Re: regarding future plans for EMC

[Paul <paul.corner-at-tesco.net>]

Hi Fred

Many good point made in your email - Much of the source code could indeed do 
with cleaning up and documented. My favourite for ease of reading and 
understanding is the RS274 interpreter.

Having printed out the entire source code for EMC using enscript -2rG, three 
reams of A4 later, and still haven't done rcslib. When I get a quiet moment, 
at work, I sit down with the printouts and make a few more notes. With cheap 
flights to the Schipol, perhaps we ought to arrange a European EMC meeting 
sometime.

On the subject of DOS and it's variants - Why would anyone want to get 
involved in a dead end OS ?


Regards, Paul.

P.S. Scroll to the end for info about encoders....


On Tuesday 05 February 2002 10:15 pm, Fred Herenius wrote:
> > Might there be more involvement if the OS were something other than
> > Linux? I am thinking more of a DOS or FreeDos environment.
>
> Install Yoda style "DOS -> anger -> hate -> suffering" quote here.
> Why would you want to do that? To trade the linux learning curve for the
> DOS learning curve?

> A few short questions:
> - Anyone know a cheap source of good encoders in Europe? The Netherlands
>   to be more specific. I know, I know, cheap vs good...
> - Just thought I'd ask, anyone else on this list into hobbying with
>   FPGAs, CPLDs, DSPs, that sort of thing?
> - Are you still reading this?


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 From: "RachelBarker" <rachel-at-tidnock.fsworld.co.uk>

I run a small engineering company in the UK which builds special purpose 
machines for the pcb industry.

HP rotary encoders. Part No. HEDL-5640
QTY - 10      7.50 each

Various glass scales.
1.3 m travel. 500mm travel 150mm travel
QTY - Several  25.00 each (No.41)

Regards,

Colin Barker