Thread: Back in the day (of car computers)....

Originally Posted by SnyperBob

I noticed that I was one of the first members to join the forums (It says I joined in November 2001).

One of several. I'm still here.

Originally Posted by SnyperBob

Back then there was only Viper's car software, AKA Cobra. Does anyone remember that software, in it's infancy?

Yes. Remember mpxplay when it was mainstream? Mpxf when that happened? Know who Hugo Fiennes is?

Originally Posted by SnyperBob

Anyway, I'm glad to see that DC power systems for car computers are finally (relatively) affordable enough for people to own.

I don't get it, I built my own DC power system back in 1999. Seemed quite affordable then. Rebuilt it twice since.

Originally Posted by SnyperBob

Heh, a few years ago, everyone pretty much had huge *** desktops in the cars

Not me, had a 12x6x2" system back in 99, now down to 8x6x2". But yeah, I know what you mean. Sometimes it doesn't change, some people still have big *** computers in their boots/trunks.

Originally Posted by SnyperBob

Nowadays, everyone has touch screens, internet access, custom software, 100+ gig hd's, and the like

Custom software is becoming less and less a common thing. I went to the recent uk meet and most systems there were a 7" lilliput or xenarc hooked up to a epia mini-itx system in the boot running media car. Kudos to software such as Aimee keeping the main players on their toes.

Originally Posted by SnyperBob

This thread goes out to all those old school guys, and the creaters and pioneers of this site, that have brought the information to the masses.

I hear ya. My system was a pretty decent system, way before the Epias came out. It still does everything I want. At the uk meet I was one of the few people who didn't run their engines to keep their batteries charged.

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I am a complete newb to the forum compared to when you guys joined.

Heh, I found the forums (after already having my first carpc up and running) right at the end of the dos/mxplay/character lcd/p1 era as it moved into the "current" era of epias-amdxp-p4-etc/vga touchlcd/wifi/gprs/everything. I can still remember looking at the systems of the day on the mp3car users section.

Heh, and i run nothing in the car without having it running, but thats mostly becausei need a new battery .

God yeah do i remeber, had a huge *** desktop and my own built power supply
Mxpf ruled!! so did lortys lcd plugin!! not forgetting good old batch files !!
Cobra was like amazing back them! got to version III then went to carplayer SP
glad to see all the dreams us guys used to have are finally comin alive hey!
think i found the forums 6 years ago but didnt register till ages later!

Heh, thats the other thing i remeber about back then, everyone waitint for the new version of cobra to come out, with a few people beta testing it, for months and months and then it became carplayer.

Remeber cobra 1 that was the ultimate that was the bees knees the dogs bolloxs it was a was the greatest thing since sliced bread then came cobra II and it needed a tft huh? wats this? a tft man i was doing wonders with Character LCD's

[bows head to acknowledge the wisdom of the elder forum gods]

...make me feel guilty... perhaps I'll for go a Lilly and get a VFD.

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