RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: gecko for notebook

Don't forget the used equipment -

A lot of obsolete equipment is now available with the P-166 and higher
processor chip. I just bought a desktop NCR PC with P166, 2 serial ports, 2
USB ports, one printer port 32Mbytes memory.... $30

It sure beats the Zenith 486 notebook I was using. Even runs Win 98SE
decently enough for development.

-- Jerry


|If your notebook is a P100 it probably suffers from the following:
|
|No Gameport
|No USB ports
|
|It MAY have a keyboard jack that you could use to steal the +5. If
|it has a place to plug in an external keyboard the plug will be
|standard (ps-2 keyboard) and you can get the plugs at any electronics
|store or on the web. Just make up a special cable that has the - and
|+ wires for the Gecko opto's.
|
|You probably use the external mouse port and the external VGA does
|not have a +5 pin. Starting to run out of options. This might be a
|case where a small external regulated +5 supply with the ground tied
|back to one of the parallel port ground pins and the + 5 output tied
|to the Gecko input +5 would be a good solution. It only takes a few
|mils of current for each Gecko but they have to have the +5. The
|parallel port is much better at sinking (taking to ground)a load than
|sourcing current.
|
|I know that a lot of us don't have extra cash to spend on this
|hobby. I hobbled by on slow computers until I started to notice
|complete systems REALLY cheap. My frugal buddy just bought a
|barebones computer with 1.5G processor, 128MRAM, 40G Harddrive, case
|& Powersupply (no operating system) for 299.00. He got a CD burner
|drive for 45.00 more.
|
|I upgraded to Master5 for Windows and have been testing Art's MACH1
|software as well. I can't say enough good things about both of the
|products. Maybe Santa can bring you a faster computer and you can
|dabble in the Windows controller world ;-)
|
|
|Addresses:
|FAQ: http://www.ktmarketing.com/faq.html
|FILES: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/files/
|
|OFF Topic POSTS: General Machining
|If you wish to post on unlimited OT subjects goto:
|aol://5863:126/rec.crafts.metalworking or go thru Google.com to
|reach it if you have trouble.
|http://www.metalworking.com/news_servers.html
|
|http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jobshophomeshop I consider this as
|a sister site to the CCED group, as many of the same members are
|there, for OT subjects, that are not allowed on the CCED list.
|
|NOTICE: ALL POSTINGS TO THIS GROUP BECOME PUBLIC DOMAIN BY POSTING
|THEM. DON'T POST IF YOU CAN NOT ACCEPT THIS.....NO EXCEPTIONS........
|
|Post messages: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
|Subscribe: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
|Unsubscribe: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
|List owner: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO-owner@yahoogroups.com, wanliker@...
|Moderator: jmelson@... timg@... [Moderator]
|URL to this group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO
|bill,
|List Mom
|List Owner
|
|
|
|Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
|
|
|