From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Jan 13 11:13:36 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA04426 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 11:13:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ninbox.freebsd.nws.net ([209.64.77.217]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA04332 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 11:13:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kris@airnet.net) Received: from airnet.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ninbox.freebsd.nws.net (8.9.1/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA01797; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:12:04 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <369CF004.6642F89F@airnet.net> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:12:04 -0600 From: Kris Kirby Organization: Absolutely None! X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.08 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 3.0-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mark Kobussen CC: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Car Mp3 Player References: <4.1.19990111182426.00a9ac60@genesis.ispace.com> <369BCFF9.D6821FE0@iname.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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: /\ < > < > \/ Volume, Disc, Track. -- Kris Kirby UAH Mail UAH CS Home WWW ------------------------------------------- TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message