If it has a parallel port, that will be *really* attractive for running a CAD-CAM milling machine. The demand on the machine is minimal, so just about anything from a 486 system on will work just fine.
P. > What, Hugh throws a computer out? Noooooo! > > If it has a parallel port, I know people who use computers of a similar > age > for real-time control in art and music shows. FreeDOS seems to be the OS > of > choice for those lovable weirdos. > > Then again, I was at a retro computing meetup the other week where someone > demoed a perfectly working Friden 132 calculator from the mid-60s. It had > an acoustic delay line for memory, and the keyboard physically locked > while > calculating. > > Cheers > Stewart > --- > Talk Mailing List > [email protected] > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325 --- Talk Mailing List [email protected] https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
