[HLUG] IN CAR PC

[j michaelson]

hello again,

just need to clarify something about my last email. when i asked about
lcd screens i wasn't talking about monitors, i meant something more
like this...

http://www.cc5x.de/files/LCD/LCD_84_Fot.JPG

...but with more letters on the screen. i think the standard command
line is something like 80 characters across.

does anyone has any experience with these kind of displays? how do you
connect them to the pc?

john.



On 11/28/05, j michaelson <jmichaelson at gmail.com> wrote:
> hi tim,
>
> really like the in-car pc idea. i reckon it would be an interesting
> project. it would be interesting if you had some friends with the same
> kit in their cars. you could use some sort of voip software to
> communicate if you were driving together. if you had passengers
> (preferably in the back seat) they could play networked games, you
> could have a 70 mph deathmatch driving down the motorway.  :-)
>
> it ties in with a few things that i want to try. i want to get my pc
> running off of a 12v caravan battery, so that i don't have to rely on
> mains power. i'd like to have a pc that i could use if i lived out in
> the sticks with no mains power. if i move to australia then i want to
> have a pc that runs purely off of solar power (of which they have
> plenty).
>
> switching the pc to 12v doesn't sound to painful, but running a normal
> monitor would be an extortionate waste of power. can anyone recommend
> a 12v powered monochrome lcd screen? it wouldn't need to have to be
> high resolution or a fast refresh rate since i would only need it to
> display the command line.
>
> thanks.
> john.
>
>
>
>
> On 11/27/05, Tim <Hg80 at nerdshack.com> wrote:
> > Ok as its coming up to xmas and my birthday i will have some money spare
> > and im think of creating a in car pc to allow me to play mp3s and vids
> > and maybe do more on the move maybe sat nav......
> > I intend to create the pc using a via itx board with wifi (to allow me
> > to grab files parked in the driveway) and hoping to use Linux on it as
> > there are alot Linux powered car pcs out there so if you want i could
> > bring it to the lug every month for us to all learn something new?
> > this is just a idea yet i have to buy the parts first but my mate can
> > get me touch screens for next to nothing!
> > Tim
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