Computers on the Road..

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cbwood

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FWIW..
I'm researching using a PC104 based system for use on the road.
These computers are MUCH smaller w/same capabilities(ie: same processor cards, etc..)
You can also get a plugin card for GPS capabilities.
This way you could have a computer module around bread loaf size (some of you can relate to that object??) that has same features as home computer and can be built in..
W/ monitor extensions and IR keyboard, would make it very usable in the GMC..

CBWood
77 Kingsley
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>FWIW..
>I'm researching using a PC104 based system for use on the road.
>These computers are MUCH smaller w/same capabilities(ie: same processor
cards, etc..)
>You can also get a plugin card for GPS capabilities.

I started down this road and decided that the cost of the PC104 or custom
brick configurations was too high by a factor of two. So, I bought a tower
and installed it permanently in the coach.

>This way you could have a computer module around bread loaf size (some of
you can relate to that object??) that has same features as home computer
and can be built in..
>W/ monitor extensions and IR keyboard, would make it very usable in the GMC..

I tried IR and in the bright sun you often don't get enough signal. So, I
switched to RF using a Logitec keyboard and MS mouse (you can get a combo
mouse/keyboard from Logitec that only uses on receiver)

Monitor is a VIewsonic LCD 17" color monitor. I put it on extension cables
to be able to mount it on either side of teh coach. A DVD drive lets me
watch movies on the unit.

Henry
 
Yes, especially a certain Mr. Greenberg who needs a better
approach to staying in touch during the off season in Florida.
It seems like I remember that last year he vanished from
the net for the whole Summer!
Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI

> CB, keep us posted on your research. As summer approaches many of us need
> to find a better way to keep in touch.
>
> David Lee Greenberg
> GMC Motorhome Registry
> Dedicated To The Preservation Of The GMC Classic!
> www.gmcss.com/registry.htm
 
> Monitor is a VIewsonic LCD 17" color monitor. I put it on extension
> cables
> to be able to mount it on either side of teh coach. A DVD drive lets
> me
> watch movies on the unit.
>
> Henry
>
I like the idea of using the 17" Viewsonic monitor. Although, IIRC, it is
tres expensive, it would replace a TV and actually provide a larger
viewing area than my current 13" screen. Couldn't it be mounted as a drop
down screen?

David Lee Greenberg
GMC Motorhome Registry
Dedicated To The Preservation Of The GMC Classic!
www.gmcss.com/registry.htm
 
On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 22:57:34 -0500 Richard Waters
writes:
> Yes, especially a certain Mr. Greenberg who needs a better
> approach to staying in touch during the off season in Florida.
> It seems like I remember that last year he vanished from
> the net for the whole Summer!
> Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI
>
Man, I stayed in towns last summer that didn't even have a pay phone let
alone a pay phone with a jack for a modem! I really ned a cell
phone/modem connection and am waiting for NEXTEL to finish market testing
their set up.

David Lee Greenberg
GMC Motorhome Registry
Dedicated To The Preservation Of The GMC Classic!
www.gmcss.com/registry.htm
 
> > Monitor is a VIewsonic LCD 17" color monitor. I put it on extension
> > cables
> > to be able to mount it on either side of teh coach. A DVD drive lets
> > me
> > watch movies on the unit.
> >
> > Henry
> >
>I like the idea of using the 17" Viewsonic monitor. Although, IIRC, it is
>tres expensive, it would replace a TV and actually provide a larger
>viewing area than my current 13" screen. Couldn't it be mounted as a drop
>down screen?

I bought mine for $800 on a loss leader sale at Fry's but they are a bit
expensive.

You could fabricate a bracket to make it a drop down. I have a laptop PC
stand for cars that I'm playing with for the monitor.

Henry
 
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