welcome

Heeelloooo ^O^ Welcome to 0perat1ve! a little fan dedication to the "Os-tan phenomenon".
I decided to open this little space as a little "archive" of particular OS-tan related things I find on the internet, to share them with others persons and fans ^^
I hope you find this space useful and interesting ^^ If you wish to share stuff or collaborate, feel free to contact me ^^
Daeva

fanlisting

This site is also a fanlisting dedicated to OS-tan, and listed at The Fanlistings Network. If you like OS-tan you should simply join it ^_^

last update: August 2, 2008
members counter: 170
pending members: 0
affiliates: Computers fanlisting . Giko Cat fanlisting . wanna be?

about

According to the informations I find on Wikipedia, the word Os-tan means "Operative System Girls", as the OS is for Operative System and the -tan is an overly cute mispronunciation of -chan, the informal, intimate, diminutive equivalent of -san, used primarily by children to refer to friends and family members but also applied to siblings, to close friends and lovers, and to children by adults.

The concept is reported to have begun as a personification of the common perception of Windows Me as unstable and prone to frequent crashes. Discussions on Futaba Channel likened this to the stereotype of a fickle, troublesome girl. The personification became expanded, with the creation of Me-tan (dated to August 6, 2003) followed by the other characters.

There also exists a Macromedia Flash Animation showing a possible intro to a hypothetical, but highly unlikely, anime show, Troubled Windows. It features interactivity, where the viewer can click to cause different visuals in the animation.
A fansub of this has been created, and can be found here. The fansub, however, is a video file, and is not interactive.
The music is Sakuranbo Kiss by KOTOKO, which was originally the opening theme from a romance simulation game known as Colorful Kiss, released by GIGA.
Informations from OS-tan @ Wikipedia.

disclaimer

0perat1ve is © Daeva, all rights reserved.
OS-tan is © of their creators, used without permission but without intent of infringement for non-profit, educational purposes only.
Original art is from Nijiura's OS-tan archive.
Cosplay, Kigurumi and Papercrafts images are from OS-tan @ Wakachan.
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