I just ordered on of these:

http://www.archos.com/products/imt/archos_5/index.html?country=global&lang=en

Archos 5, 250gig, 5 inch touchscreen, WiFi, full web browsing, eventually 3g
cell hookup, and GPS cradle for the dash!  Kills my in-dash ipod set-up...

Craig

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:

> 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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