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General Mach Discussion / Re: Suggestions for a good MACH Computer
« on: August 13, 2011, 06:44:57 PM »
The problem I ran into was finding a PC that still supported Parallel ports. Very easy to follow instructions explaining how to assemble a desk top can be found on internet. So, I elected to assemble my own Desk Top with a Mother Board that had enough PCI slots to provide space for the required Parallel ports. When I went to Gecko 540, which uses the latest additions to parallel port architecture, finding PCI Parallel port cards that provided the required support, was a challenge. The first two PCI cards I tried didn’t and it was a struggle. CNC4pc, http://www.cnc4pc.com/, was able to supply reliable PCI cards and things have been fine since.
To keep interference to a minim I installed a dual boot Windows copy of XP with only MACH3 and supporting programs installed.
To keep interference to a minim I installed a dual boot Windows copy of XP with only MACH3 and supporting programs installed.