Heart Interface

[Julia Bonser]

We have been full timing for 10 years and used Macintosh Computers
the whole time. Now we have a Powerbook and an iBook. We have used a
scanner and printer and the computers with inverters and have not had
any difficulty with the ones with a modified sine wave.

You many want to think a bit about taking out all your living space
if you and your wive will be living in your motorhome. We have a 40
ft Wanderlodge with a couch on one side and a desk on the other in
front. The scanner and printer are on the desktop. We added a mobile
computer (Jotto Desk) stand in front of the chair and my husband uses
it or sits at the dining table to do his computing. I use a lap tray
and in our sofa there are pull out dining trays in the arms. I used
one for my laptop also.

I recommend keeping at least one couch and if possible doing
everything with laptops. We did carry a desktop mac for several years
and the convenience and flexibility of laptops weaned us a way from a
desktop model. Even a 40 foot motorhome has space limitations and you
may want room to seat occasional visitors. You will be eating,
sleeping and relaxing your motorhome as well as conducting a
business. In our first motorhome (28 feet) we took out the dining
table to put in the desk for the computer and we really liked having
a dining table when we moved up to a 35 foot motorhome with a
different arrangement for the desktop and flat screen monitor.

Julie Bonser
1992 WLWB PT 40'



On Apr 5, 2006, at 1:51 PM, Pete Masterson wrote:

>
> This was a wonderfully helpful description of inverter installation.
>
> My wife and I are planning on semi-full-timing. (We'll have a "base
> camp" in a family owned apartment house -- but we _really_ don't plan
> to be there much.) When I get my 'bird, I will be setting up an
> office in the front area (replacing the sofas/chairs that are
> standard) so that I can maintain my business on the road.
>
> I plan to have three Macintosh computers on board (laptop, MacMini,
> and G5). Currently I use APC UPS power supplies to isolate the
> computers/monitors from the city power system in my home office.
>