Thread: Shuttle XPC using as Carputer

Hi,

I am very intrested in using my spare Shuttle XPC as my carputer...

The Specs are as follows;

AMD Athlon XP 1.2ghz
256mb DDR400 Geil RAM
80gb Hdd
DVD +/- RW
54g Wireless

what exactly would i need to wire this in to my car?
i will be getting a 7" Touch screen for it, but what do i use to power it?
can i get a convertor and run it straight from my battery? with a startup / shutdown controller?
or should i get an invertor?

also i have a clifford concept 650 alarm in my car, could i program one of the aux buttons on my alarm to power on and off the computer? (for using the wireless lan function to copy stuff to and from my home/car)

hope i dont sound too stupid, ive had a look around but couldnt find much on shuttle computers...

Thanks

Matt