ||
**-Often overlooked by her fellow researchers or scientists, most going straight to her sister, often confused with CrTSS to her consternation (users often couldn't tell they were using a different OS for cosmetic reasons). | **-Often overlooked by her fellow researchers or scientists, most going straight to her sister, often confused with CrTSS to her consternation (users often couldn't tell they were using a different OS for cosmetic reasons). | ||
**- | **-Was terrible with secrets (Any password could access data in her memory). | ||
**- | **-Had trouble remembering who her users were, which could be a problem. | ||
**-Ended her career working on lower end computers as a clerk. | **-Ended her career working on lower end computers as a clerk. | ||
**- | **-Looked almost just like her sister, but with brown hair and tends to dress better. | ||
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**-RW-300 was employed successfully in different chemical plants, refineries and nuclear power plants. | **-RW-300 was employed successfully in different chemical plants, refineries and nuclear power plants. | ||
**-Mysterious, known mostly for her work and not her personality. (little info on the OS, but it did make an impact on the industry) | **-Mysterious, known mostly for her work and not her personality. (little info on the OS, but it did make an impact on the industry) | ||
**-Like her daughter and granddaughter, she | **-Like her daughter and granddaughter, she was a loner. | ||
**-A very skilled chemist, has skills bordering on alchemy. This is a two-pronged reference; both to RW-300's use in the chemical industry AND a throwback to RSX-11-tan and VMS-sama's alchemical/geomancy skills. | **-A very skilled chemist, has skills bordering on alchemy. This is a two-pronged reference; both to RW-300's use in the chemical industry AND a throwback to RSX-11-tan and VMS-sama's alchemical/geomancy skills. | ||
**- | **-Had a foggy short-term memory in matters not pertaining to work. (Computer had a small memory capacity but that didn't diminish its usefulness). She was quick-thinking and fast on her feet (realtime OS). | ||
**-RSX 11-tan is her daughter, though RSX 11-tan doesn't know her real heritage (having only been raised in DEC by DOS Batch 11-tan). Whether RW-300-tan knew of their relationship is unknown. | **-RSX 11-tan is her daughter, though RSX 11-tan doesn't know her real heritage (having only been raised in DEC by DOS Batch 11-tan). Whether RW-300-tan knew of their relationship is unknown. | ||
**- | **-Had dark skin, long hair, and dressed in utilitarian clothing. | ||
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**-One of the last tape driven OSes. | **-One of the last tape driven OSes. | ||
**-Twin sister to BOS/360, both were quickly replaced by OS/360 as their successor. | **-Twin sister to BOS/360, both were quickly replaced by OS/360 as their successor. | ||
**-Unfortunately self destructive, | **-Unfortunately self destructive, unstable, hated everyone and everything else with a passion except OS/360, for some reason. | ||
**-Loved magnetic tape and wrapped things in it. | **-Loved magnetic tape and wrapped things in it. | ||
**-Came across as sort of a zealot. | **-Came across as sort of a zealot. | ||
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**-An avid reader of MAD Magazine. | **-An avid reader of MAD Magazine. | ||
**-A contemporary and friend of CTSS-tan. | **-A contemporary and friend of CTSS-tan. | ||
**- | **-Had wavy blonde hair, and wore glasses. | ||
**-Her dresses | **-Her dresses were blue and brown, worn with a scarf and had a winter flair to them. | ||
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**-TOPS 10-tan's estranged daughter. | **-TOPS 10-tan's estranged daughter. | ||
**-Her eclectic personality | **-Her eclectic personality could best be described as a mix of beatnik, bohemian and hippie. | ||
**-A jack-of-all-trades, she showed considerable talent in the fields of mathematics, language, music and psychology. | **-A jack-of-all-trades, she showed considerable talent in the fields of mathematics, language, music and psychology. | ||
**-Also an inventor. | **-Also an inventor. | ||
**-Notable for her progressive attitude, love of fun, free love and debauchery. | **-Notable for her progressive attitude, love of fun, free love and debauchery. | ||
**- | **-Had an affable and people-oriented personality. | ||
**-Friends with other free-thinking -tans of the day, like ITS-tan and Emacs-kun. | **-Friends with other free-thinking -tans of the day, like ITS-tan and Emacs-kun. | ||
**-A Tolkien fan, she | **-A Tolkien fan, she was fluent in Elvish. | ||
**- | **-Dressed in a colourful mix of 19th-century bohemian and 1960s hippie fashion. | ||
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**-A lifelong Hub resident, she | **-A lifelong Hub resident, she spoke with a heavy Boston accent. (tending toward a Dorchester dialect) | ||
**-An engineer by trade . | **-An engineer by trade . | ||
**-Originally a Naval reservist, later discharged and employed by the Air Force. | **-Originally a Naval reservist, later discharged and employed by the Air Force. | ||
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**-These extended her life (and led directly to PDP-1's birth), but stressed her system. Spent the next decade or so in and out of a coma. | **-These extended her life (and led directly to PDP-1's birth), but stressed her system. Spent the next decade or so in and out of a coma. | ||
**-Died 1973. | **-Died 1973. | ||
**- | **-Donned ornate 19th century-style gowns (labcoats while on the job), vacuum-tube inspired jewelry, tied her long hair in braids and with ribbons. Wore glasses. | ||
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**-GECOS' adoptive daughter. | **-GECOS' adoptive daughter. | ||
**-Possibly a complex about the various Secretaries of Defense. | **-Possibly a complex about the various Secretaries of Defense. | ||
**- | **-Had some trouble managing data and messages, but try's as hard as she can with limited resources. | ||
**- | **-Felt guilty about the USS Liberty incident, and the congressional censure. | ||
**- | **-Got along with most OS and hardware -tans. (The DoD used a variety of systems as part of WWMCCS) | ||
**-Felt redeemed by her performance in Desert Shield and Desert Storm after her modernization. | **-Felt redeemed by her performance in Desert Shield and Desert Storm after her modernization. | ||
**-Crushed by the 'rejection' of the SecDef to modernize her again after the Gulf War. | **-Crushed by the 'rejection' of the SecDef to modernize her again after the Gulf War. | ||
**-Disappeared from her DoD office sometime in 1996, hasn't been seen since, unknown if it was of her own free will. | **-Disappeared from her DoD office sometime in 1996, hasn't been seen since, unknown if it was of her own free will. | ||
**-Is presumed to be deceased. | **-Is presumed to be deceased. | ||
**- | **-Wore rings on each finger that allowed for data control and manipulation. | ||
**-Missing an eye, wore an eyepatch, and appeared to be sleep-deprived. | **-Missing an eye, wore an eyepatch, and appeared to be sleep-deprived. | ||
**-Wore civilian business attire. | **-Wore civilian business attire. | ||
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**-The only Unix allied with Microsoft, she was unconditionally devoted to the company. | **-The only Unix allied with Microsoft, she was unconditionally devoted to the company. | ||
**-Considered a traitor by her fellow Unix-tans, which led to her death. | **-Considered a traitor by her fellow Unix-tans, which led to her death. | ||
**- | **-Acted as a loyal custodian to the early Microsoft/IBM family -tans: Altair 8800, MS- and PCDOS, Windows 1.0, 2.0 and OS/2-tan. | ||
**- | **-Had a cheerless, austere and perfectionist personality, yet was surprisingly gentle with her charges. | ||
**-A skillful melee fighter, she was employed as an assassin (her choice weapon being a wire garrote). | **-A skillful melee fighter, she was employed as an assassin (her choice weapon being a wire garrote). | ||
**-Retired from Microsoft and never got to see the family she loved so much grow in power and influence. | **-Retired from Microsoft and never got to see the family she loved so much grow in power and influence. | ||
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**-Was sent to fight in the front lines of the war, where she was killed in action. | **-Was sent to fight in the front lines of the war, where she was killed in action. | ||
**-Missed by few and largely forgotten. | **-Missed by few and largely forgotten. | ||
**- | **-Had shoulder-length blue hair, hazel eyes, during her time at Microsoft wore a maid-like uniform and bonnet. | ||
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