Your dream computer room.

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Thu Jun 29 14:54:54 2000

Generally a couple good outlets (AC and 10bt), some banquet tables, a
standing bench height work surface, and a rolling cart make a good start. I
don't think I am really going to be happy until I have pallet racks and a
forklift though. A typical "industrial" unit, 20x50, with A/C office in
front, warehouse in back, with maybe a small fenced "yard" for a truck.

The basic problem I have is congestion, buying a load of stuff, and its
temporary storage and sorting area spills over into my "working" area until
I can't do any testing until moving something, which needs to be moved
back. Eventually it reaches a crisis, like now, where my efficiency is
reduced to about zip due to all the shifting around.

At present our 1850 sq ft condo has;

Great garage, full two car sized with a 14 foot ceiling. Just above the
garage door and extending completely across the front is a "shelf" about 6
foot deep with 4 to 5 feet open above it (22x6x4.5= 594 ft3). Thats for all
my bulky, but not too heavy stuff (the shelf could take a load, but like
heck I am going to carry it all up a ladder). 18" deep, 6 and 8 foot
RapidRack shelves line the right wall (using the orientation of a parked
car). At the nose end are the big shelves, 24"x96"x108", 42"x48"x96", and
36"x48"x72" with one shelf as a standing bench and the shelf above it 12"
deep for some test monitors etc. About 75 computers and the bulk of all my
misc and parts, with maybe a dozen 20 inch monitors.

Poor house, zero computers in master bedroom, or any of the bathrooms. Huge
livingroom, maybe 30 computers and 8 monitors in various corners and
couches. Kitchen table, 3 on top, 5 under, various compact macs "around".
LOTS of books, thousands in the library on shelves, but hundreds in various
bags, boxes, and piles. My office is more buried in paper than hardware,
but it has a bit of hardware in it too.
Received on Thu Jun 29 2000 - 14:54:54 BST