Wiki:General disclaimer

UNIVER.SYS is a work of fiction and does not aim to portray computing history comprehensively or accurately. The project reflects the author's personal interests and is not meant to replace or compete with other computing personification concepts.

Accuracy, authenticity, and artistic liberties

UNIVER.SYS is by no means historically or culturally 1:1 to real-world settings and events. While real-life cultures and tech history was a large inspiration for the project, ultimately it was told in the author's lens, which doesn't guarantee objectively accurate portrayals, nor it was meant to be a comprehensive retelling, as it would be too much work for one person to manage. Finally, real life, unlike fiction, is often contradictory and has no singular "canon" to follow, and what is known publicly may not be the full story.

A major example would be the interpretation of Techne. While representing certain technologies, they aren't bound to mirror the histories or technical specifications of their real-world counterparts. Although it's common in technology gijinka/personification to draw directly from physical attributes (GUI, hardware colors) or computing history, UNIVER.SYS' Techne can draw inspiration from the author's personal interests. Moreover, a Techne can embody more than just a singular hardware or software releases for the sake of practicality.

Another example would be the portrayal of the Ensembles, which are inspired by technology companies but don't entirely mirror or endorse their real-life counterparts' philosophies or positions. For example, while Virta was inspired by Nokia, it doesn't reflect Nokia's widely known mobile market dominance, nor its "Smartphone Wars" era and subsequent market decline. Instead, Virta embodied Nokia's industrial roots to serve UNIVER.SYS' narrative tone.