The furnishings of pretty much any 80's era programmer I got to observe seemed to include binders full of notes, code listings(and less often, program output) printed out and marked up, Post-its, and boxes of tapes or diskettes. A pocket calculator to work out some figures. Graph paper for working out pixel graphics, if a better tool wasn't available.

Compared with today's streamlined tools - everything cloud synced instantaneously from portable devices, and maybe a small paper notebook to sketch ideas - it seems incredibly quaint. Lots of artifacts that just aren't necessary now.