Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Minimum hardware for EMC

I am a total newbie but I will give it a shot.

>
> 1) Will EMC run OK on this system?

Depends really on the ram requirements.

> 2) Will the slower system affect feed rates, etc.

a 486 processor is actually pretty fast when you get it away from bloated
software.

> 3) Obviously, with 8mb of RAM, I've got lots of swap. Will swap
> use inhibit EMC performance?

You should not swap on a real time or near realtime applications... such
as running a lathe! I would think that this could lead to serious
problems.

> I'd like to use this system since I could mount my drives, the computer,
> etc in a
> nice 19" rack.
>

I would add a few more megs of ram, I think other than that you have no
real issues with a 486. I have no knowledge of the EMC software, but if
you run it under linux and begin swapping, it is gonna get ugly. 32 Megs
of ram is cheap!

Mark