Re: Where can I download BDI-TNG?

Sounds like overkill - have you considered using a wireless
keyboard and mouse, and a long video extension cord? I've used
a Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse 15' away from the cpu
with a 25' video extension cable on a 15" flat panel (LCD) display
with no problem whatsoever.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "dayap1" <dayap@m...> wrote:
> Thanks for all the good responses. I guess I did not explain what I
> am trying to do, and my rationale for trying to use BDI-TNG.
> I plan to run EMC on a regular PC (sitting under the table) hooked
> up to my mill, but without a keyboard and monitor, since I do not
> have the space for a monitor on my worktable. Instead, I will be
> running a VNC server on the EMC/Linux machine, and a VNC viewer on
> a 120MHz Win95 Laptop, which has a smaller footprint than a monitor
> and keyboard. Since I need VNC, I cannot run BDI-LIVE directly from
> CD, so I need an installable version. Now, my understanding was
> that TNG stood for "The Next Generation", which would suggest a
> newer version than the regular BDI-EMC on the Sherline site. (By
> the way, after my last post, I did find a site with the TNG images)
>
> Since I am a little confused about the available versions, please
> help me out.
>
> Bearing in mind what I want to do as described above, what is my
> best choice?
>
> 1. Download the LIVE CD, and use the install option, OR
> 2. Use the BDIEMC218 from the Sherline site, which is based on
> Redhat 6.2?
>
> Thanks and regards.
>
> Daya.