98SE-tan

Software Personification
General Information
Name	Secchan
Universe/Origin	OS-tan
Debut	~2003
Representation
Represents	Windows 98
Developer	🇺🇸 Microsoft
Appearance
Hair Color	Periwinkle
Eye Color	Light Blue

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98SE-tan (Japanese: 98SEたん), also known as Secchan (せっちゃん), is an OS-tan that personifies Windows 98 Second Edition.

History

The OS-tan Vault listed a "98-tan" entry (but not "98SE-tan") since at least October 4, 2003 so it is possible that she debuted in 2003, though it can be speculated that it was initially intended to have only one OS-tan representing both editions of Windows 98, and Secchan did not yet exist in her current form. Only one "98-tan" thumbnail is retrievable via Archive.org, and may be an early design of 98-tan or 98SE-tan though it looks more like the former.

She is featured as simply "98" in a full image of the Trouble Windows Opening, published on April 2004.

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  Possible 98SE-tan Early Design.

Design

98-tan has an appearance of a middle school-aged girl with short navy blue hair and a "98"-shaped hair ornament, along with blue eyes. She wears a white sleeveless shirt, long navy blue or black gloves, and a pleated miniskirt. Her original proposed design was a simple boxy figure, likely intended as a reference to "Vulcan" from the anime "Zatch Bell" (金色のガッシュ!!, Konjiki no Gash!!). Her current design eventually became accepted, although 98-tan is often depicted carrying the Vulcan box figure as either a toy, something she can go inside of to hide, or control as a mech.

Profile

She has a sister called Hacchan, who represents the original Windows 98.

Secchan is also shy, but unlike Hacchan, she is more easily angered. She is a fan of professional wrestling, thanks to Hassan's (male version of Hacchan) experience as a wrestler. She likes to say "Mau mau" (まうまう).^{[Challenged]ⓘ}

In Shared Folder! (2006), her profile describes her as a hard working girl always studying to keep up with technological advances. It also mentions that she and 98-tan look like twins, but they are not, and 98SE-tan cares about her hairstyle to not be mistaken with 98-tan. Both are close roommates.