Microsoft BASIC (UNIVER.SYS)

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Mike Bellevue is the personification of Microsoft BASIC, a programming language first released for the Altair 8800 computer in 1975. It was the foundational product line of Microsoft, heralding its entry to the personal computer industry. During the home computer craze during the late-1970s and early-1980s, Microsoft BASIC was ported to and supplied with many home computer designs, with slight variations to add support for machine-specific functions, especially graphics. Currently, the latest incarnation of Microsoft BASIC line is Visual Basic.NET.

History

Mike's early concepts date back to 2017 and designed by SpacePuffer in 2019, making him the oldest UNIVER.SYS character by design, and has barely changed until now. In other words, Mike's creation singlehandedly started the development of UNIVER.SYS.

Character

As the eldest, Mike serves as a mentor figure to early Logiciel OS-tans such as Nix, Amy, and others. He loves tinkering with code and programs, and has written his own books about programming, which he has sold to different companies. Although he may appear reserved and distant, he is very protective of his successors and will do anything to support them.

Due to his revolutionary spirit and disregard for tradition, other OS-tans may perceive his way of thinking as irreverent or even blasphemous. Even though Mike prefers to deal with conflict logically, he is not above asserting himself and standing up against opposition. Since his debut in the 1970s until his current state in the 1980s, Mike has gone from a behind-the-scenes technologist to a more proactive figure among Logiciel's OS-tans.

Family and relationships

Allen (Admin)

Since it was Allen's idea to create Logiciel’s first OS-tan out of a simple program, he was close to Mike and passed on a lot of his knowledge. Mike took after him in terms of eclectic interests and love of books, but in appearance he resembled Allen's friend and fellow Logiciel founder, Trey. Sometimes Mike wonders about Allen's fascination with artificial lifeforms like OS-tans.

Trey (Admin)

Initially, Trey was unsure to create an OS-tan from a simple program, thinking it was a ridiculous idea, he eventually came around with it. After the events of the 1970s, Trey began to teach Mike to be more assertive like him, since he has a new responsibility to be a mentor figure to his successors.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
English	Mike Bellevue
Japanese	マイク・ベルビュー(Maiku Berubyuu)

Trivia

• Mike's name is from Microsoft itself.
• Mike has a preference for chicken enchiladas, which references Microsoft's early days in Albuquerque.
• Mike's actual birthday was unknown, but it's widely agreed that it's April 4, the same day his home company was founded.

See also

• Microsoft BASIC (UNIVER.SYS)/Artworks