Is this the new carPC!!!! - Page 7

Alric · 01-13-2005, 01:44 PM

There is Headunit. Maybe we could ask the developer.

gmed · 01-13-2005, 02:55 PM

I posted this on carmac. Can anyone look to see if these applications can be developed any further to work on mac?

http://carmac.acmelab.org/viewtopic.php?t=91

drhamad · 01-13-2005, 04:52 PM

Would anybody like me to set up a small Mac carputer forum? I run a bunch of forums, wouldn't be difficult and I have no problem doing it, if people will actually contribute information to it...

kandyman676 · 01-13-2005, 05:17 PM

I would actually perfer if MP3car.com made a section since this is a larger community. most of the hardware that would be used (LCD, GPS, etc.) would have the same basic issues as the PC side. the knowledge and experience with this stuff (mac or pc) is here. most of the other macpc forums suffered the fate of a super small user base that became inactive.

hopefully this site will hear our request out:-)

kandyman676 · 01-13-2005, 06:42 PM

to entice some, here are actual photos of the device running at the Mac Expo:

Mac mini by a hand:
http://gallery.ipodlounge.com/ipod/d...lbum=22&pos=48

Mac mini with a clear view of the power adapter:
http://gallery.ipodlounge.com/ipod/d...lbum=22&pos=50

sagekoala · 01-13-2005, 07:29 PM

geeze guys i said this stuff way back in page 3 way to go

Quote: Originally Posted by drhamad

Well remember guys, Mac OSX is really FreeBSD, for the most part. So anything made on Linux/UNIX should be rather easily portable.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alric

There is Headunit. Maybe we could ask the developer.

if osX ist the draw of the machine for you, just throw linux on it and in theory headunit should just compile just fine. yellow dog is now based upon fedora and uses anaconda, mandrake also has a ppc version thats quite mature.

i'd figure it all out but I'm am lacking some serious ppc right now ... perhaps now is a good time to figure out how to install pear pc?

drhamad · 01-13-2005, 08:12 PM

My bad, sage. The length of this thread is making it hard for me to keep track. Thats' why I was asking if people wanted me to set up a board for all the info we can compile

sagekoala · 01-13-2005, 08:24 PM

i agree with the new board idea. we could just make it a temp board ... if everything dies down in a couple of months it could be removed ... if it takes off keep it around.

drhamad · 01-13-2005, 08:40 PM

I agree. For now I'll put it up, and we can always close it down

Give me 30 minutes.

MacGuru · 01-13-2005, 09:08 PM

A forum just for Mac's on MP3car.com, excellent idea! After all these years, I would have never thought the day would come.

drhamad · 01-13-2005, 09:08 PM

http://216.32.66.130/~carputer/

Whenever DNS decides to replicate, it will be http://www.carputermac.com

edit:
btw I'm flyin out to detroit (north american international auto show) tomorrow morning, but any suggestions /problems you guys note on that site, I'll respond to asap.

MacGuru · 01-14-2005, 12:11 AM

This looks like a great candidate for adding 5.1 Surround Sound to a Mac-Mini!

FireWave's Dolby Digital processors turn your Mac's speakers into a 5.1 Surround Sound system. It plugs into your Mac's FireWire port and features a second input for chaining other devices through it. It's also bus-powered, so it doesn't require a power supply, and it supports OpenAL, the 3D audio standard found in many popular games.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/01...wave/index.php

edscholl · 01-14-2005, 01:16 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Alric

Wake from sleep in a mac is instantaneous. Start-up times are comparable to PCs.

but you generally don't want to use sleep- drains the battery too much, and the mac doesn't have hibernate.

bns2000 · 01-14-2005, 05:59 AM

i hope someone comes out with a mac front end also previous post was not spam everyone was talking about the mini mac so i thought i show yall also put my refule lik up there for showing yall thought yall might be able to help me out

wish i hade a mac tryed to get one from apple but they said i didnt have credit so o well wish i could make a g5 carmac lol but i would be scared to drive it i would think it would get stolen o well hope a front end is made for the mac mac is the best

Alric · 01-14-2005, 08:44 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by edscholl

but you generally don't want to use sleep- drains the battery too much, and the mac doesn't have hibernate.

I use sleep in my CarPC and has never been a problem. I have even left for a week and come back with no startup problems.

BTW, sleep on a Mac is more like hibernate on a PC. Which makes the instantaneous wake even more impressive.