RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Mill/Drill CNC Conversion

SNIP

> As for software, I keep looking at one, then another, but have you
> looked at Art Fenerty's Master5? It's Windows based, which is
> supposed to be bad, but he claims that his software sort of "takes
> control" of the computer and channels all the efforts into running
> the program, making it at least close to real time. You can tell by
> my wording that I'm not a computer tech, but I sure would prefer to
> not use DOS. Did you look at all kinds of options, and how did you
> make your final software choice? Maybe Dos isn't so bad to deal with,
> and I've heard it's the only real-time op system.

SNIP

that is not entirely true, there are several versions of linux and unix that
are truely real time, and DOS does have some problems (based on reading, not
experience). you may want to look into EMC for linux (enhanced machine
contoller), many people have made it work. it's even got the BDI (brain
dead install) -- it's a CD that installs linux AND emc and does most of the
work for you.
---Dave L.