[derekp7]

For me, my "computer room" (office) has a couple bookshelves full of standard computer books, most of them are a decade or two old but still relevant. Things like W. Richard Stevens books, O'Reilly, Knuth, Tanenbaum, some books from college, etc. And I like having a table/desk to hold the model M keyboard and large monitor, and docked laptop. And I have a tower server on the side, and large 4-color laser printer.

But the most important reason for a dedicated office is to keep the cats out of my computer gear. And now that we have a toddler back in the house (S.O.'s grandkid that we are raising), keeping him out too.