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• OS-tan FANOS-tans are moe personifications of operating systems that started on Futaba Channel in 2003. Fan canon is not the later Microsoft mascot campaigns.
• History of OS-tan FANFrom Me-tan on Futaba in August 2003 through Trouble Windows, English spread, DSP Madobe campaigns, and the 2020s Futaba girls.
• Timeline METADated OS-tan events from 1998 precursors through 2026 OS TAN, with FAN / CORP / OURS stamps.
• Etymology of -tan META-tan is a cute mispronunciation of -chan. It does not mean mascot. OS Girl (OS娘) is the older Futaba wording.
• FAN vs CORP METAThe rule of this encyclopedia: Futaba fan designs, later corporate moe campaigns, OSC 'canon' popularity, and OS TAN are four stamps, not one franchise.
• Canon CANONOS-tan 'canon' means a design other artists reused, especially the OSC list. It is not a license and not Microsoft.
• About OS-TAN Wiki OURSOS-TAN Wiki is the public encyclopedia at wiki.os-tan.com. It sits beside WIKI.EXE on OS TAN, not instead of it.
• Disclaimer OURSNot affiliated with Microsoft, Apple, or the original Futaba artists. Historical characters remain with their creators.
• Other OS-tan wikis METAHow Wikipedia, OS-Tan Collections, Moeverse, Know Your Meme, TV Tropes, and Fandom differ — and what this encyclopedia adds.
• Sources METAPrimary and secondary sources used by OS-TAN Wiki, with notes on what each is good for.
• Glossary METAShort definitions for OS-tan terms: Toshiaki, Saseko, negi, DSP, Navi+, OSC canon, and the rest.
• Futaba Channel FANFutaba Channel's Nijiura board is where Me-tan and the first OS-tans were posted in 2003.
• Nijiura FANNijiura is the Futaba board that created OS-tan. It is not the +Nijiura+ imageboard.
• +Nijiura+ FAN+Nijiura+ is a separate imageboard culture that split Mac OS X into catgirls and Vista into editions.
• OS-tan Vault FANThe ＯＳたん保管庫 collected Nijiura OS-tan drawings from 2003 and froze around 2004.
• Toshiaki FANToshiaki is Futaba's default username turned into the OS-tans' live-in master and a fake mangaka.
• Trouble Windows FANTrouble Windows is a 2004 Flash fake anime opening that carried OS-tan out of Futaba and later named a 2005 fanbook.
• Precursors FANWin-chan, Toy's iMac Girl, and Princess of BSD personified computers before Me-tan. They are not OS-tan.
• Controversies DISPUTEDMe-tan vs Netrunner, NT-tan vs Deja Vu, Vista design wars, and later confusion between fan girls and DSP mascots.
• Literature and merch FANOhzora's 2005 fanbook, Wonder Festival figures, Pink Company goods, and later DSP Madobe boxes.
• Moe anthropomorphism METAOS-tan is a 2003 software gijinka cluster inside a longer Japanese habit of turning things into girls.
• OS-Tan Collections FANOS-Tan Collections is the English community wiki and forum. WIKI.EXE dumps it. This public wiki does not replace it.
• Me-tan FANMe-tan is the first OS-tan: a clumsy Windows Me maid posted on Futaba Channel on 6 August 2003.
• XP-tan CANONXP-tan (Saseko) personifies Windows XP Professional: the memory-hog sister, designed by XP Kaki-Aki / Nac.
• Homeko CANONHomeko personifies Windows XP Home Edition: green-haired twin of XP-tan, not a reskin of Saseko.
• 2K-tan CANON2K-tan personifies Windows 2000: glasses, mechanical cat-ear clips, the reliable sister and Me-tan's guardian.
• 95-tan CANON95-tan is Windows 95 as a Yamato nadeshiko in a hana256 kimono: won the 1990s PC war, does not understand USB.
• 98-tan CANON98-tan (Hacchan) is Windows 98 first edition: shy, navy bob, golden 98 clip, sometimes a snack-box mech.
• 98SE-tan CANON98SE-tan (Secchan) is Windows 98 Second Edition: aggressive sailor-fuku sister with a can opener.
• NT-tan CANONNT-tan personifies Windows NT as a mother figure to 2K and XP. Ownership claims by Deja Vu are disputed.
• Windows 3.1-tan CANON3.1-tan (Ōbaba) is a gothic Windows 3.1 girl, often with DOS-nuko the cat, nicknamed Grandma.
• MS-DOS-tan CANONMS-DOS-tan is a shy schoolgirl with DOS-shaped hair ties, already on the October 2003 Vault list.
• CE-tan FANCE-tan personifies Windows CE. On the 2004 Vault list; often a Dreamcast fan because CE code lived in that BIOS.
• 2003 Server-tan CANON2003 Server-tan (Saba-tan) is on OSC's canon Windows list and the 2004 Vault roster as Saba.
• Vista-tan DISPUTEDThere is no single Vista-tan. Chiivistan is the best-known look; Vistake is a Futaba rival; OSC never froze canon.
• Seven-chan FANSeven-chan is Futaba's Windows 7 OS-tan by Shimuro (2009). She is not Nanami Madobe.
• Battenichi-chan FANBattenichi-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-chan FANTen-chan is Mega Ogre's Windows 10 OS-tan (2016). She is not Tōko Madobe.
• 11-chan FAN11-chan is Shimuro's Windows 11 OS-tan (2022). She is not Ichika Madobe and not an official Microsoft character.
• Linux-tan CANONLinux-tan is on the 2004 Vault and OSC canon lists. Distro-tans (Debian, Ubuntu, Arch) are usually later separate designs.
• Mac-tan FANMac-tan is at least two casts: Futaba's generic Mac rival of 95-tan, and +Nijiura+'s OS X catgirls named after big cats.
• Dr. Norton FANDr. Norton is the Vault-era antivirus personification: a creepy doctor, already listed in October 2003.
• App-tans FANBrowsers, antivirus, and other programs were personified beside OS-tans from the first Vault roster.
• OS-kuns FANOS-kuns are male counterparts. OSC lists 98, 98SE, Homeo, XP Pro male, and some AV men.
• Console-tans FANConsole-tans are the sibling phenomenon: game consoles as girls. Related, not the same wiki's core.
• Madobe family CORPThe Madobe family are Japanese DSP moe mascots from Techno-Alliance / Windows Navi+, 2009–circa 2020. Not Futaba OS-tans.
• Nanami Madobe CORPNanami Madobe is the 2009 Windows 7 Ultimate DSP mascot, voiced by Nana Mizuki. CORP, not Futaba's Seven-chan.
• Yū Madobe CORPYū Madobe is the short-haired Windows 8 Pro DSP twin, voiced by Asuka Nishi. CORP, not Battenichi-chan.
• Ai Madobe CORPAi Madobe is the long-haired Windows 8 Pro DSP twin, voiced by Nao Tamura.
• Tōko Madobe CORPTōko Madobe is the 2015 Windows 10 DSP mascot with a fan-voted name. Japanese Wikipedia: not Microsoft-official.
• Claudia Madobe CORPClaudia Madobe is Microsoft Japan's recognized Azure character from the Cloud Girl manga. Cousin of Nanami in the tree.
• Inori Aizawa CORPInori Aizawa is Microsoft Singapore's 2013 Internet Explorer mascot, not a Futaba IE-tan and not a global Microsoft girl.
• Hikaru Aizawa CORPHikaru Aizawa is Microsoft Taiwan's Silverlight mascot, later given sisters Lei, Aoi, and Yu.
• Ichika Madobe FANIchika Madobe is Karv's 2021 Windows 11 girl, named by a Reddit poll. Not official, not Shimuro's 11-chan.
• Windows 11 and OS-tan METAWindows 11 has no official OS-tan. 11-chan is Futaba/Shimuro. Ichika Madobe is a fan Madobe boosted by Instagram.
• List of corporate mascots CORPDSP and subsidiary moe campaigns related to OS-tan, labeled CORP, 2009–2015 plus afterlives.
• OS TAN OURSOS 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.
• 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.
• $OSTAN OURS$OSTAN is the ticker for OS TAN when a contract exists. It is empty until listed. The contract is the System Properties product key.
• WIKI.EXE OURSWIKI.EXE is the OS-Tan Collections dump inside OS TAN. This public wiki is a separate site.
• All OS TAN METAEvery OS-tan on this wiki. Click a face for that article.
• List of OS-tans METAIndex of OS-tans and related mascots on OS-TAN Wiki, grouped by stamp and family.
• List of canon OS-tans CANONWhat OSC meant by canon, which designs this wiki stamps CANON, and what we refuse to freeze.