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|cname = Windows 98-tan | |cname = Windows 98-tan | ||
|alias = Hacchan, Memphis, 98 First Edition | |alias = Hacchan, Memphis, 98 First Edition | ||
|debut = | |debut = Possibly 2003 | ||
|height = | |height = No official height, but is generally depicted as smaller in stature | ||
|haircolor= | |haircolor= Navy blue | ||
|eyecolor= | |eyecolor= Blue | ||
|apfaction = [[Windows Family]] | |apfaction = [[Windows Family]] | ||
|lineage= [[Win9x| DOS/Win9x]] | |lineage= [[Win9x| DOS/Win9x]] | ||
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She is usually seen with [[Windows 98SE| 98SE-tan]], and is said to fancy [[Homeo]]. | She is usually seen with [[Windows 98SE| 98SE-tan]], and is said to fancy [[Homeo]]. | ||
===Vulcan Toys=== | ====Vulcan Toys==== | ||
Two early designs that continue to be used alongside the 98 an 98SE-tans are a pair of stick-limbed snack-boxes with a face and version number drawn in crayon, based on the Vulcan 300 toy that appeared in the anime series Konjiki no Gash Bell!!/Zatch Bell!. | Two early designs that continue to be used alongside the 98 an 98SE-tans are a pair of stick-limbed snack-boxes with a face and version number drawn in crayon, based on the Vulcan 300 toy that appeared in the anime series Konjiki no Gash Bell!!/Zatch Bell!. | ||
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{{Windows-tan}} | {{Windows-tan}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Windows Family]] | ||
[[Category:Operating systems]] | |||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
[[Category:Windows]] | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:30, 26 August 2026
This is the OS-tan for Windows 98, for her OS-kun counterpart, see 98-kun and 98SE-kun.
| Windows 98-tan | |
| |
| Character Information | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Windows 98-tan |
| Other Names | Hacchan, Memphis, 98 First Edition |
| Faction | Windows Family |
| Lineage | DOS/Win9x |
| Appearance | |
| Height | No official height, but is generally depicted as smaller in stature |
| Hair Color | Navy blue |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Design | |
| First Appearance | Possibly 2003 |
| Technical Information | |
| System Personified | Windows 98 (first edition) |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft Corporation |
| Debut | v.4.10.1998 (25 Jun 1998) |
| Latest release | unknown |
Character Details
This character represents the first edition of Windows 98. She is represented as a shy and small pre-teen girl with short navy blue hair with a clip shaped like 98, the Windows logo as part of a necktie or ascot and a schoolgirl outfit with a sleeveless white blouse, blue skirt, dark-colored shoes, long socks and gloves.
She is usually seen with 98SE-tan, and is said to fancy Homeo.
Vulcan Toys
Two early designs that continue to be used alongside the 98 an 98SE-tans are a pair of stick-limbed snack-boxes with a face and version number drawn in crayon, based on the Vulcan 300 toy that appeared in the anime series Konjiki no Gash Bell!!/Zatch Bell!.
This is a holdover from the very early days before the designs of the primary OS-tans had settled. Generic stick-limbed boxes were often used as placeholders; there had been instances of small DOS and Windows 3.11 boxes before other designs gained popularity.
Both girls now make regular use of these as mechanical suits. The mech-box used by 98 is blue in colour, and likewise the 98SE mech-box has a green theme. The mechs are sometimes shown as guardians or friends to the 98-tans, otherwise the two girls can be seated inside them as pilots. The box sizes can vary, ranging from doll-like when carried by the girls to taller than an adult when they ride inside them. While usually used as toys or weapons, they can serve other purposes, such as a clubhouse, a shelter, or a place to hide. (The boxes also appear to be less stable than the girls themselves; When a non-DOS based OS-tan enters the box, it has a tendency to fall apart.)
Other roles
In the comic that created 95 OSR 2.5-tan, 98-tan could be considered the main character. 95 OSR 2.5-tan sees her as a rival, but the rivalry isn't mutual, and 98-tan sees her as a well-meaning friend.