This is an Apple II computer. After it was released in 1977, it became a dominating force in the personal computer market.
Apples are beige--and a specific shade of beige.
This is a bottle of Apple's official beige paint. Ben Zotto tracked down this amazing antiquity and performed exhaustive research on the development of this beige and how historians confused it with an entirely different shade of beige. After consulting Pantone files, he has corrected that historical record. This beige is Pantone 14–0105 TPG.
-via Kottke | Photos: Kevin Burkett, Ben Zotto
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If one still had a vintage Apple II around, I'm doubtful the fresh-out-of-the-bottle color would be a good match for the yellowed condition of its 40-year-old case.
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It doesn't look much different than the beige on my PC way back when. Maybe a bit more orange (at least going by the picture above).
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apple beige, interesting
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