OK, I'm glad I posted this question because I was unaware that the two boards required different versions of Mach sfwr.
Am I correct in this? If so, as vmax has suggested, I think the answer is already here for me. I'm not so sure I want to be
on the cutting edge of both software AND hardware. I'm not worried about figuring out implementation of new gear. But I am
worried about putting the gear together without incident. My electronics is pretty basic, and not sure if I could troubleshoot
on my own.
This is why my last post was specifically about the inherent problems using other boards.
Thanks for your input.
P.S. It would be interesting to see this poll develop, but I see how it may be polarizing, my apologies.