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Originally posted by evulish
Heh. Well my only problem would be getting the DC charge from the battery/alternator (or whatever) to my AC PS. Another problem might be actually changing songs and stuff... If I actually understood electronics good enough, I might be able to make a parallel port 'remote' then probably use a serial LCD display. It'll be hard...since I don't really want to get rid of my current cd player...I'd also have to make a switchbox 
Hmm...a gaming machine with a P75. Maybe I'll spend a bit more and get an athlon or something  But money is certainly a factor (seeing as how I have none)
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For powering a computer in a car, an easy solution is a DC/AC inverter. You can usually find these at electronics stores, probably RadioShack, and probably automotive stores.
Here're a few examples. I'm no electronics expert (but I know there're more than a few who frequent these forums
), but I'd suggest getting one of the 150 watt inverters, or higher. Typical AT/ATX PSUs are >200 watt, and nowadays typically from 300-400, if I recall correctly. If the box is running headless, without a cd-drive, and much else in the way of peripherals, I'd think that a 150 watt inverter would work.
As for controlling it, a serial mouse and mpg123?