03-08-2003, 10:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Probably The Best Computer Mod I've Ever Seen
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3404529157&category=3746
This is easily the coolest computer mod I've ever seen. It is a 1/10th scale 2003 Porsche 911 Turbo model with a full blown PC inside. You should check out the rear view of the car too. He has done an excellent job of integrating the power, serial, video, ethernet and other ports into the design of the car.
� Pentium III, 256MB RAM, 40GB HD
� Windows XP Pro SP-1 Installed
� IEEE 1394 Firewire and USB 2.0 On Board (2-1394, 2- USB2 port on left side of car)
� 10/100 Ethernet VIA VT6103 chip
� Integrated AGP graphics with MPEG-2 decoder
� S-Video and RCA TV-Out (NTSC & PAL)
� 5.1 surround sound
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03-08-2003, 10:04 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,185
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Very cool indeed. There's a whole segment of the PC industry that's getting very creative with this stuff. Check out http://www.mini-itx.com/ for some more examples and how to forums. Makes the "beige box" look like it's getting closer to it's last leg (Please!!!).
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03-08-2003, 10:17 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 14
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Love it....
I think that anyone who has the dedication, time and patience to take on a project like this deserves major credit.
Now for an encore, maybe we could have a 4.7Ghz, fully loaded, in a 1/100th scale ....... Skoda. :lol:
Bob
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03-08-2003, 10:51 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 158
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Sweet!
Where's the CD Tray? :lol:
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03-08-2003, 11:59 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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Have a look at this one then:
http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/kisa444/
The "KiSA 444 Surface to Surface PC"
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Chris Adams disarmed a U.S. Air Force surplus bomb tail assembly and gave it a much more useful payload - a Mini-ITX motherboard running Redhat 8. Our weapons inspectors report that its improved capabilities include MP3 and DivX playback, and that the inner workings have a propensity for turning up in unusual places.
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03-09-2003, 12:58 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,911
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Wow I am inspired. I was planning on building another computer this summer in a plain box. I've changed my mind now. I want to build a system in some crazy container. Anyone have a crazy idea for me?
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03-09-2003, 01:04 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 176
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Very nice.....very nice....
but this is my favorite:
http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/legobox/
 for the kid at heart....or someone who wants to TRY and hide their desktop from their kids.....
Thanks
Thanos
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03-09-2003, 01:06 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 390
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Originally Posted by dean_shan
Wow I am inspired. I was planning on building another computer this summer in a plain box. I've changed my mind now. I want to build a system in some crazy container. Anyone have a crazy idea for me?
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How about inside a REAL car!  Wouldn't it be great to have integrated computing functionality in a car? 8)
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03-09-2003, 01:19 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 67
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Originally Posted by pocketpcdude1024
How about inside a REAL car! Wouldn't it be great to have integrated computing functionality in a car? 8) |
I've done the real car deal before and I am doing it again. You need a couple of things and around 1200 for a great system in your car that can do GPS, Voice Command etc with RF wireless keyboard/mouse and such with a 7" LCD touchscreen 800x480 resolution SVGA monitor.
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03-09-2003, 02:00 AM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by dean_shan
Wow I am inspired. I was planning on building another computer this summer in a plain box. I've changed my mind now. I want to build a system in some crazy container. Anyone have a crazy idea for me?
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I am thinking this guy used mostly laptop parts. A desktop power supply wouldn't fit in that model.
Go to the toy store and look at plastic models. You could do a ship, submarine, large plane, Millinium Falcon, etc.
How about a bust of Saddam Hussein? :lol:
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