Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-04-09 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Fri, 9 Apr 2021, John Dammeyer wrote: Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 11:32:12 -0700 From: John Dammeyer Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96? -Original Mess

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-04-09 Thread John Dammeyer
> -Original Message- > From: Peter C. Wallace [mailto:p...@mesanet.com] > Sent: April-09-21 10:59 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96? > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2021, John Dammeyer wrote: > > >

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-04-09 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Fri, 9 Apr 2021, John Dammeyer wrote: Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 10:34:30 -0700 From: John Dammeyer Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96? From: and

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-04-09 Thread John Dammeyer
> From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 at 17:40, John Dammeyer wrote: > > > Your photo of the 7I80 is clearer than the one on the MESA site. But I > > can't figure out what the difference is between the 7I80DB-16 > and -25. Which one do you have and why? > >

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-04-09 Thread andy pugh
On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 at 17:40, John Dammeyer wrote: > Your photo of the 7I80 is clearer than the one on the MESA site. But I can't > figure out what the difference is between the 7I80DB-16 and -25. Which one > do you have and why? It's a "16" as it has a 16 k-gate Startan 6 FPGA. The "25" has

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-04-09 Thread John Dammeyer
> -Original Message- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: April-09-21 2:47 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96? > > On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 at 19:51, Billy Huddleston wrote: > >

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-04-09 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 at 19:51, Billy Huddleston wrote: > Contemplating this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085RZDVL5 (Has WiFi for LAN > connection and onboard Ethernet for the MESA Card) Having both on my desk in front of me I noticed that the Beelink + 7i80 make a nice pairing as far as size

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-04-01 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
The only way that can work with this mill is if Linux (or another OS) can give the VM 100% exclusive access to a serial port. NO interruptions at all, not even just a look-see to check the port status. Any communications interruptions and it stops dead. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021,

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-31 Thread Carl Giles via Emc-users
I have had a 6CD duplicator at my church act up. 2dvd drives wouldn't work and it would freeze up after about a half hour of run time. Like your shop a church gets damp during the week. I sprayed all the contacts with DeOxit spray from Parts Express. I try to get contact cleaner that leaves a

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-31 Thread Chris Albertson
For MS-DOS, use a virtual machine under Linux. Oracle's "Virtualbox" will run DOS 6. Virtualbox is free. On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 4:43 PM Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users < emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > I'm looking for something like that which can run MS-DOS and has a > contiguous 64K

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-31 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
I'm looking for something like that which can run MS-DOS and has a contiguous 64K upper memory region free or four 16K regions free to work with LIM EMS 4.0. The problem I run into with newer hardware is the UMA is so chunked up with areas reserved for all the built in peripherals, and

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-31 Thread Dave Cole
Chris, How many 3 1/2" drive bays do these have? A lot of the HP PCs were very well made.   I've worked on some that have been running industrial software for 10+ years non stop running Windows XP and they are just now dying.    One plant I was at bought a bunch of refurbs just to use as

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-31 Thread Les Newell
I'm a big fan of the Dell Wyse thin clients. They are available in large quantities on the second hand market. They are fanless, low power and bulletproof. I've killed several PCs in machines over the years, mainly due to the fact that my workshop is a bit damp. I've never killed a Wyse. The

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-30 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
HP Elite SFF boards with 3 or 4 expansion slots are pretty popular as upgrades for other BTX systems that are in mini, mid, or full towers. Usually requires taking a saw to the IO area because most BTX systems don't use the removable IO plate like ATX. It's popular enough that one can buy ready

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-30 Thread Chris Albertson
On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 9:51 AM Martin Dobbins wrote: > >Looking for a small form factor PC to use. Been a while since I've put > together a new system. > > >https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085RZDVL5 But for $50 more Newegg will sell you a much more powerful complete computer.

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-30 Thread Martin Dobbins
>Looking for a small form factor PC to use. Been a while since I've put >together a new system. >https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085RZDVL5 Hi Billy, The problem with off the shelf stuff like that or NUCs that come preloaded with an operating system is that they come with a lot of preloaded junk

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-30 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 30 Mar 2021 at 03:01, Jon Elson wrote: > > On 03/29/2021 07:48 PM, Billy Huddleston wrote: > For really small, like a 7" cube, you can get mini ITX > motherboards and a matching cabinet and power supply from > the usual outfits like NewEgg, etc. The 7" cube box allows > full-height PCI

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 29 March 2021 21:59:11 Jon Elson wrote: > On 03/29/2021 07:48 PM, Billy Huddleston wrote: > For really small, like a 7" cube, you can get mini ITX > motherboards and a matching cabinet and power supply from > the usual outfits like NewEgg, etc. The 7" cube box allows > full-height PCI

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-29 Thread Jon Elson
On 03/29/2021 07:48 PM, Billy Huddleston wrote: For really small, like a 7" cube, you can get mini ITX motherboards and a matching cabinet and power supply from the usual outfits like NewEgg, etc. The 7" cube box allows full-height PCI cards. If you can handle something a little bigger, you

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-29 Thread Billy Huddleston
The one from Amazon uses a M.2 SATA SSD..  Not a SD Card.. On 3/29/21 8:33 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: For about the same price you get a real-PC that is much faster that uses an SSD rather than a memory card for storage. It is still pretty small

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-29 Thread Chris Albertson
For about the same price you get a real-PC that is much faster that uses an SSD rather than a memory card for storage. It is still pretty small https://www.newegg.com/compaq-6200-student-home-office/p/1VK-001E-3WR47 On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 11:51 AM Billy Huddleston wrote: > Looking for a

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 29 March 2021 18:42:00 Billy Huddleston wrote: > Doesn't have to be the size of a Rpi4. One about the size I posted, or > a NUC is fine.  I'm even fine with something a bit larger.  I was just > wondering what was the nominal choice these days. Also, this is for a > friend, so, I don't

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-29 Thread Billy Huddleston
Doesn't have to be the size of a Rpi4. One about the size I posted, or a NUC is fine.  I'm even fine with something a bit larger.  I was just wondering what was the nominal choice these days. Also, this is for a friend, so, I don't want to muck around with a Rpi4 right now.  Need it as simple as

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 29 March 2021 14:30:19 Billy Huddleston wrote: > Looking for a small form factor PC to use.  Been a while since I've > put together a new system. > > Contemplating this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085RZDVL5  (Has WiFi > for LAN connection and onboard Ethernet for the MESA Card) > > Or

Re: [Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-29 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 at 19:51, Billy Huddleston wrote: > Contemplating this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085RZDVL5 I have one of the previous model, it works perfectly adequately. In fact I bought it specifically to test the LinuxCNC installer on UEFI hadware, so I am pretty confident that

[Emc-users] Small PC for use with 7i90 / 7i96?

2021-03-29 Thread Billy Huddleston
Looking for a small form factor PC to use.  Been a while since I've put together a new system. Contemplating this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085RZDVL5  (Has WiFi for LAN connection and onboard Ethernet for the MESA Card) Or perhaps a Intel NUC?  Anyone have suggestions?  What's everyone