On Friday, Feb 28, 2003, at 23:25 Europe/London, the pickle wrote: > At 18:17 -0500 on 28/02/03, A.Tuazon wrote: > >> Ok so then which Vintage Mac would be best to run this contraption? >> I think >> a topped up IIsi would suffice. > > I'm wondering what the best way to control the apparatus is. Since > Macs don't > have a parallel port, the first thing jumping out at me is a National > Instruments card, which will require either an SE/30 or a Mac with a > full-size > NuBus slot (which the IIsi doesn't have).
What? I have a full size 12" Nubus card and it fits my 7100cx (same case) and my IIci. I can't imagine it being any longer than a SuperMac DigitalFilm card, they are enormous! > Any ideas other than GPIB? Is there a hope of making this work on the > serial > port? I don't think SCSI is an option.... Serial is the only commonly available output format on a Mac. You need some sort of controller to read the serial from bitcode strings out to actual logic instructions for mechanical uses though and, although that might not be too hard, it adds another stage. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.68kmac.com> Visit my Homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson> Vintage Macs List Nanny "Never send a human to do a machine's job." -The Matrix -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
