Re: [Emc-users] Counting and saving to file

2012-09-15 Thread cogoman
On 09/15/2012 06:17 AM, andy pugh wrote: > That is what CSV is, "comma separated variables". The special > character is a comma. > It is also a really bad choice, as a large proportion of the world use > the comma as a decimals separator. I used to think it meant "comma separated values", and I thi

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread John Stewart
Eric; > I think your point about the desktop is well taken, and somewhat > problematic for people that like to do things with computers. I think that > mobile devices are very good for checking email, but that's as close to > work as you can get. Disagree. Have an Android app. that displays VRML

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread Chris Morley
> Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:02:22 -0400 > From: eekel...@psu.edu > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard > in the next few months. > > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > > > Hmm Ive been usi

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread cogoman
On 09/15/2012 01:26 AM, Przemek Klosowski wrote: > If there will be a well-designed and/or inexpensive hardware with this > chipset, it'll likely get reverse-engineered. Years ago I worked on an in-circuit test for a device called a bus monitor chip. It was supposed to be able to monitor memor

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread Igor Chudov
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Eric Keller wrote: > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Peter C. Wallace > wrote: > > > Hmm Ive been using Ubuntu 12.04 at home for about 6 months now and I find > > it > > very nice. I have not had a single crash, and pretty much everything > works > > as > > ex

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread Eric Keller
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > Hmm Ive been using Ubuntu 12.04 at home for about 6 months now and I find > it > very nice. I have not had a single crash, and pretty much everything works > as > expected. (Unity takes some getting used to and unity friendly apps for th

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 15 Sep 2012, Igor Chudov wrote: > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:20:22 -0500 > From: Igor Chudov > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard > in the next fe

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread Jon Elson
Igor Chudov wrote: > I think that the "Linux world" is in big trouble. > > Despite the multitudes of "distros" and "projects", there is not a viable, > relatively bug free and usable desktop available among the currently > supported projects (in the post-Gnome 2 world). > > Gnome 3, Unity, and pret

Re: [Emc-users] Knee mill w/ encoder on knee

2012-09-15 Thread Igor Chudov
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Re: [Emc-users] Knee mill w/ encoder on knee

2012-09-15 Thread Karl Cunningham
On 09/14/2012 12:47 PM, Stephen Dubovsky wrote: > This all comes from thinking about manual machines w/ DROs. There are > combiner boxes avail that take a scale on both the quill and knee and > add/subtract them to feed into the DRO display. Some newer ones can > do it internally I think. So it

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread Igor Chudov
I want to mention something that is analogous to the old "naked king" adage. I think that the "Linux world" is in big trouble. Despite the multitudes of "distros" and "projects", there is not a viable, relatively bug free and usable desktop available among the currently supported projects (in the

Re: [Emc-users] Counting and saving to file

2012-09-15 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/9/15 Przemek Klosowski : > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012, Viesturs Lācis wrote >> What is the syntax to put current date in the file name. In Your >> example the file name is xyz. > > import datetime > open("xyz."+datetime.date.today().isoformat(),"a") > >> And how can I specify the folder, in which t

Re: [Emc-users] Counting and saving to file

2012-09-15 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012, Viesturs Lācis wrote > What is the syntax to put current date in the file name. In Your > example the file name is xyz. import datetime open("xyz."+datetime.date.today().isoformat(),"a") > And how can I specify the folder, in which the file is saved? directory="/tmp/" open

Re: [Emc-users] Counting and saving to file

2012-09-15 Thread Jack Coats
This might be a little obtuse, but consider putting a small UPS on the computer and the monitor. Set the software that monitors the UPS to shut down the computer after a reasonable time automatically. The operator would have enough time, if they are around, to get to the computer and save the file

Re: [Emc-users] Counting and saving to file

2012-09-15 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
> > > We agreed that saving to a file will be done, when operator > explicitly presses "save" button. So they are taking a risk that > powerfailure will cause a loss of unsaved data. I just cannot figure > out, how to create a reminder for operator to save data in case he/she > is trying to clo

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 9/15/2012 11:13 AM, Eric Keller wrote: > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Przemek Klosowski < > przemek.klosow...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/intel-declares-clover-trail-atom-processor-a-no-linux-zone/ >> >> The likely alternative >> is it'll be a

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread Eric Keller
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Przemek Klosowski < przemek.klosow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/intel-declares-clover-trail-atom-processor-a-no-linux-zone/ > > The likely alternative > is it'll be a proprietary curiosity that it'll peter out in

[Emc-users] Service manual for MAHO mill

2012-09-15 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello! I would appreciate, if somebody could advice me, where can I find service manual for this mill: Manufacturer: MAHO Model: MH400P Serial no: 41041 Year of production: 1980 Country of production: West Germany I am particularly interested in service instructions of hydraulic pump, and to be m

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread Igor Chudov
I read a similar news article, and I think that it is a big misunderstanding. i On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Mark Cason wrote: > >Just found this: > > http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/intel-declares-clover-trail-atom-processor-a-no-linux-zone/ > >A sad day for

Re: [Emc-users] Counting and saving to file

2012-09-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 September 2012 08:26, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > Yes, saving to csv would be nice, but I think that I have a solution - > put in the rows some special characters, like semicolon, and then use > "text to columns" function in spreadsheet. That is what CSV is, "comma separated variables". The sp

Re: [Emc-users] For anybody considering upgrading their motherboard in the next few months.

2012-09-15 Thread Lester Caine
Mark Cason wrote: > Just found this: > http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/intel-declares-clover-trail-atom-processor-a-no-linux-zone/ > > A sad day for Linux... And a good one for VIA ... http://www.viaembedded.com/en/products/processors/1830/1/VIA_QuadCore_E-Series.html

Re: [Emc-users] Counting and saving to file

2012-09-15 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/9/14 Przemek Klosowski : > On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Viesturs Lācis > wrote: > >>> Maybe check if the file exists, and if it does, open in append mode; >>> otherwise open it normally for writing. >> >> Yes, that would be nice. >> Can You share some source, where I can see, how does it