 OS "Look and Feel", Hello, Navi. |
  |
 Oct 23 2005, 05:04 PM
Post
#1
|
|
|
Prime Runner  Group: Banned Posts: 3,732 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Prague, Czech Republic Member No.: 7,665  |
So I'm pretty sure that all of the stock operating systems are references to real operating systems or fictional ones. As such, I think that it is entirely possible to give each OS the look and feel that it was meant to have by tracking down that source.
Vector Xim: Or as we call it, the Invader Zim, the operating system is clunky, uses a lot of purples and greens. This is the OS of the Irkan Invaders. Redcap Nix: To the casual viewer from 2005, this is Linux. A fully customizable interface, made by Scottish Canibals. Renraku Ichi: I think this is a reference to the OS on the main character's computer in Neuromancer. Unfortunately I haven't read that book in a long time. Any ideas? Mangadyne Deva: This one sounds really familiar, but I can't place it at all. Iris Orb: This is the OS of HAL from 2001. Big red orb, reassuring voice, what's not to love? Novatech Navi: It's from Serial Experiments: Lain, there's a big blue circle in the middle of the screen, and whatever you have under the cursor is displayed upside down. It might even put you in contact with the ghosts of the people who die playing Miracle Shooter and teach you a valuable lesson about self sacrifice and nihilism. Anyone got info on the middle two? -Frank |
 |
 
|
|
Oct 23 2005, 07:40 PM
Post
#2
|
|
|
Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,665 Joined: 26-April 03 From: Sweden Member No.: 4,516 |
Mangadyne...Magnadyne... I know that name...it's a corporation in some movie, I think.
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 23 2005, 08:05 PM
Post
#3
|
|
|
panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
terminator?
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 23 2005, 08:47 PM
Post
#4
|
|
|
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 282 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 197 |
Cyberdyne Systems was the name of the corporation in T2.
Let me get out my copy of Neuromancer real quick. Off the top of my head, I seem to remember Case using an Ono-Sendai deck, and later a complete homebrew system. |
|
|
|
|
Oct 23 2005, 08:51 PM
Post
#5
|
|
|
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
I thought it was skynet in Terminator?
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 23 2005, 08:57 PM
Post
#6
|
|
|
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 282 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 197 |
Skynet was the program, yeah, but Cyberdyne developed it.
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 23 2005, 09:01 PM
Post
#7
|
|
|
panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
oops...
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 23 2005, 09:10 PM
Post
#8
|
|
|
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 282 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 197 |
Both Case in Neuromancer and Bobby in Count Zero start out with an Ono-Sendai deck, graduating to nameless decks later.
On another note, "Nippon Ichi" is the name of the company that made Disgaea, La Pucelle, and similar tactical RPGs. Maybe they've got a fan aong the writers. |
|
|
|
|
Oct 23 2005, 09:14 PM
Post
#9
|
|
|
Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
It may also be named after the title character from the Zatoichi films, although I'm not quite sure what kind of interface would simulate being a blind mercenary swordsman. Perhaps all sounds with no visual icons?
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 23 2005, 09:41 PM
Post
#10
|
|||
|
Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
Maybe, but that company isn't new to SR. In SR3 (or was it earlier?) I believe it was a small company, founded by Cale Winter, that specialized in creating custom Matrix icons and other Matrix goodies like ICE. EDIT: Here it is in the Wiki. I guess it was anime themed ICE they made. *shrug* I think they were mentioned in Target: Matrix somewhere. EDIT2: Here Flakjacket gives a page reference on the ShadowRN mailing list. I can't confirm though since i don't have that book here. |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 23 2005, 11:07 PM
Post
#11
|
|
|
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Ann Arbor, MI Member No.: 7,803 |
As far as the Renraku Ichi goes....maybe, just maybe, it's named that because of the fact that "ichi" is japanese for "one."
Crazy, that. Renraku One. |
|
|
|
|
Oct 24 2005, 12:46 AM
Post
#12
|
|||
|
panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
for some reason i cant find that info in my copy of said book. |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 24 2005, 02:49 AM
Post
#13
|
|
|
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 775 Joined: 31-March 05 From: florida Member No.: 7,273 |
mangadyne, thinking on that all i'm pulling up is "Johnny Mnemonic" references can anyone elaborate on that maybe
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 24 2005, 03:10 AM
Post
#14
|
|
|
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
Googling "maganadyne" turns up hits for an aftermarket car stereo & car alarm company.
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 24 2005, 06:43 AM
Post
#15
|
|
|
Target Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 15-September 05 Member No.: 7,750 |
I too, thought that Mangadyne was really familiar from some damn movie, until I realized I was thinking of Magnadyne, which really didn't find anything except car stereos and such. Only 1 hit for "Mangadyne Corporation", and that was off of Ancient History's site. Evidently Cale Winter owns a Mangadyne Corporation, and his Caroline owns Manadyne, which got 80 million nuyen from the late lamented Dunkelzahn.
.........I should go to sleep. |
|
|
|
|
Oct 24 2005, 06:55 AM
Post
#16
|
|
|
Prime Runner Group: Banned Posts: 3,732 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Prague, Czech Republic Member No.: 7,665 |
Got it: Megadynes are the robot women assassins from Silent Mobius. Thus, the "Mangadyne Deva" is the operating system of them, and every other Armitage/Bladerunner Clone.
-Frank |
|
|
|
|
Oct 24 2005, 06:21 PM
Post
#17
|
|
|
Target Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 1,495 |
They should definitely have had something like this:
SPECTRE - based on the Bladerunner ESPER video-imaging system. It presents a perfect simulacrum of the real world, but interactive and cognitive in such a way that it can extract information from hidden places. It also has infinite zoom capability, but the printouts aren't so good. ;) |
|
|
|
|
Oct 24 2005, 08:53 PM
Post
#18
|
|
|
Target Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 1,495 |
This may be an unsatisfactory guess, but Sun Microsystems had their Open Net Environment (Sun ONE). Renraku is primarily a software company; so is Sun. Perhaps an employee snuck that in? Boring though, and not based on any anime/sci-fi/cyberpunk reference.
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 24 2005, 08:56 PM
Post
#19
|
|
|
panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
sun isnt primarily a software company, its just like ibm and apple, whole hog solutions.
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 24 2005, 08:59 PM
Post
#20
|
|||
|
Prime Runner Group: Banned Posts: 3,732 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Prague, Czech Republic Member No.: 7,665 |
Another possibility is that it is intended to be the OS from The Matrix, as it is "the one". In which case it would look like a bunch of green alphanumerics floating around and arranging themselves into shapes. The Japanese company in that case would serve only to indicate that it was the Japanese number. But I really thought I remembered an operating system/computer from somewhere in Gibson that was itself a Japanese number, like Ni or San. Oh well, anyone else remeber something like that, or am I just crazy? -Frank |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 26 2005, 08:03 PM
Post
#21
|
|
|
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 26-August 05 From: Louisville, KY (Well, Memphis, IN technically but you won't know where that is.) Member No.: 7,626 |
Could it just be "Renraku A-Number One" ?
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 26 2005, 08:06 PM
Post
#22
|
|
|
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,219 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lofwyr's stomach. Member No.: 1,320 |
Yeah, not everything has to be a reference. Renraku could just have no imagination.
And besides, wouldn't the output of the system have more to do with a person's reality filter than his OS? I imagine that any display option would be compatible with Any OS, so long as you added the patch to make it work that way. |
|
|
|
|
Oct 26 2005, 10:08 PM
Post
#23
|
|
|
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 749 Joined: 28-July 05 Member No.: 7,526 |
The Mangadyne Deva is going to be anime-themed since it's made by Mangadyne. Deva is a sanskrit word meaning "god". I think in Japan it refers specifically to the Hindu gods that were converted to buddhism. Based on: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tenbu-top.shtml
Then again, maybe it refers to a specific anime/manga character; my knowledge in that isn't that deep. |
|
|
|
|
Oct 27 2005, 11:36 AM
Post
#24
|
|
|
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 401 Joined: 7-June 02 From: Living with the straw sheep. Member No.: 2,850 |
There's an SR company called "Manadyne" that turns up in Dunkie's will.
Tis here, somewhere in ye annotated will... |
|
|
|
|
Oct 27 2005, 04:41 PM
Post
#25
|
|
|
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 26-August 05 From: Louisville, KY (Well, Memphis, IN technically but you won't know where that is.) Member No.: 7,626 |
I suppose Mangadyne Deva could be some reference to the Evas in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 29th April 2024 - 02:54 AM |
Topps, Inc has sole ownership of the names, logo, artwork, marks, photographs, sounds, audio, video and/or any proprietary material used in connection with the game Shadowrun. Topps, Inc has granted permission to the Dumpshock Forums to use such names, logos, artwork, marks and/or any proprietary materials for promotional and informational purposes on its website but does not endorse, and is not affiliated with the Dumpshock Forums in any official capacity whatsoever.