Friday, January 23, 2004
For all your computing commuting needs …
Very cool! A mobile computing lab is up for auction at eBay (link received via a mailing list I'm on). And since I expect that the page won't last very long, I snagged some pictures for future prosperity.
And there are some pretty cool features:
- Lighting, heating, air conditioning & ventilator powered by separate Onan 7.5 kilowatt diesel generator with a remote start switch inside vehicle
- 21 occupant maximum seating capacity
- 4 duplex electrical outlets for on board 110 volt service
- 1 retractable projection screen
- emergency lighting in case of power failure
- 2 NEW roof top Air Conditioner units
And if that weren't enough, someone else sent in a link to the Steelwheels Project, the ultimate in offroad winnebago living. The electrical system alone is impressive:
- 8 killowatt diesel skid mounted 120 volt dual leg auto start/stop generator, water cooled
- 3000 watt inverter with power share and 130 amp charger
- Engine room main 30 amp breaker with 8 circuit panel
- 12 volt alternator 310 amp internal regulator
- 120 volt Heavy Duty rooftop air conditioner with armour cover
Oh, and the communication system:
- roof mounted broad band sattelite system with laptop computer modem control
- sattelite radio
- moving map GPS with voice prompting
- CB radio
The bus is a bit less expensive ($15,000 starting) than the Steelwheels Project ($549,000.00, delivery in Canada or Continental United States included) but it looks so sweet …
