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 history were 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 user receptions, Techne can draw inspiration from the author's personal interests, and 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 necessarily reflect Nokia's widely known mobile market domination, nor its "Smartphone Wars" era and subsequent market decline. Instead, Virta embodied Nokia's industrial roots to serve UNIVER.SYS' narrative tone.

"Isn't this supposed to happen?"

To emphasize the previous point, UNIVER.SYS does not attempt to represent every side of computing history or create a Techne for every known tech product.

This is done for both streamlining the setting and keep the tone from becoming too bleak. In reality, many technologies, entities, and historical events were often overshadowed by controversies or met with extreme reactions, and most would be difficult to translate into UNIVER.SYS without heavy compromises with the author's vision, which they learned from writing Silicon Medley.

While including sensitive topics and "dark" themes aren't bad per se, their execution is crucial, and a poorly executed theme can do more harm than good. The author of UNIVER.SYS acknowledges their creative boundaries and preferences, thus dystopian narratives and heavy social commentary are kept to a minimum.