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Goz:


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--- Quote from: Gozur on June 04, 2004, 10:08:56 am ---It lets you run via command line and execute another prog after the CD tray opens.

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It's not necessary.  He said he's going to hook the drive to the power supply but not to the motherboard.  That would mean it has electricity but no data, the motherboard doesn't even know it exists and therefore it has no relevance to the operating system.  His theory is sound.

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Yeah I read that. I figured it might help if he went the other way or if someone else was going to do it. Threads like this one get people thinking.

-Goz

ChadTower:

Yeah... it's a good idea, though I'm still not sure how comfortable I am with liquids that close to my hardware.  I'd rather have them on a side table where a spill would just hit the rug.

Xenepp:

Oh lordy, get yourself a bolt on cup holder! It's much safer!

And if it really makes you feel better, stick a couple of LEDs on it.  ;D

Seriously though, isn't it a little unsafe? A bit like putting a hot cup of tea on a 4 1/2 foot pile of books in the middle of the room kind of unsafe?

Good luck dude  ;)

 -Joel

RayB:


NAHHHHHHHH!  don't bother with this. It's over complicating a simple problem. You really would rather cut out rectangular holes in the sides of your cab rather than just bolting on a couple cup holders??

I have another idea though... What if you front mounted this CD-drive and when the tray comes out, you have all your "admin" buttons mounted in it. When you dont need the buttons, it retracts back out of sight. Hhehehe OK Im guilty of the same over-engineering of a simple problem. Let's face it. Automation is cool, but not always practical.


REBIRTH:

this sounds like a wacky idea to me.  You can buy flush mount cup holders that spring open.  They are made to hold drinks and fold away when not in use... like these

http://www.rvandvansurplus.com/cupholders.asp?Vehicletype=Marine#

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