Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Who made the first PC based CNC control?

Hi John,

I was playing around with stepper motors on my S100 and Intel Multibus
computers BEFORE the IBM PC, does that count? ;>)

Alan KM6VV
SherlineCNC list


"John D. Guenther" wrote:

>
> Good Morning All,
>
> I hope this is not considered OT, but any way, my question is this:
> Who made the first PC based CNC control? I would also like to know if
> there was one around before IBM marketed the PC in the early 1980's.
>
> I am just curious about how long PC based machine controls have
> existed.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> John Guenther
> 'Ye Olde Pen Maker'
> Sterling, Virginia