Beige box
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In personal computing, the beige box was the predominant aesthetic style of desktop computers of the 1980s and 1990s, having a boxy beige or off-white case. The term beige box is also sometimes used t
A computer lab in 2002, with beige PCs, monitors, keyboards, and printers
The earliest microcomputers came in an assortment of shapes, colors, and materials.
A Silicon Graphics (SGI) Indigo workstation; SGI was one of the first post-1981 computer vendors to successfully embrace color for their case design.
The release of the iMac G3 in 1998 is broadly credited for the demise of beige boxes.
Personal computer
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A personal computer, or simply computer, is a computer designed for personal use. It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, internet browsing, email, multimedia playback, and gaming. Per
A person using a desktop personal computer
Commodore PET in 1983 (at the American Museum of Science and Energy), an early example of a personal computer
The 8-bit architecture Pravetz 82 computer produced in Bulgaria from 1982, in a classroom in the Soviet Union
Altair 8800, one of the first personal computers