RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: LPT1

Keith,

The laptop I mentioned is a 500mz Pentium with 256meg ram. Ram is cheap
now - go for as much as you can stuff into the box. You are correct, XP
requires more resource than 98 to run well unless you can strip out most
of the MS crap. I think I have been told that you need a 600mz machine
to run MachX, but I'm a newbie - perhaps the experts can comment. Right
now, I'm not sure that the laptop will cut it with 500mz - shame because
it's a noce machine (with parallel port) and would mount great in a
pedestal.

George



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From: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Bucklitch
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 5:27 PM
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: LPT1

Interesting thought George.
Currently I use an old Toshiba Tecra 520CDT running Winders98SE with
32meg
RAM. This has a 166MHz processor, Pentium MMX. I had always believed
that
a faster system with more RAM was required to run Win XP.

I has started to look for a suitable cheap second hand machine, but
might
see if I can install XP. Trouble is, the machine seems terribly slow
compared with my desktop machine, although, by the standards of only ten

years ago, it was quite fast.

I don't think that a fast machine is required to run a CNC interface, so
if
WinXP will run on my present machine, I would be more than happy. Might

try to obtain some more RAM for it first.

Keith


At 21:17 09/08/2005, you wrote:

>Keith,
>
>Put XP Pro on an old P1 laptop that had W98 on it - no problem.
>
>You could get seconhand and XP if you want to :)
>
>George
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Keith Bucklitch" <keith.bucklitch@...>
>To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 11:19 AM
>Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: LPT1
>
>
> > Hi Chris
> > I wanted a machine capable of running Winders XP, hence I was

looking at a

> > new machine. It seems that second hand may be the way to go.
> > Keith
> >
> > At 22:11 08/08/2005, you wrote:
> >
> > >Keith,
> > >
> > >I have no idea whether a USB to LPT converter will provide the
> > >required voltage, but you should also consider the software you are
> > >planning to use. For example, TurboCNC ONLY runs under pure DOS

and

> > >unless you have DOS drivers with the USB to LPT connector that will
> > >allow you to output to the standard LPT addresses, I bet you will

be

> > >out of luck. If your software is Windows based as I understand

some

> > >are (Maybe Mach??), this may not be a concern.
> > >
> > >Chris
> > >
> > >--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Keith Bucklitch
> > ><keith.bucklitch@w...> wrote:
> > > > I am interested in the comment that sufficient voltage is
> > >available from a
> > > > USB port. I was looking to purchase a new laptop the other day

to

> > >drive my
> > > > CNC interface, and was surprised to find that this particular

make

> > >(Acer)
> > > > did not have a parallel port as standard. The salesman tried to
> > >sell me a
> > > > USB to Parallel converter, but as I was unsure that such a

device

> > >would put
> > > > out sufficient volts, I declined the sale.
> > > >
> > > > Can you confirm that the voltage from one of these USB-parallel
> > >converters
> > > > will put out sufficient volts?
> > > >
> > > > Keith
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 05:19 08/08/2005, you wrote:
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> > > > >In a message dated 8/7/2005 7:31:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > > > >dave_mucha@y... writes:
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> > > > >You can get 5v from the PC if the PC has 5V, but if you have
> > >less, that may
> > > > >be a problem.<<
> > > > >On newer PC's, you can steal 5VDC from a USB port. If you

don't

> > >have those,
> > > > >there is almost-surely an unused "disk-drive power-plug"

inside

> > >(the white
> > > > >things with the red, yellow, and two black wires). The Red

wire

> > >should be 5
> > > > >VDC. The blacks are Gnd. (-ve). The yeller is 12 VDC.
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