7 Sep
2006
7 Sep
'06
12:10 p.m.
On 9/7/2006 at 7:33 PM Lawrence Wilkinson wrote:
Blue, Red and Yellow were the standard colours, I
believe.
http://www.aconit.org/spip/IMG/jpg/36040.jpg
http://static.cray-cyber.org/Comprooms/LARGE/IBM_360.jpg
http://www.newbegin.com/html/misc__item_detail_65.html
(Though the latter implies you could have any colour you like ...)
The only S/360 color other than blue that I've ever seen up close was
orange (or red, or whatever you want to call it)in the 1960's--and for a
time, I saw so much orange, I thought that it was the standard color and
blue was special-order. I thought it looked very "mod". Just the thing
to go along with your avocado fridge and burnt orange shag carpeting.
On the other hand, the yellow and bilious green shown in the ad looks
downright revolting...and I've never heard of a purple S/360! I suppose
that if the S/360 were being marketed today, it'd be offered in white or
brushed stainless steel.
Cheers,
Chuck
