When I look here http://www.artsoftcontrols.com/artsoft/testim/shaun.htm    the photo's will not display only the placeholders

Thanks
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Thanks for the alert. The whole site is about to undergo a full fine tooth combing.
These pics were lost in one of our server moves.
I have a feeling the new site will be really good.

Thank you Benny

It would figure that I had not seen those pages before and when i stumbled apon them they were unavailable. what shaun has done is very close to where I want to be in the near future. I have a bridgeport boss,  R2E4 Rigid ram, 30 taper, servo machine   the bridgeport control is pretty much dead. I have gotten it to home and jog a couple of times but otherwise it is non functional. the control is set up so that it is not possible to interface the PC with the existing hardware requiring a full electronics gut and replace unlike the earlier stepper machines that Hillbilly sells a breakout board and instructions for.

 I am going to the mach conference in knoxville this weekend  searching for some guidance / inspiration 

anyway thanks again  for the info

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