car box

[Andrew W. Gaunt]

>
>
> what do you guys think?  does anyone know anything about touchscreen 
> LCDs or GPS software?  Any comments on the idea in general?  Would 
> temperature extremes render an LCD useless in the winter?  I'm 
> confident with the right setup the CPU temps wouldn't be too much of a 
> problem.  I'd also want whatever OS I'd use to handle hard shutdowns 
> fairly gracefully.  Are there any linux file systems well-suited to 
> this task as well as quick boot-ups?
>
> -chris
>

I remember having this fantasy a few years ago (I'm due to revisit it 
again) and recall that
there were a number of web sites dedicated to the building and supply of 
parts for
what was nominally a 'carputer.' I would expect that if you do a google 
on 'carputer'
you will find what your looking for.