VIA EPIA mini-ITX motherboard + case?

[Sidney Shapiro]

>>I am looking to get one for the car, anyone know how this would work
>>in terms of the power supply? I am planning on getting a touch 8"
>>screen and booting off a 2.5" HD and hooking up an external USB2 drive
>>with MP3s and movies.
>>    
>>
>
>>From pictures, those small mini-ITX case seems to be powered by external
>12V block AC adapter (60W).  The case has 12V-to-ATX conversion circuit
>inside.  Probably, you could just plug into car.  
>
>As for booting, I'm planning to boot from USB key drive.  This is the
>main requirement for my Linux thin-client (which started this whole
>thing).  In fact, I need the case to be decent size, not too big but not
>too small.
>
>Why not get a portable DVD players? :-)  They are cheaper than building
>yourself.  Just insert DVD, and press "play".
>
>  
>
True, but you cant use GPS, listen to MP3s, check email, or any of the 
other things you can do on a computer when you should be concentrating 
on driving.

Sid

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