[rescue] FREE STUFF in Austin, TX

James Lockwood rescue at sunhelp.org
Mon Aug 20 18:37:27 CDT 2001


On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Reagen B . Ward wrote:

> I use HD parallel-port LCD, as they're MUCH cheaper than the
> matrixorbital and others.  lcdproc supports them just fine, too.

How cheap is cheap?  The backlit serial 40x4's are going for $37, I think.

> As for the car-based MP3 player, I still say the Neo 35 is probably the
> best bang/buck.  DIN mount, wired remote if need be, IR remote, just add your
> own IDE HD and go.  My only problem with mine is the fact that my F150

They don't make single IDE HD's big enough, unfortunately.  :-/

I'd also like to build in a few other capabilities tied to engine sensors,
so I really need something generally programmable.

-James




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