<s>
In	O
consumer	O
computer	O
products	O
,	O
a	O
beige	B-General_Concept
box	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
standard	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
is	O
ultimately	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
many	O
early	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
dedicated	B-General_Concept
word	I-General_Concept
processors	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
were	O
usually	O
beige	O
or	O
similar	O
colors	O
like	O
off	O
white	O
or	O
ecru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	B-Device
Personal	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
,	O
IBM	B-Operating_System
PC/AT	I-Operating_System
)	O
were	O
not	O
only	O
beige	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
distinctly	O
box-shaped	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
manufacturers	O
of	O
clones	B-General_Concept
followed	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
(	O
RAL	O
1019	O
)	O
or	O
early	O
Macintosh	B-Device
models	O
(	O
specifically	O
Pantone	O
453	O
)	O
were	O
a	O
beige	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Apple	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
desaturated	O
gray	O
they	O
called	O
“	O
Platinum	O
”	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
users	O
began	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
them	O
as	O
“	O
beige	O
”	O
following	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
brightly	O
colored	O
iMac	B-Device
and	O
Blue	B-Device
and	I-Device
White	I-Device
G3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
is	O
also	O
sometimes	O
used	O
to	O
distinguish	O
generic	O
PCs	B-Device
from	O
models	O
made	O
by	O
"	O
name	O
brands	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
Compaq	O
,	O
Dell	O
,	O
or	O
HP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recently	O
,	O
as	O
name-brand	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
moved	O
away	O
from	O
beige	O
(	O
typically	O
switching	O
to	O
black	O
,	O
dark	O
gray	O
,	O
and	O
silver-colored	O
cases	O
)	O
,	O
inexpensive	O
generic	O
cases	O
became	O
more	O
distinct	O
as	O
"	O
beige	B-General_Concept
boxes	I-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
white	B-General_Concept
box	I-General_Concept
"	O
has	O
largely	O
replaced	O
this	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
