Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Dan's announcement

> The software (emc dos real time) isn't quite ready. I have a copy running
> on a 486-66 but it is too slow. I need to put it on my 133mhz machine. By
> slow I mean that I can only get it to run at 20 ipm on the 486-66. Features?
> All the codes in emc plus 130 line look ahead. I hope to get some more time
> today and run some of the other commands.
> I check with the author and see what his timeline is.
>
> So far I have found that it will run under windows dos command

It may run under the windows DOS command, but it won't do so with the
real-time-determinism of versions running on either Linux or NT with
an appropriately patched kernel.

You might be able to get comparable behaviour with windows' 'reboot to
DOS' mode and a TSR realtime scheduler.

Chris

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