RE: EMC compatable computers

[Dave Lantz <dlantz-at-armorholdings.com>]

this topic was researched awhile ago and the conclusion was that usb did not
have the speed neccisary to control a machine (something about the refresh
rate or something)  the conclusion then was to use the par-port with the
pico equipment.  if you dont have a par-port on the machine, then using a
PCI par-port should work (ive read that par-ports are going to be fazed out
soon)---dave

-----Original Message-----
From: C. W. Richards [rxr-at-frontiernet.net]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 10:34 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: EMC compatable computers



The good news is that that you can use almost any used P3 system with 
good results.  What is really needed is an open source hardware project 
to make a servro controller card that uses USB 2.0.  any takers?

C. W. Richards

Bob Simon wrote:

>
> Has anyone here done an EMC compatibility study of the various 
> motherboard/processor combinations available? I need something with a 
> 700 mhz or better processor and an ISA slot.
>
> I'm discovering that each day there are fewer and fewer momboards 
> available with the ISA slot needed to run EMC with a STG board. Most 
> are "socket A" AMD boards, although I do see a few socket 370 Intel 
> boards with an ISA slot.
>
> From what I read on the web, LINUX seems to function rather well on an 
> AMD machine. Unfortunately, most of the "road tests" are momboards 
> without an ISA slot.
>
> I have a list of current AMD motherboards with ISA slots. If any of 
> you are using one of these, please jump in and tell me what you know.
>
> BIOSTAR M7VKQ
> EPOX 8KTA
> ABIT KT7A
> Chaintech 7AIA
> ASUS K7M
> Soyo K7VTA
> Shuttle MK20
>
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> -Bob
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