Anyone here know where this generic beige box came from?
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I'm referring to the computer case on the right. It was sold by Vobis/Highscreen in the late 1990s. Does anyone know more about where these cases came from? Or anyone had the same case, but with a different brand label attached? Would be interesting to know who actually made this case, probably in Hong Kong or Taiwan, I guess. But could even be of European origin.
arbitrary_developer@reddit
I've seen a 486 in this exact case badged as a Kaiyo SL-400. No idea who made the case though - probably some forgotten company in Taiwan.
stuck_key@reddit (OP)
Interesting though. Do you know where "Kaiyo" was from? Never heard of it.
arbitrary_developer@reddit
I don't think its a local (to New Zealand) brand, but rather imported from somewhere. I thought I'd found something on Usenet or an old news paper earlier this year that indicated it was from Korea, but I can't find it now so maybe I'm just imagining things. There are a few other references to the brand on usenet though - seems someone in Germany had a Kaiyo SL-300, and there are a few other references to Kaiyo motherboards that sound rather Octek-like so perhaps they're related in some way.
arbitrary_developer@reddit
Kind of almost looks like a Denco D40 chassis, though the photo on the Octek website is so low resolution its really hard to tell. Everything looks about right for the smallest of the three tower cases except for the black square: https://web.archive.org/web/19970618184346/http://www.oceanhk.com/D40/d40.htm
gcc-O2@reddit
Don't think it'll help you but I knew someone with a Leading Edge with a power button like this: https://wiki.preterhuman.net/images/2/25/Leadingedge.jpg
It was flaky and needed a toothpick jammed in to hold it in the on position.
stuck_key@reddit (OP)
Actually, the buttons looks similar but they are not up close. I remember that the switch on the Highscreen was of good quality and flat with round edges (although it doesn't look like this in my referenced picture). The Leading Edge's button is different, more protruding and not flat. But thanks anyway!