The really big advantage those printers had was their fan fold paper. It allowed you to printer banners and even use the printer as a very inexpensive plotter that could plot images in banner wide strips and lengths to be combined into any size plot you needed.
NEVER take on a vast project with a half-vast idea.
I started my career as an Architectural Engineering, and did a LOT of stand up drafting before and during that part of my life. I still have an large 38"X60" stand up wooden drafting table from when we used to hand draft 'E' size architectural drawings (36"X48"). Basically you either drew standing or sitting in a tall swivel chair. The chair only worked if you were drawing in a small area of the sheet. However, I never transitioned to using it for computing. Whereas it's great for drawing, sketching or writing; I never found the height to work well for typing. You are usually sacrificing ease of writing for ease of typing. I like my elbows to touch when I write and I like for only my wrists to touch the keyboard. You can always use a keyboard shelf, but I've never personally liked them. P.S. I am a consultant, therefore I never have that much input into the furniture I get for an assignment at a client's office. I'm ecstatic if I get dual monitors and a quality keyboard (usually not the case :sigh: ).
NEVER take on a vast project with a half-vast idea.
When I worked at the Butler Manufacturing company, ten years ago, many of the senior managers had offices that had a conventional desk, chairs and coffee table. However, their offices had an anti-chamber off of this dress office that they did most of their work in. It was relatively narrow and set up with files and standing desks that they and their secretaries could access separately. I never had this set-up but my boss, the President of our division, liked his a lot. It did two things, it a allowed him to work in either office, but it kept 95% of the clutter out of any visitor's sight, and it had the benefit of standing to work when he wanted. I don't know if anyone else mentioned it, but both Thomas Jefferson and Winston Churchill used to use stand desks for reading and writing. Their desks can be seen in both of their libraries.
NEVER take on a vast project with a half-vast idea.