Windows Family Annex Bios
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MS DOS
- Name: MS-DOS-tan
- aka: Microsoft DOS, Disk Operating System
- Debut: circa 1981
- Height: 125 cm (4'1")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair: Dark Grey
- Quick Facts:
- - Has shy, mousy and depressed disposition.
- - Intelligent, but has trouble expressing herself clearly.
- - Twin sister of PC-DOS-tan; younger sister of QDOS-tan; biological daughter of DR-DOS-tan.
- - Keeps hair in pigtails.
- - Dons a light-blue grade school uniform with "MS-DOS" armband and glasses.
- - Carries around Microsoft keyboard everywhere she goes.
- - Official engineer of the Windows Family, though diminishing demand has turned her more into an unofficial house servant.
- - Generally found peeking around corners.
- - Known forum lurker.
- - Personality changes dramatically when reunited with PC-DOS-tan.
Windows 3.1
- Name:Windows 3.11-tan
- aka: Windows 3.0, 3.x, Baba
- Debut: 5/22/1990
- Height: 137 cm (4'6")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Red
- Hair: Grey
- Quick Facts:
- - Has quiet, serious and cheerless disposition.
- - Always carries or is accompanied by DOSKitty
- - Keeps hair long and loose, tied only by a violet bow on her head.
- - Dons a violet frilly gown with a "3.1" brooch on her collar.
- - Keeps her smiles a rarity.
- - Is slightly aristocratic and prefers to be referred to as "3.11-sama".
- - Is somewhat distant with the newer Windows, preferring the company of MS-DOS, NT and 95.
- - Has only a patchy memory of her youth and seems unable to recollect her older sister (Win 2.0) or mother (Win 1.0).
Windows NT
- Name: Windows NT-tan
- aka: Windows New Technology, NT 3.1, OS/2 3.0
- Debut: 7/27/1993
- Height: 162 cm (~5'4")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair: Lilac
- Quick Facts:
- - Has sweet, quiet and maternal disposition.
- - Keeps hair in a short ponytail tied with a blue ribbon.
- - Dons a simple pink dress.
- - Can multitask, but is usually quite error-prone and unreliable compared to her daughters: NT Workstation, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP, etc.
- - Was first Windows Family liason to the higher-end, non-x86 architecture hardware-tans.
- - Helped establish her company's foothold in the server market, capitalizing on clever marketing and the weaknesses of a war-torn Unix Family.
- - Is largely unaware that she's a clone of VMS-tan and a true biological sister to OS/2-tan.
Windows 95
- Name: Windows 95-tan
- aka: 95-tan, Chicago, 95nee-chan
- Debut: 8/24/1995
- Height: 157 cm (5'2")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Brown
- Hair: Brown
- Quick Facts:
- - Has gentle and mild-mannered disposition when in a good mood, becoming aggressive and violent when not.
- - Always carries a Katana with her and is still considered an excellent swordswoman.
- - Keeps hair long, tied with a ribbon bearing the Windows colors.
- - Dons a pink traditional kimono, hakama and geta, typical female college student apparel during the Japanese Meiji era.
- - Acts much older than she actually is, never having bothered to keep up with the times.
- - Still has enough clout and force to keep the newer generation of Windows in line.
- - Led vanguard in Microsoft's dominance of the PC market, and is still able to summon her old battle suit.
- - Hates Macs with a vengeance, more so now that they are staging a strong recovery.
- - Is generally snide and arrogant with other alternative OS-tans, but knows enough not to pick a fight with everyone (e.g, the Linux distros).
- - Aside from Windows 3.11-tan, NT and DOS, she will not comment on earlier Windows versions.
Windows CE
- Name: Windows CE-tan
- aka: WinCE, "Wince", Windows "Consumer Electronics", Windows "Compact Edition", Windows Mobile, Pocket PC
- Debut: 11/1/1996
- Height: 29 cm (1'0")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Red
- Hair: Orange
- Quick Facts:
- - Has cheerful "magical girl" disposition, though becomes frightening and hysterical when angry.
- - Is a fairy, complete with wings (that she uses to actually fly) and a USB cable.
- - Keeps hair short, topped with two miniature pigtails tied with red ribbons.
- - Dons a simple pink dress, black stretch shorts and boots.
- - Is small and unassuming-enough to go largely unnoticed.
- - Is also a tad bit too self-conscious, working under the impression that no one likes her despite her massive popularity in the handheld market.
- - Considers the Sega Dreamcast to be the best console ever made.
- - While usually civil with Palm Pilot-tan, she does have an ongoing blood feud with her prominant rival PalmOS-tan.
- - Is also locked in petty disputes and the occasional serious skirmish with other portable OS-tans (such as Minix-tan), but prefers not to involve her larger relatives in these miniature conflicts.
Windows NT Workstation
- Name: Windows NT Workstation-tan
- aka: NT 4.0, Inu-T
- Debut: 7/29/1996
- Height: 138 cm (4'6")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair: Light blue
- Quick Facts:
- - Has cheerful, carefree, canine disposition.
- - Has dog ears and a dog's tail, and also wears gloves and boots shaped like paws.
- - Keeps hair in a short but wild ponytail, tied with a large yellow ribbon.
- - Dons a simple blue dress, with a red dog's collar bearing the words NT.
- - Is fast and reliable performance-wise, but her dog intellect limits her ability to handle more complex tasks (such as playing human games).
- - Is considered a fine gourmand, second only to Windows XP-tan
- - Is very friendly with every Windows girl, but surprisingly close to Windows 95-tan.
- - Is not, however, universally-friendly with all OS-tans -- may either have a barking match with other canine OS-tans (particularly the Linux variety) or will chase after the feline OS-tans (such as the OSX girls).
Windows 98
- Name: Windows 98-tan
- aka: "Memphis", Hacchan
- Debut: 6/25/1998
- Height: 145 cm (4'9")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair: Navy Blue
- Quick Facts:
- - Has shy and demure disposition.
- - Frequently travels with her blue-colored Mech-Box.
- - Keeps hair short, with a "98"-shaped hair clip attached to her left bang.
- - Dons a white and blue sleeveless school uniform, with gloves and a windows necktie.
- - Is a futanari.
- - Has a crush on Homeo.
- - Prefers to stick with (and "joust") with her sister, 98SE-tan.
Windows 98SE
- Name: Windows 98SE-tan
- aka: 98 Second Edition, Secchan
- Debut: 5/5/1999
- Height: 144 cm (~4'8.5")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair: Grey-blue
- Quick Facts:
- - Shares shy and demure disposition as her sister 98-tan, but is often a little more brazen.
- - As with her sister 98-tan, she often travels with her green-colored Mech-Box.
- - Keeps hair short and topped only by a single pigtail on her left side.
- - Dons a white and green sailor school uniform, with the letters "SE" printed in the front.
- - Is not a futanari like her sister 98-tan, and in fact carries a bottle opener to brandish her disdain for such things.
- - Prefers to stick with (and "joust") with her sister, 98SE-tan.
- - Despite the small disparity in age, she's clearly the more innocent and naive of the two 98 sisters.
Windows 2000
- Name: Windows 2000-tan
- aka: 2000 Professional, 2k-tan, Win2K, NT 5.0
- Debut: 2/18/2000
- Height: 168 cm (5'6")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair: Blue
- Quick Facts:
- - Has intelligent, professional and reserved disposition.
- - Is a world reknowned "Meganekko",
- - Keeps hair short, with cat ear-shaped hairclips and a small white bonnet with the Windows logo.
- - Dons a Windows logo-colored swimsuit underneath a blue long coat.
- - Is considered the most stable and dependable of all the present Windows Girls, although constantly fears being outperformed by the newer generations.
- - Is still the official family Domain Controller.
- - Is considered Me-tan's guardian due, but is mainly responsible for keeping ALL Windows-tans out of trouble (Me requiring the most attention).
- - Is perhaps the most aware of the "outside" world due to her position, but generally keeps this to herself so as not to disrupt the peace.
- - Dislikes being outclassed, so prefers to avoid contact with higher-end OS-tans.
Windows ME
- Name: Windows ME-tan
- aka: Millennium Edition, Emmui-tan
- Debut: 9/14/2000
- Height: 153 cm (5'0")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Green
- Hair: Green
- Quick Facts:
- - Has cheery and cutesy disposition.
- - Has long and unusually-strong cowlick.
- - Keeps hair in long braided pigtails.
- - Dons a maid outfit with an error icon badge.
- - Freezes constantly and is generally considered least reliable Windows OS.
- - Is a certified klutz.
- - Is the second most prolific scallion user before Linspire-tan.
- - Is much sought after by OS9-kun.
- - Loves rollcake.
Windows XP Professional
- Name: XP Professional-tan
- aka: XP, XP Pro, Windows Experience, Whistler, Saseko, Pekepi
- Debut: 10/25/2001
- Height: 171 cm (5'7")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair: Black
- Quick Facts:
- - Has friendly, energetic and youthful disposition.
- - Has exceedingly large breasts due to her bloated size and memory consumption.
- - Keeps hair long, and wears a ribbon shaped as the "XP" logo over her left bang.
- - Dons a somewhat-skimpy blue and white uniform with a passive resemblance to a sailor uniform; the disjointed sleaves add a rare kind of beauty but are otherwise pointless.
- - Is considered the prettiest Windows-tan of all and has a massive following of fanboys (and some fangirls).
- - But is also derided as an "Activation Whore" by those who know her more closely.
- - Is the most energetic and best performing of all the Windows-tans, but feels challenged by Vista-tan in terms of performance and looks.
- - Has voracious eating habits due to her system hogging, so much so that she's considered more "glutton" than "gourmand"
- - Has recently been appointed to lead reconciliation efforts with the House of Mac, and is the first Windows-tan in the Windows Family history to work closely with a Mac-tan (OSX Tiger-san) without any (recorded) hostilities.
Windows XP Home
- Name: Windows XP Home-tan
- aka: XP Home, Homeko
- Debut: 10/25/2001
- Height: 169 cm (~5'6.5")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Green
- Hair: Green
- Quick Facts:
- - Is XP Pro-tan's twin sister.
- - Has impulsive, antagonistic and lecherous disposition.
- - Also has large breasts like her twin sister, but not nearly as unwieldly.
- - Keeps hair tied up in a short ponytail, and wears "XP"-shaped hair clips over her left bang.
- - Often dons a simple green sweatsuit, not fussing over her appearance as much as XP-tan.
- - Is considered pretty, but not particularly approachable; fanboys must advance at their own risk.
- - Is a famous hentai manga artist, and often likes to practice unique "approaches" on her own to improve her work.
- - Is a tad bit of a glutton as well, but is usually too engrossed in her work to eat regularly.
- - Has reliable-enough performance, but is too sloppy to compete with her sister; nevertheless, it's not beneath her to flaunt her skills with lesser Windows-tans.
- - Doesn't seem to mind her borderline-incestual fascination with her younger brother Homeo.
Windows XP Media Edition
- Name: Windows XP Media Edition-tan
- aka: XP MCE, XP Media Center Edition, Symphony, Moseko
- Debut: 10/12/2004
- Height: 173 cm (5'8")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Green
- Hair: Green w/ blue tips
- Quick Facts:
- - Has gentle, cheerful and oblivious disposition.
- - Has ridiciously-large and unwieldy breasts, since she possessed the highest hardware requirements to date.
- - Keeps hair long, topped with a maid's bonnet and ME-tan style cowlick.
- - Dons a revealing green and blue hybrid between a school uniform and a maid outfit.
- - Also dons an error icon badge eerily similar to ME-tan's.
- - Officially XP Pro and XP Home-tan's sister, but is far more sisterly with ME-tan and spends the most time with her.
- - Not a clutz or a system wreck like ME-tan, but is fairly error-prone and buggy in her own right.
- - Is very knowledgeable with home electronics, but second-rate when it comes to actual computing issues.
Windows Server 2003
- Name: Windows Server 2003-tan
- aka: Windows .NET Server, "Whistler Server", "Saba"
- Debut: 4/24/2003
- Height: 140 cm (4'7")
- Weight: ??kg
- Eye Color: Blue-green
- Hair: Plum
- Quick Facts:
- - Has friendly, devoted and adventerous disposition.
- - Is half-human, half mackerel, and can be easily-recognized by the large fishtail behind her.
- - Keeps hair long, topped with an ethernet hub in place of a bonnet.
- - Dons a grey vest-style top, a short white skirt, ethernet cables for a belt, and water-tight grey leggings and boots.
- - Has red bows with the Windows logo decorating her chest as well as her tail.
- - Is usually a workaholic of the 2K-tan calibre and rarely has a chance to interact with non-fish Windows girls.
- - But she does use her leisure time effectively, roaming both land and sea, and generally getting herself into trouble.
- - Is often accompanied by other "Saba"-tans, although the latter are seen even more rarely than 2003.