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Re: Hard Drive shock protection

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Originally Posted by TechnocratiK
Being an OS programmer, my instinct would be a flash chip on a motherboard that supports booting USB devices: if you're willing to pick up an assembly book, you can write your lawnmower control program in a matter of kilobytes. If, on the otherhand, you prefer something like Linux or Windows, why not just make the lawnmower tow the computer (on wheels) behind it?
Hmm, I do have a cart that can be attached to my lawn mower, plus I have been running into some space issues.
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