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General Mach Discussion / Re: I know XP works but I am seeing that W7 does not work so well with Mach

« on: September 22, 2010, 10:30:52 AM »

Did you ask the shop if they could sell you a licensed version of XP with the machine?  They may be able to do that for less than $100.

The little Dell that I purchased locally has XP Pro on it with the legal activation code for XP Pro, that all came with the upgraded memory to 512mb and a seperate half-height 32mb video card, 1.8ghz Pentium-4 and a 20gb HD.  All this with a 90 warranty for $150.
I am also very happy to report that I have successfully driver-tested this little computer and then I hooked it up to the control box and everything worked like a champ.  Very happy with my purchase so far, so unless this really takes a dump I will not need W7 at this time.
Thank you all for your time,
Tom

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I know XP works but I am seeing that W7 does not work so well with Mach

« on: September 17, 2010, 11:52:42 AM »

That's awesome Gerry, I love how Mach3 is so robust yet is can use so little to operate within.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I know XP works but I am seeing that W7 does not work so well with Mach

« on: September 17, 2010, 10:13:12 AM »

Well the little Optiplex can only go up to 1gb of ram, that is good enough as this computer's only job is to run Mach3.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Using Joypad plugin in a hybrid mode

« on: September 17, 2010, 10:08:10 AM »

Thank you for the update, I shall DL the file and give it a try.
Tom

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Using Joypad plugin in a hybrid mode

« on: September 16, 2010, 11:00:57 AM »

Hello Atifeh,
Where are you with this endeavour?  I am very interested in your findings here.
DT

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I know XP works but I am seeing that W7 does not work so well with Mach

« on: September 16, 2010, 10:33:37 AM »

First let me say thank you all for your help with this issue.
Second this is what I have done, instead of purchasing the newer computer with W7 I poked around and found a little out of the way computer repiar shop and asked about used machines with at least the minimum requirements for Mach3 and they set me up with an old Dell (I know)Optiplex GX240, it is running at 1.8ghz with XP Pro, 512mb ram, 20gb HD and a seperate video card with 32mb all for $150.  The nice thing is I have enough memory lying around at the house to up the ram to the max at 2gb.
I did not have a chance to run the driver test for Mach yet but it should be fine.  Before I payed for the computer last night I made it perfectly clear that if it did not run Mach3 the Optiplex with be returned, the proprietor said that would be fine and then we could go up from the Optiplex to a larger used computer.
Thanks again for you help,
DT
Tom

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I know XP works but I am seeing that W7 does not work so well with Mach

« on: September 15, 2010, 10:54:43 AM »

Thanks again you guys, much appreciated.
Yes, I need the parallel port as I am running the HobbyCNC kit so I need the Home Premium version of W7.
I shall see if BestBuy has what I need,
Thanks again,
Tom

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General Mach Discussion / I know XP works but I am seeing that W7 does not work so well with Mach

« on: September 15, 2010, 12:42:35 AM »

In the title, So can Windows 7 run Mach or not on a normal desktop?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New PC or Used PC?

« on: September 15, 2010, 12:39:24 AM »

Thanks you guys for your honesty, I kind of felt like saying to the owner of the Used Computer Warehouse that he is absolutley crazy for the prices he is charging for his used stuff.
I have a small network of 4 desktops and 3 laptops at home but they all serve a purpose where they are so it looks like I am going to buy another computer.  The last computer I built was a PIII 800mhz for video editing, that was a number of years ago when that was a hot setup.
Tom

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General Mach Discussion / New PC or Used PC?

« on: September 14, 2010, 12:28:38 PM »

I am currently running an old Dell with a PIII 500mhz and less than 1mb memory, it is at it's limit.
I can get a new computer from BestBuy for $329, but it is running Windows 7, so another $70 for Windows XP making this $400 total.
I can also get an older used Dell compter from The Used Computer Warehouse that is a Pentium 4 2.7 ghz with 1gb and already running XP for $400 also.
Kinda seems like a no brainer, but what would you guys purchase.
Thanks,
Tom