RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC, Linux, RTlinux, General Questions

If you are looking to use the system as a machine controller running EMC
then a faster IDE controller and fancy video cards will make absolutely no
difference. If you are looking at using the Linux box as a replacement for
your Windows desktop then you will likely want the latest hardware
available. The disadvantage it you will have to use a newer version of Linux
and fight the battle of getting it installed.

Tim
[Denver, CO]
Happily running EMC on RedHat 5.2 on a system with plenty of ISA slots.

> I was wondering why the EMC, Linux, and RTlinux combo uses redhat
> 5.2... I was looking over the linux 5.2 hardware compatability list
> and the IDE controllors look a little dated. I get the impression
> that only IDE ATA33 controlors are supported. Also video cards are
> a little old. As i would be building a system from scratch i would
> prefer not to start by building an obsolete system.
>
>
> Another important point is the lack of ISA slots on modern
> motherboards. It now becomes a problem to add a parallel port or 2
> to your system with 1 or no ISA slots. I tried to find a referance
> to PCI parallel port support but found nothing. Does any one know if
> PCI paralell ports are supported. I would prefer not to use the
> paralell port on my motherboard in case i burn it out, and would also
> like to save it for printing. I know you can buy ISA paralell port
> cards that have 2 ports on 1 card but with only 1 ISA slot available
> you are out of options at that point.
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