26 Mar
2000
26 Mar
'00
11:19 a.m.
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(a)osfn.org>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Cc: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: Altos machines
On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Peter Pachla wrote:
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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
> 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