The Well-Linuxed Car

[Kurt Wall]

Consuming 1.1K bytes, Net Llama! blathered:
> On 11/29/03 12:07, Wade Barocsi wrote:
> 
> >On Saturday 29 November 2003 03:04 am, Kurt Wall wrote:
> >
> >>Hi, List,
> >>
> >>So, yesterday, my 1993 Mercury Sable threw a rod, or was about to. I
> >>replaced it today with a 2002 Ford Focus. Here's the challenge: trick
> >>it out with all the Linux-powered whizzo-bango gadgets and technology
> >>I can.
> >
> >________
> >
> >Is this a a do-it-yourself project, or are you looking to build upon 
> >existing projects.
> >
> >www.tuxmobil.org is an interesting source of information on mobile type 
> >projects.
> 
> Also depends on how knowledgable you are about auto electronics & 
> mechanics.  Another possible project that comes to mind is a MP3 jukebox 
> to replace the radio in the car.

I'm not that knowledgeable about either auto electronics or auto
mechanics, but I'm willing to be educated. I wouldn't mind supplementing
 the radio, but I'd like to keep it. I don't listen to that much music 
on the radio, but I'd shrivel up and die if I couldn't listen to NPR.

Kurt
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