alright Bernd I'll bite just what exactly is a "MotivePC" You've got my
attention now. I've tried to find info on the web but came up blank.
How much did said system run?
Jim Nelson
'00 QC
""Bernd D. Ratsch"" <fasstdak@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BAY101-DAV100C50AA167A314267264DD2560@phx.gbl...
>
> There are several companies out there that do this already - and I'm
running
> a "MotivePC" system in my truck already (8" VGA screen with a full-blown
PC
> backing it up with Bluetooth, Wireless (802.11g), WiFi access (Austin
Area),
> and plenty of power for Doom3.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Jason
Bleazard
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 1:39 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: On-board PC (was: console)
>
>
> On Mon, March 14, 2005 1:27 pm, Josh Battles said:
> >
> > With a center console though, I'm looking for something that'll
> > replace the bottom portion of my stock armrest. I'm building it to
> > house a 7" wide touchscreen and a car computer. I've done a ton of
> > research and there are software pieces out there that'll feed realtime
> > OBDII data into graphs and stuff so that you can keep track of what
> > your vehicle is doing, as well as track it in realtime on a map via
> > GPS. There's tons of cool stuff to do out there.
>
> OK, now I'm intrigued. Jon and I talked about something similar a number
of
> years ago, but never really came up with a fantastic solution. Of course,
> hardware has gotten considerably smaller since then.
>
> What's the preferred hardware solution like for an on-board PC? I'm
> guessing you'd probably start with a regular power supply, micro ATX
> motherboard, maybe a laptop hard drive, and an LCD panel of course. Do
you
> house it in a micro computer case, or does the console effectively become
> the case? Do you have any provisions for a keyboard?
>
> Sounds like a cool project.
>
> --
> Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
>
>
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