Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:12:04 -0600 From: Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net> To: Mark Kobussen <skjellyfetti@iname.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Car Mp3 Player Message-ID: <369CF004.6642F89F@airnet.net> References: <4.1.19990111182426.00a9ac60@genesis.ispace.com> <369BCFF9.D6821FE0@iname.com>
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Mark Kobussen wrote:
> Not as amazing as you might think. A lot of car manufacturers are adding
> embedded systems into their 2000 models. Cadillac has integrated Thermal
> Imaging (Yes, like the FLIR in modern attack aircraft).
Obviously this has military implications, but they have probably already
been exploited.
> Display: No ASCII non-sense here! I'm using a 6" TFT LCD (for only $99!)
> which fits in my double-height DIN slots in my car (where the stock
> stereo was). Most of the stuff has to be wired together (including the
> inverters and power-supply for the LCD). It's got a nice 640x320
> display resolution, and it's in full color. Unfortunately, it only
> takes NTSC signals, so I need to convert the VGA from the PC.
CGA is NTSC. VGA => NTSC tends to loose quite a bit.
> Oh, and input. I was thinking a 6 or 8 key pad on the driver's side
> door, and possibly something like a Sony Playstation or Gravis-type
> controller for the passenger (which resides in the glove-box).
Custom wand:
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Volume, Disc, Track.
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