[Lilug] looking for a rack-mount all-in-one workstation

Sun Sep 4 09:23:47 PDT 2016

Would something like this work?  It's a motorized flip out screen for a car
with VGA inputs and a usb touch screen.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorized-7-In-Dash-LCD-Monitor-AV1-AV2-TV-VGA-w-Touch-option/331946744690?_trksid=p2045573.c100034.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D87a9cdc8dfed40c69888605c16270ec1%26pid%3D100034%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D331946744690

It might take some work to make it into a rack mount unit, but it should be
small enough that it's doable.  The mount size is a standard in cars called
1 DIN and they usuallt come with a metal brace designed to clamp it into
any surface with the appropriately sized opening.

The way it works is you pry out the metal tabs so that it holds itself into
the cutout and then you slide the unit into it and it clicks into place.

>From wikipedia:

Head units generally come in either *single DIN* (180 x 50 mm panel) or *double
DIN* (180 x 100 mm panel) size. The depth is not standardized; as a result,
some cars such as the Opel Manta <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Manta> /
Ascona have the correct sized front aperture but will accommodate few DIN
sized radios other than the original due to the shallow depth; this despite
the vehicle being manufactured as late as 1988. The US standard for a DIN
radio is 7" x 2" (although the actual 180 mm width converts to something
like 7-3/32" so most people use 7-1/8" to allow for clearance) and the
Double DIN sized radio is a 7" x 4". Some radios in Japanese Kei cars
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car> do not conform to the DIN standard
however.

On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 11:28 PM, Mike Costanzo <quarsaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Matt,
>
> Thanks for the link, it looks like a neat product but it doesn't fit my
> use case.
>
> It seems that reaching for the extra little bit of integration is more
> trouble than it is worth, I'll probably stick with the usual: a 1U console
> connected to a rack mounted workstation.
>
>
> Thanks,
> -Mike
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 3:41 PM, odinson <odinson at warcloud.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Mike
>>
>>         It's a company called lilliput.  Light small, and been reliable.
>>
>> About $100-$150.
>>
>> Best of all you can probably just buy one yourself and carry it in a bag
>> sidesteping office red tape.
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3
>> Daps&field-keywords=lilliput
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 2 Sep 2016, odinson wrote:
>>
>> Hey
>>>
>>>         Never seen that in production.
>>>
>>>         I have a tiny 8" LCD I use for emergency console work.  Easily
>>> fits in a napsack.   Tiny keyboards and mice are easy to find.  If you are
>>> interested I can look it up when I'm home.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 2 Sep 2016, Mike Costanzo wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Lilug,
>>>>
>>>> I'm on the hunt for a rack mount PC that is a pull out drawer with a
>>>> flip-up LCD screen.
>>>> Specs are modest, it's nearly a dumb terminal.
>>>> If it all fit in 1U that would be great, 2U is OK.
>>>>
>>>> I see a ton of options out there but it seems that a typical setup is to
>>>> purchase a rack mount KVM and pair it with a rack mount workstation.
>>>> I'm
>>>> not against that per se, (and clearly it makes upgrading easier) but I
>>>> have
>>>> a mild preference for it to all be one unit.
>>>>
>>>> I know how to Google, but I thought I'd hit the list in the event that
>>>> someone wants to chime in with experience like "we use [blank] all the
>>>> time
>>>> and they're great"
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>
>>>> -Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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>> Matthew Newhall, M.A.Newhall at warcloud.net
>> A.S. in Computer Science, SUNY Farmingdale
>> President and founder of LILUG;  president at lilug.org,
>> http://www.lilug.org
>> My theory; Psychopaths precede the conscience,
>> http://civgene.matthewnewhall.com
>> My maker blog; "The modness", http://themodness.wordpress.com
>> Scifi book; "Thicker Than Blood"  http://www.thickerthanbloodthebook.com
>> Giselle's husband, Sebastian and Maxximus's father.
>> http://www.warcloud.net/~odinson/us/
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>> attacks,
>> however false.
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