the fanuc machines are at work. no desire to port them anywhere, just replicate the solid controller functionality for my own fun. what is f6 noapic?
--- On Thu, 3/8/12, BRIAN GLACKIN <glackin.br...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: BRIAN GLACKIN <glackin.br...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Emc-users] Subject change: Linux vs Turbocnc > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 10:01 AM > Changed Subject since the thread > split from the original question. > > >From my own personal experience (hobbyist side), I found > that Linuxcnc fit > the bill for me. > > Why? > > 1. I had old computers (with blanked hard drives) lying > around and did not > want to buy an OS to get operational. > 2. I looked at TurboCNC and considered using freedos, but > figured that > there was little to benefit me by expanding my knowledge of > DOS (kinda like > learning latin - It helps some, but noone uses it any more) > 3. I knew nothing about Linux and figured that it would > benefit me to learn > how to use it at the same time I was learning CNC and > software > 4. LinuxCNC is actively supported and I found people willing > to guide (and > more importantly TEACH) me how to use both Linux and > LinuxCNC. > > I use a 15 year old desktop (Compaq deskpro). I ran > into problems trying > to laod the CD initially but after learning the F6 - NOAPIC > trick, have > successfully loaded Linux and LinuxCNC on 4-5 machines. > > If your using Fanuc machines, why would you want to port > them to TurboCNC? > > > > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 9:56 AM, charles green <xxzzb...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > that is certain to require a fresh clock battery and > some floppy drive > > cleaning. and $60? does shareware run > without registration fees? > > > > > > --- On Thu, 3/8/12, Mark Wendt <mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil> > wrote: > > > > > From: Mark Wendt <mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil> > > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC2/Ubuntu updates - > safe to install? > > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > > Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:01 AM > > > On 03/08/2012 08:55 AM, charles green > > > wrote: > > > >> It's true if all you want is a machine > controller > > > and > > > >> nothing else. > > > >> > > > > so, again, strictly in the capacity of a > machine > > > controller, turbo cnc vs linuxcnc, the comparison > and > > > contrast results are what? have you a basis > for > > > comparison? do not limit your scrutiny of > the finest > > > details. > > > > > > > Again, who cares? I have no use for a > single-minded > > > system like that. > > > Since you're the proponent for machine control > only, try it > > > out yourself > > > and make that determination. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Virtualization & Cloud Management Using > Capacity > > > Planning > > > Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but > cloud > > > computing > > > also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered > as a > > > service. > > > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity > Planning > > Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud > computing > > also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a > service. > > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity > Planning > Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud > computing > also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a > service. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
