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This begs the general question: why were PCs (and monitors, keyboards, mice etc) always sold in ugly grey, for decades? Before they finally relented and switche
by cubefox 1y ago
This begs the general question: why were PCs (and monitors, keyboards, mice etc) always sold in ugly grey, for decades? Before they finally relented and switched to black?
- vrighter 1y agoBring back the 2000s transparency in the hardware. Transparent phone (nokia 3310, of course), transparent PC, transparent everything!
- CableNinja 1y agoDont forget the transparent landline phone, alarmclock, and tvs!
- Tanoc 11mo agoI would do unsavory things to get a matching keyboard, mouse, and monitor in translucent plastic akin to an Atomic Purple Gameboy Color. I've tried retrofitting an iMac G3 multiple times, but they're so old now that taking them apart literally breaks them because the plastic's too brittle.
- gainda 11mo agonot an expert, but i vaguely recall that certain colors can make plastics weaker - maybe it was the case here for a while until technology improved
- tracker1 11mo agoMore likely, people just don't give a damn if their keyboards only last a coupe years and buy a new one.