Starting point

Hi all,

I subscribed to the digested list and have not received the first
digest. Therefore I don't know what, if anything, has been discussed.

Maybe a good starting point would be for those who were at NAMES, to
tell those of us who weren't, about the conversation that brought about
the creation of this list.

Are we going to talk about homebrew EDM/DRO?

If so I'm in the process of mounting X & Y .0001" res. encoders to my
Bridgeport. These are connected to two channels of a US Digital 4
channel encoder interface card in an old 286 PC.
I wrote the software for this card.

Are we going to talk about CAD?

I've had the dubious honor of spending the better part of the last 25
years in the CAD industry.

Are we going to talk CAM?

I started my computer career designing CAM machinery for the ancient
technology of wire wrapped digital circuit boards. We used small
computers back then, they were only 6 ft. high in a 19 inch wide rack
cabinet, with the latest storage media available...paper tape readers!

So, let the games begin!

Mac
Homebrewer and tinker by choice, Computer geek by trade.