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A fixed or portable multi-functional enclosure that is card-operated, climate controlled, and provides a quiet work place for use by students or businessmen. The enclosure has a generally semi-oval shaped housing comprising a front portion including a front cowling, a central portion with a curved d

A fixed or portable multi-functional enclosure that is card-operated, climate controlled, and provides a quiet work place for use by students or businessmen. The enclosure has a generally semi-oval shaped housing comprising a front portion including a front cowling, a central portion with a curved door, and a rear portion with a lower section and a rear lid. The enclosure housing includes three magnetic card readers located on the opaque front cowling, the curved door, and the rear lid. The central portion includes an ergonomically designed seat or chair and a curved console containing a computer monitor. The ergonomically designed seat or chair is tiltable and is dimensionally adjustable up, down, forward, and backward. The console includes a fiber optic camera, a computer monitor, a computer printer, a modem, a facsimile machine, and a phone speaker. Positioned on the console are connection ports for a VOX head phone set and a virtual reality head set. The console also includes two floppy disc drives, one back-up tape drive, and a digital clock displaying day, date, and time. Housed beneath the monitor is a split computer keyboard and a small special function keypad that pulls forward to sit in front of each arm rest and is dimensionally adjustable for typing comfort. The central portion also includes a panel with controls for heat, air, and lights.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A multi-function enclosure for students or businessmen which is responsive to a planar magnetic card having magnetic data disposed thereon comprising:a housing having a front portion, a central portion and a rear portion;a front cowling including latch means for providing access to

[ I claim:] [1.] A multi-function enclosure for students or businessmen which is responsive to a planar magnetic card having magnetic data disposed thereon comprising:a housing having a front portion, a central portion and a rear portion;a front cowling including latch means for providing access to a front storage area mounted on said front portion of said housing;a curved door including latch means for providing access to a main operational area mounted on said central portion of said housing;a rear lid including latch means for providing access to a rear storage area and a rear utility area mounted on said rear portion of said housing;three magnetic card readers supported by said front cowling, said curved door, and said rear lid, said card readers responsive to the planar magnetic card having the magnetic data disposed thereon for reading the magnetic data and providing an output signal in response to the magnetic data on the planar card, said card readers each having a card input opening;a preprogrammed computer system supported in said front storage area and including program means for communicating with a user and for receiving coded data contained on said planar magnetic card and for providing an output signal to said computer responsive to said data;said latch means coupled to the output of said computer system for opening and locking said front storage area, said main operational area, said rear storage area, and said utility area in response to the output signal from said computer system;an ergonomic seat or chair mounted in said main operational area of said housing; anda console mounted in said central portion of said housing including a fiber optic camera, a computer monitor, a computer printer, a modem coupled to said computer system, a facsimile machine coupled to said computer system, at least one floppy disc drive, at least one back-up tape drive, and a digital clock displaying day, date, and time.