On Sat, 14 May 2016, Mike Ross wrote:
On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Tor Arntsen <kspt....@gmail.com> wrote:
On 14 May 2016 at 00:20, William Donzelli <wdonze...@gmail.com> wrote:
Do not blame the computer companies, blame the customers. Beige and
gray were the colors they wanted.
When companies buy, someone will have to approve (that is, provide the
money). That's often the company's own beancounters.. Engineer:
"We'll need this particular computer. This here model will do."
Beancounter (looking in sales brochure): "Purple? We don't do that
kind of thing here. This other model will do, surely" (points to beige
version).
Companies other than SGI did 'interesting' colors. Here's something
really obscure; bonus points to anyone who can identify it just from
the photo. No cheating! And treble points for anyone who HAS one. A
Prince's ransom if you have one for sale :-) -
http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~r_high/memorial/panda/boxes.gif
Nobody bit and my curiousity is definitely piqued ... what are those
things?
Best,
Sean
