carputers? what's that.

**-zip-** · 06-05-2005, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by Nic

i think the biggest reason is that having a computer in your car requires the user to somewhat know what they are doing, i wouldnt go putting a computer in my mums car, if something happened to go wrong she wouldnt know what to do.

installing a computer in someones car who wasnt knowledgable about the subject would be a nightmare to provide support for, and for those who are knowledgable they are prepared to install it themselves anyway

Amen

**aoLhaTer** · 06-05-2005, 03:10 AM

Originally Posted by Nic

i think the biggest reason is that having a computer in your car requires the user to somewhat know what they are doing, i wouldnt go putting a computer in my mums car, if something happened to go wrong she wouldnt know what to do.

installing a computer in someones car who wasnt knowledgable about the subject would be a nightmare to provide support for, and for those who are knowledgable they are prepared to install it themselves anyway

Well, we all know that there are hitches when running these computers; always some weird quirk. But the general objective is to make a system that works flawlessly. With that you can add a friendly frontend and you have a system that all users can appreciated and use.
Things are relatively stable in regards to problems; I would install for friends or family without a problem. Once you have experience in installing you know what to do to erase any problems before they pop up

**Nic** · 06-05-2005, 03:20 AM

as far as i'm concerned anything on windows dosent work flawlessly :P as soon as someone develops a linux or similar distro that is a frontend i'll install it for those technically inept

**Cris** · 06-05-2005, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Bugbyte

People expect stuff they pay a lot of money for to work properly and without bugs. Car PC's don't fit that bill. Not only do you have to invest time and effort in figuring out what's wrong with them, you also have to actually keep up with what's going on in the hobby and translate that to your install.

It's not a slam dunk. If I'd paid twice as much for my install and it crapped out as much as it does, I'd be ****ed. But I didn't. And I have only myself to blame when it ****s the bed.

Couldn't agree more. That's why most choose to deal car pc parts.

**aoLhaTer** · 06-05-2005, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Nic

as far as i'm concerned anything on windows dosent work flawlessly :P as soon as someone develops a linux or similar distro that is a frontend i'll install it for those technically inept

Its not like we're running Windows 95 here
The NT platform is incredibly stable. Ive never had any software problem with my carputer; the only problems have been wiring and EMI

**RS3RS** · 06-05-2005, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by aoLhaTer

Its not like we're running Windows 95 here
The NT platform is incredibly stable. Ive never had any software problem with my carputer; the only problems have been wiring and EMI

Agreed. I used *nix alot back in the 95/98/ME days, as it really was the more stable and less buggy platform. However, now that 2000/XP are out with all the major issues addressed via service packs, etc. it really is a solid platform. I have no issues running XP on my carputer.