Is Anyone Doing Any This?

[maoun]

trust me, the vibrations are pretty stinkin minimal.....you're especially fine if you use a laptop hard drive

but seriously, you put YOURSELF in the car...the vibrations can't be that bad, right?


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[Pyro]

I'm old school...I'm still trying to figure out how to get Coleco (sp?)Football to show up on my Predator! For you younger guys, thats the oldschool version of gameboy that only played football using dots as players and looked a lot like the Predator.

 

[ygohome]

I have that game. Mattel is selling them again at Target. for $12!

 

[Pyro]

Originally posted by ygohome
I have that game. Mattel is selling them again at Target. for $12!

WRONG!!!! Mattel had the white one. Coleco had the tan-ish colored one that was a bit more expensive. C'mon, get your 70's games right!! On the other hand, it's sick that I know exactly what you are talking about and you're right, it looks like the Predator too !:??:

 

[coleman]

i won't be happy unless i can play Mortal Kombat in my car using MAME during rush hour!

 

[maoun]

lol...i have a CD with mame and about 2,000 games man gotta love that shit.
m.

 

[coleman]

all we would need is the touch screen to start with ... it'll take a while to get basic stuff working with that touch-screen interface.

 

[Vaelin]

Actually, you could write a simple interface that would allow you to execute a set amount of functions. A simple VB, java or heck, even a basic html page could work easily to launch it. Then all you would need to do is set up group policies (assuming you're using win2k/xp), place the interface in the startup group, and autologin as the 'car' account.

Then, if you need to troubleshoot, just reboot with a keyboard & mouse plugged in, hold down shift, and viola.. you're back into the system. Otherwise you can lock it down pretty well and make it as nice looking as you want.

Hmm.. ideas ideas.. too bad I'd rather spend the cash on a KB or something

If someone bothered to create a whole system around this, I think there would be some resale value there.. plus it wouldn't only be limited to our Cobras.. just about any car could install it.

 

[§ilver§nake]

Originally posted by Whitten
I know that I may be a downer here but are the cpu's vibration resistant? Will they withstand that rigors of day to day driving, hard driving, and so on? Also what about heat? Sorry I am very interested I would just be interested to find out if it would be plausible without having to buy a new hard drive every several months.

You are not playing the downer; you raise valid issues. However, these systems are designed for this type of application. They are what is termed "semi-ruggedized", meaning that they are resistant to environmental influences like vibration and heat. "Ruggedized" systems are, primarily, used in military applications.

 

[§ilver§nake]

Originally posted by Vaelin
Actually, you could write a simple interface that would allow you to execute a set amount of functions. A simple VB, java or heck, even a basic html page could work easily to launch it. Then all you would need to do is set up group policies (assuming you're using win2k/xp), place the interface in the startup group, and autologin as the 'car' account.

Then, if you need to troubleshoot, just reboot with a keyboard & mouse plugged in, hold down shift, and viola.. you're back into the system. Otherwise you can lock it down pretty well and make it as nice looking as you want.

Hmm.. ideas ideas.. too bad I'd rather spend the cash on a KB or something

If someone bothered to create a whole system around this, I think there would be some resale value there.. plus it wouldn't only be limited to our Cobras.. just about any car could install it.

You have good ideas. :beer:

One of my companies "area of expertise" is Sensor Systems Integration and Development. We work with military weapons systems, as well as, commercial applications We specialize in this type of application; we are looking at this very seriously.:-D

 

[Domeskilla]

So has anyone of though of setting it up to have a tv tuner and fm radio so you can get rid of the stock head unit ? I could use some help since I'm not all that great with computers

 

[maoun]

you don't wanna really be running FM signals thru a computer...very good at f-in them up.....especially a small computer like a laptop or mini form factor

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[coleman]

i was thinking of just supplementing what i currently have & just use the AUX in feature (that i have with that device i installed).

 

[Whitten]

Thnaks for the info Silver Snake, that was just the answer that I was looking for.

 

[lethal]

Originally posted by maoun
lol...i have a CD with mame and about 2,000 games man gotta love that shit.
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I have all the games for MAME as of 12/02. I found an old Defender cabinet sans electronics and this is what became of it.

http://www.wearegoingtolosethehouse.com/gallery/arcade

John

 

[maoun]

mame, ahh the good ol days

 

[coleman]

Originally posted by lethal
I have all the games for MAME as of 12/02. I found an old Defender cabinet sans electronics and this is what became of it.

http://www.wearegoingtolosethehouse.com/gallery/arcade

John

that's sweet! :beer:

 

[lethal]

It's actually better now, added a shuttle motherboard with a 2.0 ghz Celeron, 512 MB ram, 20 gig drive, dvd-rom, loaded it up with all my mp3's so it doubles as a juke box during a party, etc.

All my friends dig it, and I totally jones if I can't play Gauntlet every once in a while. When I finished it, we borke it in with a ten hour marathon... Track & Field was never better IMHO.

John

 

[maoun]

you have too much time on your hands

 

[redaddiction]

Would it be cheaper to build our own ? How hard would that be ?