Character
Mac OS X-tan is short-tempered and known for her memorable fits of insane rage. She frequently uses bombs against Windows-tans and other characters that annoy her. However, when appreciated, she becomes relatively friendly, though still direct. Mac OS X-tan was one of the first widely recognized Mac-tans during the early days of the OS-tan phenomenon.
Although she is listed as Mac OS outside of Futaba, this may be incorrect as she represents Mac OS X as a catch-all. IP-restricted imageboards tend to list her under as "Mac OS X" while even older threads talk about her representing Mac OS X (sometimes listed as OSX before the name change too).
Appearance
Mac OS-tan is commonly viewed as a personification of all Macintosh operating systems. She tends to have blonde hair and a platinum-white bodysuit, often with a large apple on her head.
According to the Trouble Windows OS-tan Fan Book around the same time as Saseko's 2nd design and 95-tan's debut, Mac anthropomorphs, a rival to the Windows OS anthropomorphs, began to emerge.
Notes and Trivia
- Often portrayed as the archnemesis of the Windows Family, especially Windows 95-tan.
- Featured in manga strips and the Nijikaku fighting game.
- Battles against 95-tan during the OS Wars, representing the struggle between Mac and Windows systems.
- While she is commonly known as "Shian" in reference to the Cyan codename used for "Mac OS X", Siam is also used due to her being referred to this on imageboards similar to how some use "Sonata Sensei" (and some old threads call her "Siam". Shian is the more common name used.