Subj : Re: Commodore Computers
To   : boraxman
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Tue May 03 2022 08:40:00

-=> boraxman wrote to Nightfox <=-

 bo> I think this was due to the rise in vanity cases, cases which were
 bo> designed to look 'cool', with trim, lights and the like.  People wanted
 bo> something that stood out from the beige.  It started with gaming PC's,


I'd claim it started in the late 90s before gaming became a marketable thing 
- weird translucent covers over optical drives, CD storage on the top, 
matching keyboards with lots of dedicated buttons and mice, proprietary 
speakers that hung on monitors like wings, flip covers over USB ports, and 
translucent covers reminiscent of the iMac. In fact, now that I think of it, 
they were probably all lame attempts at capturing some of the iMac color 
buzz.

It all may have peaked with that weird Packard Bell "corner PC".


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