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THE IMP3ALA PROJECT


To summarize:
The Imp3ala Project is on-going study spear-headed and funded by Dick Phitzwell to determine the feasibility of a mobile MP3 player. With the help of Thumb-Tack, his midget assistant, he's created a 4GB trunk mounted (thanks to Thumb-Tack's small stature), mobile MP3 player, code named "The PlayerTech 3000 Mobile Trunk Mounted MP3 Player"

Car:
A 1973 Chevy Impala, unofficially known as the pImpala (when the wheels is on).

 Details:
The player itself is Gateway3000 Pentium 133 MegaHurts PC with a 4GB hard drive and 16MegaBites of RAM running Windows95. A cheap-ass (onsale.com) sound card ($12.00, 16Bits) and Network Card (100Mbps $40.00). The network card allows me to encode and download MP3's at work and then run a twisted pair cable out of my window into the parking lot to download them without removing the PC from the trunk. The mp3 player is WinAmp and it's shortcut is placed in the start-up folder with a command line option to open my playa' list. I chose WinAmp because of it's numerous short cut keys (no mouse or monitor on board). Power is supplied via a Radio Shack Power inverter ($119.00) and extension cord. Output from the sound card is sent via a Radio Shack Cassette adapter($20.00) and headphone extension cable. I have an old-school tape deck with no RCA inputs so the adapter was necessary. If you have something with RCA inputs, do not use this adapter, get a Radio Shack minature stereo to 2 RCA jack cable and plug it right into the stereo. The Keyboard is placed under the front seat and utilizes an extension cable to reach the trunk.

Props:
Dick would like to give mad props to Slim-Jimmy for the procurement of the PC and CrazyMan@afrosquad.com for inspiration and technical tips from his MPChevy Site