Re: Suitable Desk for an Apple II

["Bill H" <bill@ts1000.us>]

Great Hierophant wrote:
> Today, computer desks don't seem to work well with the standard Apple
> II-IIe models.  The question becomes where do you put the system.  I
> would want the keyboard at a level where I could type comfortably.  The
> Apple II keyboard is rather raised compared to the detachable keyboard
> of the IIgs and even the lower profile keyboard of the IIc.  If you set

If you are handy with tools, the most comfortable desk you could have
for a ][ would be to cut a recess in the top of the desk the same width
as the computer (with a 1/4" or so extra room and about 6 inches longer
than the computer. Then build a recessed shelf below this cutout about
1 - 2 inches down from the top (the height of the front of the
keyboard). Now you could drop the computer in the recess and have the
keyboard at desktop height and the extra space at the back allows you
to have all the cables and such below it.

Bill H - www.ts1000.us




> it on the main portion of many desks, the profile is so high that
> typing on it becomes awkward and uncomfortable.  But many of the
> pullout desks won't support the height of the unit or the length of the
> unit.  Other than upgrade to the more modern IIgs, are there any
> recommendations of a desk to use with an Apple II?