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                    For all your computing commuting needs …
                                        
Very cool! A mobile computing lab [1] is up for auction at eBay [2] (link
received via a mailing list I'm on). And since I expect that the page won't
last very long, I snagged some [3] pictures [4] 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 [5], the ultimate in offroad winnebago living. The electrical system
[6] 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 (Global Positioning System) with voice prompting
* CB (Citizen's Band) 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 … 

[1] http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6728&item=2454438993
[2] http://www.ebay.com/
[3] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2004/01/23/bus.1.jpg
[4] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2004/01/23/bus.2.jpg
[5] http://www.steelwheels4x4.com/
[6] http://www.steelwheels4x4.com/wheels/statspage2.htm

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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