Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS?

Does anyone have a personal list of the popular DOS controls in regards which
ones WILL run in a window ?
I get asked this often because some do not want to spend the bucks for a
windows control. Now some programs only like a complete DOS environment like
Ah-ha. I know that one is a pretty rigid DOS environment too. So Alt-Tabing
in and out of it is not an option.

The ones that might run in a window may have problems when Alt-Tabing in
order to use a decent Win based G-code text editor or toolpath verification
software. It would be nice to hear the details as to which programs allow the
most freedom in this area including the ability to transfer files thru a
network while underway.

What do we have out there now.....
DeskNC
CNCPro
TurboCNC
Larken Automation
Ah-ha
Microkinetics

who'd I miss??

Ballendo. Doing a Book ?? Excellent ! When is the Author Signing and Where ?

Chris L


ballendo wrote:

> Tony,
>
> Thank you. The reason I asked is that I was looking at TurboCNC and
> CncPRO and wondering just how much longer they (and other dos based
> programs like them) would be viable platforms for CNC.
>
> Also wondering if upgrading meant losing the ability to run this type
> of program; or if it just meant some "fiddling" to "discover"
> the "hidden" DOS underneath.
>
> Ballendo
>
> P.S. Was thinking of including a DOS cnc controller with my cnc book,
> but didn't want to do so and create headaches for myself if people
> couldn't "run" it...
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Tony Jeffree <tony@j...> wrote:
> > W2K doesn't have a DOS mode in the sense of being able to exit to
> DOS as
> > you do in '98, but it can pop up a DOS window. Depending on what
> you are
> > doing, this may be OK, but DOS programs that expect direct access
> to
> > parallel ports, for example, won't like it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tony
> >
> > At 12:42 23/01/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >Is DOS "available" in Win XP? Win 2k?
> > >If so, how do you get to it/ set it up?
> > >
> > >Haven't made the plunge beyond win98 yet, and want to know these
> > >answers 'fore I do...
> > >
> > >Thank you in advance.
> > >
> > >Ballendo
>
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