I built my first router in the early nineties with indexer lpt. It was dos based, easy to configure and worked great. I got a lot of "hand holding" while I was fumbling through it. LPT saved me a lot of trouble and money back then. I am about to modify a 2 axis cnc wood lathe to a 3rd rotary axis, add a live tool and use it for small statue work. I resurrected my old copy of lpt and it will still do the job. I'll probably upgrade to the current version.
Best of luck,
Phill Pittman
www.masterwerkes.com digicarve@verizon.net