Talk:Computer desk

The requirements of protection because of a conflict of physiology should be included in any discussion of a computer desk. HP and Compact have removed blinking lights from their Computer CPU's but there are still sources of stimulus your brain can mistake for threat movement. I will continue to investigate but the information is very closely held. Herman Miller Inc has not responded except to suggest that if I was worried about Cubicle Level Protection I should choose a Systems Furniture design that used solid panels rather that semi-opaque glass, plastic, or fabric panels. This type protection is not attached to the desk but is included in walls and moveable panels surrounding the desk, Cubicle.

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If you have a source of information email me from an email link at VisionAndPsychosis.Net L K Tucker 10/10/04

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As an anonymous user, L K Tucker (above) of http://visionandpsychosis.net contributed these paragraphs:

"The invention of the computer caused a change in the design of the modern office workstation. Computer desks are designed with different levels of Cubicle Level Protection depending on the perceived use. About fifty years ago engineers discovered a conflict of human physiology when workers in newly designed Compact-Close-Spaced office workstations began to have bizarre or psychotic episodes. The problem was peripheral vision reflexes. The solution was to block peripheral vision of workers that require deep mental investment to perform their jobs. Not all workstations or computer desks require 'Cubicle Level Protection. Accounts vary as to the history of this discovery. Recent articles give the date of Herman Miller's Action Office One as 1964. There were articles as early as 1961. Computer desks may or may not be designed to stand alone and supply protection for the user. Simple desks have only the bare necessities to support a computer and its peripherals. The theory seems to be that there is not enough human traffic in the home, dorm, student apartment, or small business office to require Cubicle Level Protection in those locations."

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These ideas are based on original research - see this talk page for more discussion - and are not supported by mainstream psychology. I would go so far as to describe Mr Tuckers ideas as a crank theory. Even if it was of some value, it would be more appropriate on a separate article and isn't particularly relevant to the Computer Desk article. Hence, I have removed said material from this page. Ppe42 11:56, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Proposal to merge.

I am suggesting that the computer table and ergonomic desk articles be merged into this one. There is considerable overlap. I suspect that any growth in the article will be common to all three. JonHarder 22:22, 26 January 2006 (UTC)