Autzoo.1575
net.works
utzoo!henry
Sun Apr 18 20:11:16 1982
workstations as furniture
Something I have very seldom seen discussed is the issue of building
workstations as furniture.  The original Alto was a desk;  this
approach does not seem to have been followed up by successors.  It
has advantages.  For one thing, one can get the damn keyboard at the
proper height!  Also, by designing the workstation and the human work
surfaces as a unit, one can ensure that there is enough horizontal
surface near the display/keyboard for spreading papers -- something
that many work environments are badly short on.  One can certainly
meet these needs with a separate piece of furniture, but it starts
to be so heavily customized that it might as well be an integral
part of the workstation.  Or so I speculate.

Has anyone done work along these lines?  I would be very interested
to hear any ideas people have on pros and cons.