A carputer is a computer with specializations to run in a car, such as compact size, low power requirement, and some customized components. The actual computing hardware is typically based on standard PCs or mobile devices. Because they are computer based they typically have many standard interfaces such as Bluetooth, USB, and WiFi. The first carputer was introduced by Clarion Co. on December 4, 1998, although on-board diagnostics have already been employed ever since the 1980s in order to measure precisely the amount of fuel entering the engine as the carburetors got too complex.
A challenge to installing a computer in a car is the power supply. Energy is supplied as a nominal 12V DC in cars or 24V in some trucks. The real voltage varies according to whether the engine is on or off since the battery generally delivers less than 12V, while the generator supplies more. There can be peaks, and at ignition time the current supply drops. External DC/DC converters can help to regulate voltages so these can be used.
You gave me oh so much that I never wanted
You gave me everything I can't stand
You're like a ton of dust when I'm lost in the desert
A bag of bricks when I'm stuck in quicksand
You're a pool of fuel when my house is on fire
You're like a blindfold in the dark
You're like a glass of water when I'm drowning in the ocean
A bag of tricks when all I want is straight play
Vade retro inimice vade retro nunc - make my day say byebye
Vade retro inimice - there's one more bridge to burn
You and I were like angels in the sky
Till we both came crashing down
This you-and-I thing's over now
You and I were like angels in the sky
Till we set our wings on fire
This you-and-I thing's bound to die
Tell me whatever happened to our bed of roses
And why it turned into a bed of thorns
I'm the bird on the beach too bad that you to me
Are like the oilpollution coming to kill me
To me you're just as lovely as a nasty train-wreck
I'll miss you like a hole in my head
So do us both a favor go and hit the road jack
Please get lost cause I'm sick off fighting
Vade retro inimice vade retro nunc - make my day say byebye
Vade retro inimice - there's one more bridge to burn
You and I were like angels in the sky
Till we both came crashing down
This you-and-I thing's over now
You and I were like angels in the sky
Till we set our wings on fire
This you-and-I thing's bound to die
Thanks for absolutely nothing, thanks for absolutely nothing
Vade retro inimice vade retro nunc - make my day say byebye
Vade retro inimice - there's one more bridge to burn
You and I were like angels in the sky
Till we both came crashing down
This you-and-I thing's over now
You and I were like angels in the sky
Till we set our wings on fire