RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: laplink for cnc work

Hi,

Well...

For starters, I didn't suggest any of the mavens. I've used LapLink in the
past, and now have PCLinq which uses USB ports. I just bought a "new"
computer (NCR 3259 - 166Mhz PentiumMMX, 32 Mbyte memory, 1.5 gig hard drive,
2 serial ports, 1 printer port, and 2 USB ports) for CNC and can use the USB
for file transfer.

Secondly, I plan on skipping Windows-XP so I have no idea how any of these
communications programs work with it. Since it tries to isolate the machine
from the user's software, I wouldn't be surprised if the older versions of
any data transfer software had a problem with it.

FYI, Microcenter (Columbus, Ohio based, stores in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and
out of the state) is offering complete computers - CPU box, keyboard,
Printer, monitor for $100, CPU box for $30. These are 'off lease' and are
essentially 'bare bones' machines.

-- Jerry

|-----Original Message-----
|From: nahydro [mailto:r_fl_z@...]
|Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 1:39 PM
|To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
|Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: laplink for cnc work
|
|
|If interested in avoiding the ShareWare hassle, you might give FILE
|MAVEN a try. I've been using FM3 for a LONG time, and it is rock
|solid. No conflicts, driver problems, etc (as far as I know).
|
|It's FREE ware.
|
|
|--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "keongsan" <keongsan@y...> wrote:
|> Hi,
|>
|Thanks to Jerry for suggesting Link Maven, and to Kent Briggs for providing
|the shareware. It was a breeze test transfering some files (including
turbocnc, etc.)

|> Now to try to link to a PC with WinXP. Hi Jerry, do you anticipate
|> any difficulties?