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METAThe public encyclopedia of OS-tan: Futaba Channel fan girls from 2003, later Microsoft-adjacent mascots, and OS TAN. FAN and CORP stay labeled. This is not a dump of OS-Tan Collections, and it is not a replacement for WIKI.EXE on OS TAN.
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OS-tanFANOS-tans are moe personifications of operating systems that started on Futaba Channel in 2003. Fan canon is not the later Microsoft mascot campaigns.All OS TANMETAEvery OS-tan on this wiki. Click a face for that article.History of OS-tanFANFrom Me-tan on Futaba in August 2003 through Trouble Windows, English spread, DSP Madobe campaigns, and the 2020s Futaba girls.
FAN vs CORPMETAThe rule of this encyclopedia: Futaba fan designs, later corporate moe campaigns, OSC 'canon' popularity, and OS TAN are four stamps, not one franchise.TimelineMETADated OS-tan events from 1998 precursors through 2026 OS TAN, with FAN / CORP / OURS stamps.Futaba sisters
Me-tanFANMe-tan is the first OS-tan: a clumsy Windows Me maid posted on Futaba Channel on 6 August 2003.
XP-tanCANONXP-tan (Saseko) personifies Windows XP Professional: the memory-hog sister, designed by XP Kaki-Aki / Nac.
2K-tanCANON2K-tan personifies Windows 2000: glasses, mechanical cat-ear clips, the reliable sister and Me-tan's guardian.
95-tanCANON95-tan is Windows 95 as a Yamato nadeshiko in a hana256 kimono: won the 1990s PC war, does not understand USB.
98-tanCANON98-tan (Hacchan) is Windows 98 first edition: shy, navy bob, golden 98 clip, sometimes a snack-box mech.
98SE-tanCANON98SE-tan (Secchan) is Windows 98 Second Edition: aggressive sailor-fuku sister with a can opener.
NT-tanCANONNT-tan personifies Windows NT as a mother figure to 2K and XP. Ownership claims by Deja Vu are disputed.
Windows 3.1-tanCANON3.1-tan (Ōbaba) is a gothic Windows 3.1 girl, often with DOS-nuko the cat, nicknamed Grandma.
MS-DOS-tanCANONMS-DOS-tan is a shy schoolgirl with DOS-shaped hair ties, already on the October 2003 Vault list.Later FAN
Vista-tanDISPUTEDThere is no single Vista-tan. Chiivistan is the best-known look; Vistake is a Futaba rival; OSC never froze canon.
Seven-chanFANSeven-chan is Futaba's Windows 7 OS-tan by Shimuro (2009). She is not Nanami Madobe.
Battenichi-chanFANBattenichi-chan is Shimuro's Windows 8.1 OS-tan. The name is a reading of 8.1. She is not Yū or Ai Madobe.
Ten-chanFANTen-chan is Mega Ogre's Windows 10 OS-tan (2016). She is not Tōko Madobe.
11-chanFAN11-chan is Shimuro's Windows 11 OS-tan (2022). She is not Ichika Madobe and not an official Microsoft character.
Linux-tanCANONLinux-tan is on the 2004 Vault and OSC canon lists. Distro-tans (Debian, Ubuntu, Arch) are usually later separate designs.
Mac-tanFANMac-tan is at least two casts: Futaba's generic Mac rival of 95-tan, and +Nijiura+'s OS X catgirls named after big cats.CORP
Madobe familyCORPThe Madobe family are Japanese DSP moe mascots from Techno-Alliance / Windows Navi+, 2009–circa 2020. Not Futaba OS-tans.Nanami MadobeCORPNanami Madobe is the 2009 Windows 7 Ultimate DSP mascot, voiced by Nana Mizuki. CORP, not Futaba's Seven-chan.
Inori AizawaCORPInori Aizawa is Microsoft Singapore's 2013 Internet Explorer mascot, not a Futaba IE-tan and not a global Microsoft girl.Windows 11 and OS-tanMETAWindows 11 has no official OS-tan. 11-chan is Futaba/Shimuro. Ichika Madobe is a fan Madobe boosted by Instagram.
Ichika MadobeFANIchika Madobe is Karv's 2021 Windows 11 girl, named by a Reddit poll. Not official, not Shimuro's 11-chan.This machine
OS TANOURSOS TAN is the face of OS TAN: periwinkle hair, stacked blue clips, white and cobalt suit. Not a Futaba character and not a Microsoft mascot.
OS TAN (desktop)OURSOS TAN is a real desktop in the browser for OS-tan culture. The public wiki is this site; WIKI.EXE is inside the machine.
WIKI.EXEOURSWIKI.EXE is the OS-Tan Collections dump inside OS TAN. This public wiki is a separate site.OS-TAN (project)OURSOS-TAN is the culture name of this project. OS TAN is the machine. OS TAN is the face. $OSTAN is the ticker when it exists.