Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Simpler EMC version

ccs@... wrote:

> There are a lot of posts from folks just getting into CNC who are
> looking for software. EMC is the preferred choice for many of us,
> but not everyone is willing learn about linux, install a new OS, etc
> just to try it. The "Brain Dead Install" (BDI) CD helps, but you still
> have to be willing to partition your drive and have a video card
> that is supported by stable drivers. In other words, the barrier
> to entry is still pretty high.
>
> However, there has long existed a method for installing an entire
> linux system inside a single large file on an MS-DOS-formatted
> partition. This, along with a rewrite of one of the EMC user
> interfaces to run in text mode, would seem to eliminate most of the
> stumbling blocks. You would still have to reboot the machine to
> switch between EMC and dos/windows, but you can undo the install with
> a few delete commands.

There IS a text-mode user interface, called keystick. You just substitute
that name for the interface normally used, either xemc or tkemc.
It is rather limited, but it does work.

Jon