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IAS-tan is the genetic mother of every IAS Machine/Von Neumann Machine to come. Her disparate family encompasses over a dozen direct descendants from all corners of the world:
IAS-tan is the genetic mother of every IAS Machine/Von Neumann Machine to come. Her disparate family encompasses over a dozen direct descendants from all corners of the world:


    [[AVIDAC]] (Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA)
* [[AVIDAC]] (Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA)
    [[BESK]] (Stockholm, Sweden)
* [[BESK]] (Stockholm, Sweden)
    [[BESM]] (Moscow, Russia)
* [[BESM]] (Moscow, Russia)
    [[CYCLONE]] (Iowa State University, USA)
* [[CYCLONE]] (Iowa State University, USA)
    [[GEORGE]] (Argonne National Laboratory)
* [[GEORGE]] (Argonne National Laboratory)
    [[ILLIAC]] (University of Illinois, USA)
* [[ILLIAC]] (University of Illinois, USA)
    [[JOHNNIAC]] (RAND)
* [[JOHNNIAC]] (RAND)
    [[MANIAC]] (Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA)
* [[MANIAC]] (Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA)
    [[MISTIC]] (Michigan State University)
* [[MISTIC]] (Michigan State University)
    [[MUSASINO]] (Musashino, Tokyo, Japan)
* [[MUSASINO]] (Musashino, Tokyo, Japan)
    [[ORACLE]] (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA)
* [[ORACLE]] (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA)
    [[ORDVAC]] (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA)
* [[ORDVAC]] (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA)
    [[SARA]] (SAAB, Sweden)
* [[SARA]] (SAAB, Sweden)
    [[SILLIAC]] (University of Sydney, Australia)
* [[SILLIAC]] (University of Sydney, Australia)
    [[SMIL]] (Lund University, Sweden)
* [[SMIL]] (Lund University, Sweden)
    [[WEIZAC]] (Weizmann Institute, Israel)
* [[WEIZAC]] (Weizmann Institute, Israel)
    [[Rice R1]]<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php?msg=175858 Rice R1's first appearance]</ref>
* [[Rice R1]]<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php?msg=175858 Rice R1's first appearance]</ref>
    [[MERLIN]]
* [[MERLIN]]
    [[OSAGE]]<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php?msg=175858 OSAGE's first appearance]</ref>
* [[OSAGE]]<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php?msg=175858 OSAGE's first appearance]</ref>
    [[FACOM 201]]<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php?msg=175794 FACOM's first appearance]</ref>
* [[FACOM 201]]<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php?msg=175794 FACOM's first appearance]</ref>
    [[NAREC]]<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php?msg=175784 NAREC's first appearance]</ref> (granddaughter)
* [[NAREC]]<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php?msg=175784 NAREC's first appearance]</ref> (granddaughter)


A proud mother, she maintains a good rapport with most of her children, the only exception being the Soviet BESM.
A proud mother, she maintains a good rapport with most of her children, the only exception being the Soviet BESM.

Latest revision as of 10:31, 11 July 2026


IAS Machine
Ias avi.png
Character Information
Common Names IAS Machine
Other Names Institute for Advanced Study Machine
Faction Mainframe Guild
Lineage IAS Machine/Von Neumann Architecture
Rival(s) Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine
Appearance
Height 5' range
Hair Color Silver
Eye Color Gold
Weapon(s) n/a
Design
First Appearance Jan 2010[1]
Technical Information
System Personified IAS Machine
Developer(s) Institute for Advanced Study, John Von Neumann
Debut Circa 1952
Latest release n/a


Technical Details

Built over a period of 6 years (1945 - 1951), the IAS Machine was an early electronic computer and the originator of the widely-implemented Von Neumann Architecture.

Character Details

IAS-tan with beer

Physically, IAS Machine-tan is slightly overweight, silver-haired and golden-eyed. She's described as imposing despite being average in height, and having a fondness for conservative business-wear.

A prolific scientist and mathematician, IAS worked on a variety of scientific projects - including ones involving nuclear and hydrogen bombs - and managed to be largely successful despite having no sense of internal timekeeping and trouble keeping up with her assignments. A confident and jovial woman, she's known to have a great love of food and drink, notoriously dirty sense of humor (manifested through a fondness for telling bawdy limericks and jokes) and enjoyment of playing games and practical jokes - a favorite of hers being mimicking "regular" human beings in her daily life. In spite of such fanciful pursuits, she remains rather politically-conservative and "straight-laced" compared to her peers and children.

Family

IAS-tan is the genetic mother of every IAS Machine/Von Neumann Machine to come. Her disparate family encompasses over a dozen direct descendants from all corners of the world:

A proud mother, she maintains a good rapport with most of her children, the only exception being the Soviet BESM.

References

  1. ↑ stewartsage's original description in More IBM-tans
  2. ↑ Rice R1's first appearance
  3. ↑ OSAGE's first appearance
  4. ↑ FACOM's first appearance
  5. ↑ NAREC's first appearance
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