It includes illustrations by over 25 contributors. Ohzora Publishing produced one book based on OS-tan characters, titled Trouble Windows OS-tan FanBook ( とらぶる・うぃんどうず OSたんファンブック). A fansub of this was eventually created and is partly responsible for the spread of the OS-tan to English language imageboards.
One of the early works to predominantly feature the OS-tan was an interactive Flash animation showing a possible intro to an imaginary anime show known as Trouble Windows. Discussions on Futaba Channel likened this to the stereotype of a fickle, troublesome girl and as this personification expanded Me-tan was created and followed by the other characters. The concept of the OS-tan is reported to have begun as a personification of the common perception of Windows Me (Released in 2000 by Microsoft as the 9x counterpart to Windows 2000) as unstable and prone to frequent crashes. Though initially appearing only in fan works, the OS-tan proved popular enough that Microsoft branches in Singapore and Taiwan used the OS-tan concept as the basis for ad campaigns for Internet Explorer and Microsoft Silverlight, respectively.
The -tan element in the term is a hypocoristic suffix in Japanese that implies extremely youthful endearment. The designs of OS-tan, which were created by various amateur Japanese artists, are typically female for example, the personifications of Microsoft Windows operating systems are often depicted as sisters of varying ages. OS-tan is an Internet meme consisting of moe anthropomorphs of popular operating systems, originating on the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel. Box art of Windows 8.1 Pro DSP Memorial Pack with a group of OS-tans from left to right: Claudia ( Microsoft Azure), Yuu and Ai ( Windows 8.1), and Nanami Madobe ( Windows 7).
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