Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Using TurboCNC Under Windows XP

On Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:02:56 -0800, you wrote:

>|I need assistance in using TurboCNC under Windows XP. Windows 98 has a
>|provision for starting up in the DOS only mode, but I have not found such a
>|feature in XP. I have only found provisions for opening TurboCNC in what
>|appears to be a DOS window. When opened in a DOS window TurboCNC does not
>|communicate with the controller (Camtronics 2A, 3-Axis. In the setup
>|section, TurboCNC lists three parallel port address, and I have tried them
>|all. None work.
>|
>|My questions are: 1) How do I run TurboCNC under Windows XP? and 2) If it
>|cannot be done, is there an alternative to TurboCNC that will run under
>|Windows XP?
>|
>|TIA
>|
>|Dan

Dan,
One thing you could try is getting a DOS boot disk and booting to
that. I'm not familiar with TurboCNC, but I've done the boot disk
thing with other programs.

Monte