Re: A crazy idea

Hoyt,

Good points, but:

(1) Most ATX motherboards have only a single parallel port.
(2) ISA slots have disappeared on modern motherboards.
(3) PCI slots are limited in number (5 or less)
(4) A card is still extra hardware.

Mariss

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., bjammin@i... wrote:
> At 02:21 PM 6/6/02 -0000, you wrote:
> >Parallel port output CNC programs are limited to 3 or 4 axies
because
> >of the limited number of port bits.
>
> It's just not so, if taken literally. Indexer-LPT gives you two
axes per
> printer card, and most PCs can ship three of them. And in fact,
they don't
> even use all the pins available on those.
>
> Nothing wrong with the general merit of your idea though.
>
>
> Regards, Hoyt
>
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