Re: [Emc-users] the Intel D510MO problem (and an apology to, Don Stanley, et al.)

2010-10-21 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 10/20/2010 Don Stanley wrote: Hi Kent, Jon and All; Thanks for your apology but the Motherboard has apparently worked well for many; and for me also now. Let me share a few of my similar experiences. For the last 40 years my experience has been: If there is a program with a Bug, it is

[Emc-users] Suitable touchscreen?

2010-10-21 Thread Caner
Hi, Which is the best choice of touchscreen for industrial usage? There are several kinds of vandal-proof, water-proof, dust-proof SAW screens, also different which technology is more useful such as surface acoustic wave, resistive or infrared? Thanks. --- Caner

Re: [Emc-users] Suitable touchscreen?

2010-10-21 Thread dambacher-retrofit.de
Hi Caner I just bougt an IEI DM 121 GXS R20 wich is an 12.1 XGA Monitor with resistive touch screen for industrial use. Connectors: Voltage Supply, VGA, DVI, Serial, USB Touchscreen is connected serial or USB type penmount . There is an x11 driver for it and IEI provides drivers, too, but I use

Re: [Emc-users] Suitable touchscreen?

2010-10-21 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I don't know about 'industrial' touchscreens. I have a Micortouch CRT with more than 10 years on it. The screen looks good still. It is running QNX and the calibration is stable (very good for a CRT). It is just a commercial monitor in a box that attempts to protect it. The only contamination

Re: [Emc-users] touch screen with emc2

2010-10-21 Thread Thomas Powderly
touchscreens mentioned on cadcamdro list http://tinyurl.com/2b9qsuf dirt cheap , used, from Oz I'll find out if they work in a few eeks when the boat gets here Tom3P -- Nokia and ATT present the 2010 Calling All

Re: [Emc-users] Suitable touchscreen?

2010-10-21 Thread Dave
I've had good luck with these screens... but I have never used these screens with Touchy.I put a 19 unit on a commercial waterjet and the system runs EMC2 with Axis for the front end. It worked out great. This company has good customer service and has been around for a while.

Re: [Emc-users] the Intel D510MO problem (and an apology to, Don Stanley, et al.)

2010-10-21 Thread Jon Elson
Kent A. Reed wrote: I could tell you stories going back to early DEC PDP8s and the first shipped PDP11s I worked on the PDP-5 and LINC, then Data General Nova and then PDP-11 and VAX. Also took a number of courses with punch cards and IBM 360. (UGHH!) The oldest thing I worked on was

Re: [Emc-users] Suitable touchscreen?

2010-10-21 Thread Jon Elson
Caner wrote: Hi, Which is the best choice of touchscreen for industrial usage? There are several kinds of vandal-proof, water-proof, dust-proof SAW screens, also different which technology is more useful such as surface acoustic wave, resistive or infrared? Infrared has very low

Re: [Emc-users] the Intel D510MO problem (and an apology to, Don Stanley, et al.)

2010-10-21 Thread Andy Pugh
On 22 October 2010 01:54, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: I worked on the PDP-5 and LINC, then Data General Nova and then PDP-11 The Ford Motor Company retired their last PDP11 last year. A sad day. -- atp

Re: [Emc-users] Suitable touchscreen?

2010-10-21 Thread Andy Pugh
On 22 October 2010 01:57, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Infrared has very low resolution. Resistive requires a pair of plastic resistive sheets The SAW screens have a glass plate, so it is quite tough. I think that capacitive is another technology? (iPhone etc?) -- atp

[Emc-users] OT ultra-reliable, long life PC

2010-10-21 Thread Igor Chudov
I apologize in advance that this is somewhat off topic. I am beginning to feel a need to have a PC/server, to run Linux, that would be extremely reliable and long lasting. I would use it for 1) Holding a personal CVS repository 2) Running a nameserver 3) SSH port tunneling 4) Possibly serving

Re: [Emc-users] OT ultra-reliable, long life PC

2010-10-21 Thread kurniadi
Maybe you look for industrial pc, like from http://www.advantech.com/, http://www.industrialpc.com/, or maybe server specification like from http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/ couse Industrial pc or server more reliable than consumer desktop pc. 2010/10/22 Igor Chudov

Re: [Emc-users] the Intel D510MO problem (and an apology to, Don Stanley, et al.)

2010-10-21 Thread Don Stanley
Shoot, Don, had I known you are a veteran of the early big-iron workstation wars, I wouldn't have fretted so much. The advantage of a career in RD was that I got to live on the bleeding edge of technology. I always hoped for the best but tried to plan for the worst. I could tell you stories

[Emc-users] 7i43 or 5i20

2010-10-21 Thread Andy Ibbotson
Hi, I am planning to move to MESA cards to drive my mill. AT present I'm trying to decide between the 7i43 (parallel) or the 5i20 (PCI). Platform will be Intel D510MO motherboard coupled with a 32Gb solid state disk. Regards Andy