These are a dark beige, somewhat darker than the typical PC-beige after ten
years in a tobacco-smoke-rich environment.
They're a yellowish beige too yellow to be considered brown.
I would point out, however, that I've got a red-green color deficiency.
I can read resistor code, but generally only in natural daylight.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: Merle K. Peirce <at258_at_osfn.org>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Cc: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: Altos machines
> On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Peter Pachla wrote:
>
> > Hi Dick,
> >
> > > I have an ALTOS model 586, non-functioning with a DC600 or
> > >some similar size tape cartridge drive. Do you knonw anyting
>
> > What does it look like? I've just recalled that I did once see an Altos
box
> > at a radio rally (my then girlfriend made me leave it) which was similar
in
> > size to a PC tower case. The thing was a HORRIBLE shade of brown, I
think
> > had both a floppy and a tape drive, and had seperate "busy" indicators
for
> > each of the internal hard drives.
>
> It seems to me the one we have is a very dirty looking brown also, with
> strange angles on the case that give it a sort of Flash Gordon feeling.
>
> M. K. Peirce
> Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
> 215 Shady Lea Road,
> North Kingstown, RI 02852
>
> "Casta est qui nemo rogavit."
>
> - Ovid
>
Received on Sun Mar 26 2000 - 19:19:34 BST