[Noisebridge-discuss] Do we have a USB to Parallel (printer) port converter?

[miloh]

On Jun 27, 2012 3:17 PM, "Jake" <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>
> Jonathan, please not the "why can't we have nice things" talk again!
>
> Yes, me and Jesse backed up the machine, Hao blew the dust out of it
> recently, Alan has worked on it, I put a new monitor on it, Miloh bought a
> bag of collets for it.  It's fine and in great condition.  And there's a
> fine dust cover on it, PLUS the machine itself is wrapped in cellophane.
>
> and don't say the machine was stolen unless you know for sure that the
> person who took it KNEW it wasn't up for grabs, or that it somehow wound
> up in a hack bin, who knows what happened to it.  If you need another
> laptop for something, just ask on the list and several people will offer
> you one out of their personal hoard stash.
>
> Hao, it's true that you can't run that CNC machine without a proper
> parallel port.  I don't see why that's a problem, because there are plenty
> of fancy desktop computers lying around with parallel ports on them.
> Why would you want to use a laptop with that machine, with bits of sawdust
> and metal shavings flying around everywhere?
>

I think this is my fault he's asking for a laptop to use the machine with
so that he can be more portable and possibly go up to toor camp with a
workshop in tow

> -jake
>
> Jonathan Foote:
> There was a  T40 thinkpad with a parallel port that I used as a backup
> for the CNC machine, but it was stolen. :(
>
> On that note, someone has backed up the configuration files for the
> MAXCNC right? If that machine bites it (not unlikely because someone
> trashed the dust cover) all that (nontrivial) work on those files is
> lost and the CNC will return to its former status as a boat anchor.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Martin Bogomolni <martinbogo at
> gmail.com> wrote:
> > You -cannot- run any CNC machines with a USB->Parallel converter.
> >
> > You will never get the low latency you need, the timing, to make it
> work.
> >
> > I guarantee it.
> >
> > If you don't have a PC with a serial port, buy a real PCI (or PCIe)
> > Parallel port card.
> >
> > -M
>
>
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