I know there are aftermarket 'carputers'; just watch an episode of 'Pimp My
Ride', they do it all the time.

You can get systems/parts and roll your own, like you might with your
desktop:

http://www.mini-box.com/site/index.html

or you can buy a new VW:

http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-6052333.html

(with all due apologies to Johnny Cash: 'he was found in the wreck with his
hand on the touchscreen')

I realize that doesn't answer your question about the hard drive, but since
you can have bootable thumb drives with your favorite OS and apps on it
(including a copy of your desk top...er, desktop)and people have 'hacked'
everything from Ipods to cell phones to use as hard drives I'd go out on a
limb and say a large flash drive is workable.

Cya,
Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
neil N
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:16 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: "Car Computer" in your Vanagon?

Thanks people.

I guess if HHD's are surviving in lap tops, then if one were to
install, say a Mac mini

http://tinyurl.com/5c3gpe

it might survive. I know it's being done in cars, but given that we
likely do more diverse driving than most car owners, I was curious.

Does anyone have a computer "permanently" installed in their Vanagon?

Neil.

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