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Dashboard Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the segmentation-fault-call-insurance-company dept.

zebziggle writes "The dashPC has Global Positioning (GPS) and Navigation, DVDs, Games (Quake 3, SoF, UT), Address book database, etc. It can run any programs that will run on an Intel/AMD i686 class computer. There is a Basic Stamp micro-controller that interfaces the Linux box to the car ignition for controlled boot/shutdown." The article says Linux, but that screenshot tells a different story. The website has other stuff and a lot more pictures.

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  1. Read this! by wiredog · · Score: 4, Informative

    Article about the dangers of car PC's and cell phones use while driving.

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  2. He's running VMWare - Windows 98 by tmhsiao · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you look at the dashpc.com site, he mentions that he's running VMWare for Windows 98 access to the GPS software.

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