On 03/06/2012 07:13 AM, charles green wrote: > another argument if favor of the dedicated operation of machine controller > pc's. > I've been allowing updates for the last five years and have yet to have any issues. I don't do kernel updates. I also have additional software loaded on my machine, to generate G Code from a database I use that holds my designs. I also have used the networking side of the machine to search online for resolutions to problems I've had when setting the machine up, and other issues once it was running. Without IRC on the machine control PC, it would have been near impossible to get a working configuration for my machine, having to run out of the shop to my home machine, ask a question, wait for an answer, run back out the shop, try it, doesn't work, run back inside ask another question, ad infinitum.
If you want a dedicated controller, with nothing else on it, that's an option for you to use. For those of us who have, and still use the capabilities of the PC and the OS to further our goals in the shop, that's okay too. When you have excess capacity in a machine, it's silly not to use it. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
