CKNY

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Yes Yes, the day has finally arrived. Tonight, I successfully installed my computer in my maxima. Right now I have access to over 1,000 mp3's at the touch of a remote with 6 gb's left to spare. As soon as I can afford a tv in goes dvd drive and gps.

MWAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHA.

Sorry. Im just very excited =)

Chris

Lordrandall

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Do you have any pics of your install? How are you powering your computer?

CKNY

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weeeeeeeell the install is gonna be done on sunday, right now all the parts are sitting on the floor in the back seat in a box hehe. I'm powering it with a 300 watt dc - ac inverter that i got at costco for $35. I'll have pics after sunday though =)

Chris

mingo

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b sure to get a ethernet card, so u can transfer files faster from ur pc at home to the pc in the car.. man one of these days ppl gonna b trading mp3's car to car at a gas station.

Matt93SE

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What kinda computer is it?

Is it a full XT/AT box, or is it a stripped down machine? laptop?

I've seen some people disect a laptop and stick the screen in the dash, rest of the unit in the glovebox, so the keyboard flips down when you open it. awesome.

if it's a full size PC case, where are you goign to put it? I'm assuming trunk, but who knows nowadays..

CKNY

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it's a full sized motherboard and all but i stipped it down so that i only have the mobo, power supply and the hard drive. Tommorow i'm gonna build a nice custom box out of metal and wood and will probably place it in the trunk. That laptop idea sounds really hot, but this was cheap so it works =)

The great thing is using the remote on it so there's no kb or mouse necessary.

Chris

TimW

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I'm just waiting till the Bose wears on me, then I'll take the dive. the Book PC is the perfect size and power comsumption (100W!).. Cheap too... Bare bones is $275-ish. most versions are i810 based so Linux will run if you choose. I would use a card with TVout, like a TNT or V3 to run it up to a display like the Alpine or Clarion. Small enough to mount under the rear deck. You'd prolly need a 4-5" space and mount a few fans in the top (12v of course.). The only down side is that you might want to consider a battery for it alone, a small one. That way you could just suspend it between trips. I wish I could find a Save-to-disk Bios (save to ram wont really cut it) like on a laptop.

Here is one, there are several makes and configs, even Tiger Direct sells one, albeit pricey with DVD.

http://www.directron.com/bookpc.html

<img src="http://www.directron.com/lib/directron/inside.jpg">

[Edited by TimW on 09-09-2000 at 09:02 PM]