CIOST Annex Bios

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Confederation Of Independent OS-tans

VMS

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• Name: OpenVMS
• aka: VMS, VAX Monitoring System
• Debut: 1977
• Height: 173 cm (5'8")
• Weight: 64 kg
• Eye Color: purple
• Hair: dark blue w/ silver highlights

• Quick Facts:

• • -The last native DEC OS-tans to be employed after the breakup of her company.
  • -Was a military officer during her days at DEC, but has since become a vigilante.
  • -She wielded a rapier during her youth but has since switched to a large cleaver/longsword hybrid, as well as a variety of knives.
  • -One of the most powerful OS-tans in the world, VMS-tan relies on strength and strategy over agility.
  • -Has an outwardly cold, misanthropic and cheerless disposition.
  • -Has an obsession with security and self-defense that borders on paranoia.
  • -Known to be rather brutal and merciless in her treatment of viruses, crackers and skiddies.
  • -Loves sharks, spending time on the ocean and scuba dives in her spare time.
  • -Is rumoured to play a wicked game of Scrabble.
  • -Has one daughter, Windows NT-tan, who was created unbeknownst to her.
  • -The leader of the technologically advanced, but otherwise ragtag Confederation of independent OS-tans (CIOST).
  • -Wears mostly dark coloured clothing; she typically keeps her hair tied in a ponytail, and is of an average (if not rather muscular) build.

AOS

BeOS

DG/UX

eCOS

EPOC

FreeVMS

GECOS

IMSAI 8080

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• Name: IMSAI 8080
• aka:
• Debut: 12/16/1975
• Height: 142 cm (4'8")
• Weight: ?? kg
• Eye Color: violet
• Hair: white

• Quick Facts:
  • -Usually has a stoic and edgy attitude, but can also be kind to others.
  • -A good tactician, skilled with modern technology and has connections to important information networks.
  • -A former megalomaniac, in her prime she was a military engineer who led over her territory with a dictatorship, with plans of mind control and world domination.
  • -Was arch-rivals with Altair, but both faded into obscurity by the early 80's.
  • -Lost out to user-friendlier competitors (i.e: PET, Apple II) and nearly met her demise due to faulty technology.
  • -DR-DOS's childhood friend and mentor, who she inspired to be ambitious and powerful, though with unintended consequences she regrets.
  • -Felt hopeless as a wanderer, joined the CIOST in the early 2000's which gave her new feelings of hope along with the desire to improve herself and help others, especially fellow underdogs.
  • -Helps the various CIOST members stay in contact with each other.
  • -Friends with BeOS, MenuetOS and Apple III, DR-DOS, and has also reconciled with Altair in recent years.
  • -Has her hair decorated with a teal headband and alternating red and blue hair clips.
  • -Her outfit is modeled after the IMSAI 8080's color scheme.

MenuetOS

NeXTSTEP

OpenVME

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• Name: OpenVME
• aka: "Virtual Machine Environment"
• Debut: mid 1970's
• Height: 158 cm (5'2")
• Weight: ?? kg
• Eye Color: blue-grey
• Hair: blonde

• Quick Facts:
  • -Normally whimsical and easily distracted, but can get aggressive. (unfinished version was supposed to be fault tolerant)
  • -Leads to Buffy-speak.
  • -Can be snobby, considers herself better then Unix or Windows derivatives.
  • -One of the IBM-tan's many enemies.
  • -Never has been awfully successful, and doesn't really have many friends.
  • -Prefers to remain above the petty bickering of others, and eat pastries.
  • -Has undergone a series of rather serious experimental surgeries, leading to an.... interesting internal arrangement (system's been overhauled, rebuilt, and combined a lot)
  • -At one point, someone tried to graft Unix type wings on her. (see above)
  • -Changes labels around on her friends or enemies belongings.
  • -A skilled civil engineer, designs and constructs her own buildings. (QuickBuild application)
  • -Wears a steampunk-style outfit with layers of clothing, and has heavy plastic-rimmed glasses. Her eyes are usually bloodshot.
  • -Has mismatched wings. One is a black owl wing, the other some sort of white wing, neither of which retract, both wing roots are surrounded by scars and metal.

OS-9

PRIMOS

RDOS

RSX

SkyOS

TinyOS

TOPS-20

TRON

Unununium

VxWorks

ZETA