Onboard computer...who runs one?

Onboard computer...who runs one?

08-25-2004, 06:52 AM

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snowracer69

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Onboard computer...who runs one?

So, being the ingenious person I am (or ignorant as my g/f says....), I think I'm going to try and put my old P4 1.3 ghz computer into my pickup in some way. I recently bought a new custom system and have nearly everything switched over to it, and once I do I was thinking of doing a wipe of my old computer, building a custom case for the needed components, and installing it in my pickup. Would probably find some cheapo screen to run it tok, etc, but this way I could have nearly 2000 songs on it, run the diagnostics software, have my Garmin GPSMap 196 hooked into it, etc, and have something a little more custom done to my truck....

what do you guys think? Maybe easier to buy a used laptop and do it that way instead? I can have any case built I want...have a friend at school who is a professional aluminum welder and he can fab anything I design.

Josh

P.S. Anybody got some pics of their setup if they are running one?

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