On Thu, 19 Jan 2023, andy pugh wrote: > On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 03:45, Linden via Emc-users > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My original old dell gave up and died several years ago. The pci 1 >> parallel port card I have is not recognized by the bios of either of my >> other 2 computers and I cant find a header cable in my junk to go from >> the lp1 pins on my Asus mother board to 25 pin sub D. > > This sounds like a use-case for a Mesa 5i25 (PCI) or 6i25 (PCIe). > These look like a parallel port card, but generate the steps onboard. > Fully supported by LinuxCNC. > However, after a quick look I was unable to find anyone with stock > (chip shortage) > Someone on eBay claims to have more than 10 of the 5i25, in Cyprus, > but with a username ending _uk, with 24 sold. > Which might be genuine, but looks unlikely. > (https://www.ebay.com/itm/273723332693 if you are feeling lucky) > > Maybe the header cable is the thing to try first? > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009JXK5UE > < $4 and next day delivery.
i've used one of these for several years https://www.ebay.com/itm/285109896462 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
