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Not to dogpile, but do you remember the 90s? In 1993, computer hardware that wasn't SGI wasn't allowed to be any color besides Beige, to the point that in the l

Not to dogpile, but do you remember the 90s? In 1993, computer hardware that wasn't SGI wasn't allowed to be any color besides Beige, to the point that in the late 90s having a black PC was a design trend instead of the default.

reaperducer 6y ago
do you remember the 90s? I do remember the 90's. I wasn't a fan of it. computer hardware that wasn't SGI wasn't allowed to be any color besides Beige I used to dream about one day pounding away on SGI gear. I eventually (early/mid-2000's) got moved to an office with meteorologists that had Indigos and Octanes, and I think Irisseseses. Blue was awesome. But then they all got replaced by generic Dell machines. Ick. I remember back before all computers looked the same. Back when keyboards were vastly different between models, and would have blue or red or brown or very rarely green keys. Standardization? That was for the Telex at work. Computers were going to free us from that tyranny. Except they didn't.
- fennecfoxen 6y ago
  If what you really want from your computing experience is freedom in the form of a colorful keyboard, there's options out there for you. Perhaps you would like to start with some cute pastels? https://thekey.company/products/dsa-magic-girl-keycaps-round-2 https://thekey.company/products/dsa-magic-girl-keycaps-round...
FireBeyond 6y ago
> computer hardware that wasn't SGI wasn't allowed to be any color besides Beige Not true. Digital (DEC) PCs were "almost white" (maybe stightly off-white but still approaching a cream, not beige). Hard to find a picture that shows this without having aged but this does a good job: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/userdata/images/large/68/16/product-96816.jpg https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/userdata/images/large/68... Note the marked difference between the beige floppy drive and the case. Also: https://www.speedhelp.net/Bilder/Computer/ISA/P1/digital_venturis_fx_5133.jpg https://www.speedhelp.net/Bilder/Computer/ISA/P1/digital_ven...
- saagarjha 6y ago
  That seems pretty not white to me.

reaperducer 6y ago

do you remember the 90s? I do remember the 90's. I wasn't a fan of it. computer hardware that wasn't SGI wasn't allowed to be any color besides Beige I used to dream about one day pounding away on SGI gear. I eventually (early/mid-2000's) got moved to an office with meteorologists that had Indigos and Octanes, and I think Irisseseses. Blue was awesome. But then they all got replaced by generic Dell machines. Ick. I remember back before all computers looked the same. Back when keyboards were vastly different between models, and would have blue or red or brown or very rarely green keys. Standardization? That was for the Telex at work. Computers were going to free us from that tyranny. Except they didn't.

fennecfoxen 6y ago
If what you really want from your computing experience is freedom in the form of a colorful keyboard, there's options out there for you. Perhaps you would like to start with some cute pastels? https://thekey.company/products/dsa-magic-girl-keycaps-round-2 https://thekey.company/products/dsa-magic-girl-keycaps-round...

FireBeyond 6y ago

> computer hardware that wasn't SGI wasn't allowed to be any color besides Beige Not true. Digital (DEC) PCs were "almost white" (maybe stightly off-white but still approaching a cream, not beige). Hard to find a picture that shows this without having aged but this does a good job: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/userdata/images/large/68/16/product-96816.jpg https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/userdata/images/large/68... Note the marked difference between the beige floppy drive and the case. Also: https://www.speedhelp.net/Bilder/Computer/ISA/P1/digital_venturis_fx_5133.jpg https://www.speedhelp.net/Bilder/Computer/ISA/P1/digital_ven...

saagarjha 6y ago
That seems pretty not white to me.