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I'm sorry but your post is incorrect on every count.
The screens were never meant to be read that close, cannot recall the distances off the top of my head but Swanwick is within HSE 'limits'.
It was NEVER designed to be stripless (we are, only now, working on Elimination of Paper Strips but the future does not look too good for that project).
Workbench size was never changed to accomodate the strip boards. You should note that the channels that the strip board holders sit in are part of the design. Originally the strip boards were mounted to one side of the Tactical, after ergonomic problems they are now positioned directly in front of the Tac.