OS8
| Mac OS8-tan | |
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| Character Information | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Mac OS8-tan |
| Other Names | Veronica, Tempo |
| Appearance | |
| Design | |
| Creator | Aurora Borealis and Others |
| First Appearance | Unknown |
| Technical Information | |
| System Personified | Mac OS 8.0 - 8.6 |
| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
| Debut | July 26, 1997 |
| Latest release | v8.6 (May 10, 1999) |
Mac OS8-tan was originally a character occasionally seen at Futaba Channel. Better known as Tempo-tan, she was depicted as a young, timid-looking, but otherwise cheerful little girl with a bomb-shaped diaper and a hat in the shape of the the rainbow Apple logo of the classic Macintosh (including a white patch to simulate the bite mark_. She was rarely seen, and pictures of this version are only available at an old archive specializing in the Mac OS girls, located at http://evo7gt-a.hp.infoseek.co.jp/osmac/.
The Mac OS8-tan depicted in the avatar is based on the character design created by Aurora Borealis. This version depicts Tempo-tan as older, more outgoing, and slightly war-torn (after the market competition wars with Microsoft in the mid-to-late 1990's), but with the same cheerful disposition as her younger self. The beret she wears, as well as her proficiency in bomb-wielding, is also a throwback to the younger version.
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