Computer case
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A computer case, also known as a computer chassis, is the enclosure that contains most of the hardware of a personal computer. The components housed inside the case are referred as the internal hardwa
An opened ATX case, front towards right. Components pictured include a microATX motherboard (top), a CPU (beneath the Cooler Master fan), a GPU (middle), and an SSD (right). The power supply is housed in the compartment at bottom.
A full tower case. Accessories shown include: a fan controller, a DVD burner, and a USB memory card reader.
An empty computer case
Interior of a 2018 ATX computer tower
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.