My carputer

[Urban_Squrill]

I just got a '91 mazda mvp. This thing just screams car puter. I am thinking about using a micro atx case and bolting it right to the floor. Or bolt strap hook ons. I am looking for a 7'' lcd touch screen. Any coments or suggesions would be wellcomed.

[John Prophet]

Bolt it dead to the floor and the vibration will tear up the hard drive in no time and probably break the cpu cooler. Not to mention unseat the pci cards.

JP

[ArcticFox]

I've seen a PC built into the glovebox of a Mustang, powered by the cars AC and cooled normally. This was the same guy with 9 monitors on one PC, so keep that in mind.

[Scott Tiger]

Well I know that Airman97 and VTScott86 were both into building Car Computers. They ended up getting most of their parts off of ebay (including the screens).

[Urban_Squrill]

I am thinking about slaping my breifcase box in there and going form there. Hooking up my power invirter and the only problem would be the monitor.

[John Prophet]

what about a 5" lcd on the dashboard??

[Urban_Squrill]

That would work. I think a touch screen would be the best.

[Uncle Bob]

Have you concidered a small laptop?

[Urban_Squrill]

I would not concider one. I want a car puter. I am thinkin on getting a sound card for my pos(p133) and using that. But I need a pcmcia sound card. Can anyone get me one of those cheap?

[Urban_Squrill]

I found a 7'' LCD screen for about 110. I was thinking on mounting that on the dash then making some kind of keys on the dash that whel driving I could it. The buttions would be hotkeys for winamp. How owuld I do this?