Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] The big question is WHY, would you even bother today?

On 02/25/2012 08:00 PM, Armilite@... wrote:

> The big question is WHY, would you even bother today? Macs have been using
> USB ports for many years. There are Serial to Parallel converters, and I
> think there is Serial to USB converters also, and vice versa.

Because the USB to parallel converters have latency issues, even if they
can be "bit banged", so MACs are a no-go for the controller.

Dave 8{)

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