Hello.
Actually, the colors were chosen for maximum readability on NTSC TVs. They actually work fine for general use today too, I'm running the same scheme, just matted a little. And of course any neon or at least colorful color will work fine instead of orange.
I've experimented quite a bit and blue is actually a good way to get a decent bright background while keeping the 50Hz 'in the corner of the eye' flicker low on bad CRTs. It also allows a bright text color (for those of us who prefer that) and text is clear, unlike the black on grey on WB 2.0+ where pixels clump together if you don't raise the black color a little.
Also, saturated colors fill you with happiness on each power-up, while designer colors are dismissed after deciding that they look good. Or something. :afro:
