On 2/2/07, Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Dan Armbrust > > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:32 AM > > > > > Well the big idea is for cars that are being auctioned. > > The display > > > would be showing current bidding price, some specs, > > anything else that > > > we might come up with. Hence the need for it to be > > running 24/7 and > > > hopefully for the long battery life. > > > > Starting to make a couple of long extension cords sound cheap. > > > > Dan > > Also sounds like a sure-fire way to get the cars broken into unless 24/7 > security is high. Better to have a hardened kiosk, perhaps with a big > screen behind bullet-proof glass, where visitors can not only get info > but also bid. > > Chuck > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > The theft factor is definitely the nail in the coffin on this project. We are looking more along the lines of some type of kiosk or better guarded display. Can spend a little more on one large monitor to display info and can run it off a much more standard computer. Thanks for all of the great insights, everyone! -- Donovan Niesen