CROW
C.R.O.W (Character Requested Operation Ware) is an abandoned baseware for Windows.
It has not been updated since 2006.
Beginning development in 2002, the β test build (Ver0.1.0) was released on 01/06/2002, with the final build (CROW ver0.5.2) being released on 12/03/2005.
The official announcement for the end of support and further updates for CROW wasn't until 21/06/2006.
Trivia
- While the name C.R.O.W (Crow, Kurou) is an abbreviation for 'Character Requested Operation Ware', there's subtle wordplay to it's Japanese pronounciation making it not only a reference to the English word for crows and ravens, but also to the Clow Book and Clow Cards from the series Cardcaptor Sakura. 'クロウ' being the same as how 'Clow', as in The Clow Cards (クロウカード, Kurou Kādo) is written in the Japanese version of Cardcaptor Sakura; a series which is also heavily referenced within the ghost development process as a whole for Ukagaka regardless of baseware, e.g.'sakura' and 'kero' being the default names for ghosts and their companions.
- C.R.O.W allows you to distribute ghosts in a pack bundled with the baseware, making the installation process of Ukagaka ghosts that have a variety of different shells or dress-up options more efficient.
