Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: BDI candidates at NAMES .. boot from floppy?

Ken Jenkins wrote:

> I'm coming up to NAMES this year with the hope of going away
> with a working EMC box. My candidate is a COMPAQ ProLinea 5166
> 166 mhz/32M RAM/2GB HD/CD/currently has W95 on board ($30).
> I haven't figured out how to tell it to boot from the CD yet
> however and I'm beginning to suspect it can't. Is it possible
> to boot from a floppy to get access to the CD, then go from there?

Yes, and the BDI CD has a file on it to do just that

> Also does the above computer sound like it would be an ok
> platform for the BDI. I'll be doing straight S&D to steppers
> with no encoder feedback (4 axis).

No, it is too slow for decent motion speeds with software-generated
step pulses. People who are doing it say that 233 MHz is about the
minimum for that.

Jon