Integrated display computer with peripherals

A method for attaching one of a plurality of different peripheral devices to a computer comprising:

• attaching an end cap to an external portion of a front bezel of said computer using said end cap fastening means, said end cap having a universal end cap fastening means for use with any one of said peripheral devices and an opening of a size and shape for accommodating a faceplate to permit access to a peripheral device to be attached to said computer;
• attaching an assembly bracket to said end cap using a first fastening means for said assembly bracket;
• attaching said peripheral device to said assembly bracket using a second fastening means for said assembly bracket;
• connecting said peripheral device to a corresponding port of said computer;
• attaching a shroud to said assembly bracket using a third fastening means for said assembly bracket;
• and
• attaching said shroud to an external portion of a rear bezel of said computer using a shroud fastening means for use with any one of said plurality of peripheral devices, thereby completing a peripheral housing unit;
• wherein said peripheral device is enclosed within said peripheral housing unit, with a portion of said peripheral device accessible through said opening in said end cap.

An integrated display computer with at least one of a plurality of different peripheral devices comprising:

• an end cap attached to an external portion of an existing front bezel of said integrated display computer using an end cap universal attachment means, wherein said end cap forms a finished side of said integrated display computer;
• an opening in said end cap of a size and shape for accommodating a faceplate for accessing said peripheral device after said peripheral device has been attached to said computer;
• an assembly bracket attached at a forward end to said end cap;
• a peripheral device affixed to said assembly bracket and connected to a respective port of said computer;
• and
• a shroud for housing at least a portion of said assembly bracket and said peripheral device, said shroud attached at one end to a rearward end of said assembly bracket and at another end to an external portion of a rear bezel of said computer using a shroud universal attachment means;
• wherein the assembly of said shroud to said end cap forms an enclosed housing unit in which said peripheral device is contained and which is attached to said external portions of said computer.