In-car PC? (Was: mod idea.)

[Mark L. Chang]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 08:36:31AM -0400 or thereabouts, Kent McLean wrote:
> My *used* laptop, a Winbook FX with 8MB memory,
> and 1MB HD was $50.  Old out-of-date system that
> someone didn't use and no longer needed, but which
> still has life in it.  That's why I'm curious as to its suitability
> to this kind of application.

Winbook FX is a 150MHz Pentium (google). No DVD playback there. Probably
no DivX, or SVCD either. MPEG-4 might be trouble as well.

But, it would be useful as an MP3 solution, for sure.

My $50 Thinkpad 365X can do the same thing, but it ain't playing no
videos in this lifetime.

Mark

--
I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy -
but that could change. - Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89