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General Mach Discussion / Why parallel port and not USB?
« on: January 01, 2016, 11:27:41 PM »
Why doesnt Mach3 support usb instead of parallel port?
I would like to use Mach3 with my Shapeoko but find having to use such old technology pointless.
It is 2016 not 1996. I have not seen a parallel port on a laptop in 15 years and over 10 years since I have seen one on a desktop PC.
Everything I have read points to Mach3 as the best software for hobby CNC, but I find it hard to believe it is so far behind the times. I will not be able to use it if it requires obsolete technology.
I would like to use Mach3 with my Shapeoko but find having to use such old technology pointless.
It is 2016 not 1996. I have not seen a parallel port on a laptop in 15 years and over 10 years since I have seen one on a desktop PC.
Everything I have read points to Mach3 as the best software for hobby CNC, but I find it hard to believe it is so far behind the times. I will not be able to use it if it requires obsolete technology.