Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Mazatrol and What's a PC, really?
Posted by
Art Fenerty
on 2000-09-08 14:09:31 UTC
Agreed:
I work for a corporation which sells Mother boards as
( industrial strength ). A $150.00 board can sell for as high as $5000.00
They are IDENTICAL to ordinary
motherboards. For a PC, there is little a large comapny can do to strengthen
a motherboard. In most instances, any board will do. There are exceptions of
course.
Art
I work for a corporation which sells Mother boards as
( industrial strength ). A $150.00 board can sell for as high as $5000.00
They are IDENTICAL to ordinary
motherboards. For a PC, there is little a large comapny can do to strengthen
a motherboard. In most instances, any board will do. There are exceptions of
course.
Art
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Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Mazatrol and What's a PC, really?
>
> Doug wrote:
> What does it really mean to have a PC based controller?
> On one level we have the low end systems like Ahha, which are truly
> based on a garden-variety PC.
> Then I see the higher end<snip>
> I'm wondering if this "PC based" business is more advertising hype
> than anything else. My guess is you're still stuck buying high
> priced proprietary boards.
> thanks,Doug
>
> Doug,
>
> The TECHNICAL answer is that the IBM PC is defined by the BIOS
> functions and the bus pinout(s).
>
> The REAL answer is that you are mostly right. Commercial "PC-Based"
> controls can use any of a number of motherboards which meet the
> technical specs of a PC, but are not "easily?" compatible with home
> PC motherboards.
>
> PC104 is an example of a small form-factor PC used in industrial
> applications/machines. Someone like Jon Elson could pretty easily
> adapt a "standard" motherboard to replace such a system(if there is
> room). The PC IS still there, it just looks different. Other
> "industrial PC's" look a LOT like our desktop PCs, but "claim" to be
> "hardened for industrial use". In fact, some are;(better components,
> higher standard of manufacture) but there are some which are
> IDENTICAL to desktop pc's!
>
> For us on the list, We can choose to use Desktop solutions and not be
> swayed by the hype. We can also talk to each other to determine what
> is, and isn't, hype.
>
> Thanks for asking.
>
> Ballendo
>
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