Re: A crazy idea

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "mariss92705" <mariss92705@y...> wrote:

> Hi,
>

[snip `crazy idea']

> So, what do you think, a crazy idea?
>
> Mariss

Mariss:

It will clearly work, but it seems to me that most of our
collective efforts should be focused on the fact that the
newer motherboards are scheduled to have no ISA, no serial,
and no parallel ports; USB, FireWire, and EtherNet only.
Yes, there are {USB,FireWire,EtherNet}=>{Parallel,Serial}
converters, but you may not have nearly as much control
over the timing as you would like.

My 4-axis table top controller currently takes parallel
or serial. The next version is going to drop the parallel,
not because I don't like parallel, but simply because
motherboard parallel ports are going away. If I can
figure out a cheap way to connect to USB, I will drop
the serial too; again, not because I don't like serial,
but because serial ports are going away.

Yes, old PC's with serial and parallel ports will be
around for a while, but eventually the supply of old
equipment dries up. When was the last time you ran
across a machine with an 8" floppy drive? a 5-1/4"
floppy drive?

My $.02,

-Wayne