List of names for characters
This is the list of human names for characters in The Mainframe.
Microsoft
Windows list
| Character | Human name | Nicknames, notes, etc |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 1.X-tan | Wilma Döser-Vitreau | |
| Windows 2.X-kun | Thomas Döser-Vitreau | |
| Windows 3.X-kun | Evan Döser-Vitreau | |
| Windows 95-tan | Alya Döser-Vitreau | Alya means "sky," "heaven," or "loftiness" in Arabic. |
| Windows 95-tan | Layla Döser-Vitreau | Twin to Alya. |
| Windows NT-kun | Micron Vitrano | NT was heavily inspired by many aspects of DEC’s MICA |
| Windows 2000-kun | William Vitrano | |
| Windows ME-tan | Maxwell Döser-Vitreau | |
| Windows XP-kun | Felix Vitrano | Felix means happy and “Bliss” means “perfect happiness; great joy.” The default XP wallpaper is named Bliss |
| Windows Vista-tan (also Longhorn) | Mirai Avalon-Omega, Vistara Vitrano | Mirai Avalon-Omega in name of pre-reset Longhorn. Vista with “r” and “a” added and is post-reset lomghorn |
| Windows 7-kun | Septimus Vitrano | From the Latin septimus, meaning “seventh”. |
| Windows 8/8.1-kun | Sam Tylan Vitrano | |
| Windows 9-tan | Izumi | Same name as from 2018 version |
| Windows 10 RTM-tan | Decima Threshold | Last name comes first, then it is the first name |
| Windows 10 16HX to 18HX-tan | Decima Redstone | Last name comes first, then it is the first name |
| Windows 10 19HX-kun | Decimus Vanor | Last name comes first, then it is the first name |
| Windows 10 20HX-kun | Decimus Vib | Last name comes first, then it is the first name |
| Windows 11 RTM-kun | Endékatos Valsun | Last name comes first, then it is the first name |
| Windows 11 22HX-kun | Endékatos Nikil | Name comes from Nickel |
| Windows 11 23HX-kun | Endékatos Tembaga | "Tembaga" translates to "copper" or "brass" in Malay |
| Windows 11 24HX-tan | Endékatoi Calla | Name comes from "recall" |
Apple
Apple list
| Character | Human name | Nicknames, notes, etc |
|---|---|---|
| Apple I-tan | Stephanie Wozniak | Stephen -> Steve -> Stephanie |
| Apple II-tan | Diana Wozniak | Apple IIe had the codename "Diana" |
| Apple III-kun | Sean Wozniak | |
| Apple Lisa-tan | Lisa | From the Apple Lisa |
| Macintosh System 1-tan | Prima McIntosh | Prima means 1st in Latin |
| Macintosh System 2-kun | Fuji MacIntosh | Fuji is a type of apple, similar to how the Macintosh was named after the McIntosh apple |
| Macintosh System 3-kun | Saburo McIntosh | The name Saburo is primarily a male name of Japanese origin that means "third-born son", also one of Lisa's children |
| Macintosh System 4/5-kun | Finn McIntosh | Finder. Finn is derived from the "Fin" part in Finder. |
| Macintosh System 6-kun | Aldebaran McIntosh | System 6.0.4 codename was Antares. Antares is also one of the "Royal stars" along with Aldebaran |
| Macintosh System 7/7.5-kun | Jillian McIntosh | One of the System 7 codenames is Pleiades |
| Mac OS 8/9-tan | Allegra McIntosh | Mac OS 8.5 codename is Allegro |
| Mac OS X Rhapsody-tan | Rhapsody McIntosh | Same as OS name |
| Mac OS X 10.0-kun | Axil McIntosh | |
| Mac OS X 10.1-kun | Pius McIntosh | |
| Mac OS X 10.2-tan | Janine McIntosh | |
| Mac OS X 10.3-tan | Stella McIntosh | |
| Mac OS X 10.4-tan | Olivia McIntosh | |
| Mac OS X 10.5/10.6-kun | Namir Pardus/McIntosh | |
| Mac OS X 10.7/10.8-kun | Rex McIntosh | Regal sounding name |
| OS X Mavericks-kun | Marvin McIntosh | Boy's name of Welsh origin, meaning “sea friend” |
| OS X Yosemite/El Capitan-tan | Kiah McIntosh | Can mean "Person of Earth" |
| macOS Sierra/High Sierra-kun | Ansel McIntosh | Named after "Ansel Adams Wilderness", a protected area in Sierra Nevada which is where the Sierra and High Sierra codenames come from |
| macOS Mojave-tan | Kelso McIntosh | Named after "Kelso Dunes", the largest field of aeolian sand deposits in the Mojave Desert |
| macOS Catalina-tan | Catalina McIntosh | Named after the codename |
| iPhone 2G-tan | ||
| iPhone 3G-tan | Jasper Ive | |
| iPhone 4-tan | Sochi Ive | |
| iPhone 5-tan | Elise Ive | |
| iPhone 6-tan | Bursa Ive | |
| iPhone SE-tan | Frisco Ive | |
| iPhone 7-tan | Vivian Ive | |
| iPhone 8-tan | Madrid Ive | |
| iPhone X-tan | Tigris Ive | |
| iPhone 11-tan | Milan Ive |
Mainframes/Supercomputers
Mainframes/Supercomputers list
| Character | Human name | Nicknames, notes, etc |
|---|---|---|
| Cray 1-tan | Corina I | |
| Cray 4-tan | Cassiterite | Used to be Corina IV, also goes under as Cassi |
*NIXes/Linux
*NIXes/Linux list
| Character | Human name | Nicknames, notes, etc |
|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux-tan | Arlix | Sounds like Alex which is gender neutral |
| Ubuntu-kun | Ade | |
| Unix-kun | Urizen | |
| MCC Interim Linux-tan | Owena "Interim" Le Blanc | Owen with an "a" at the end |
| Yggdrasil Linux-tan | Adamina |