My Newest Desktop machine

[GMS]

Hi,
Further searching of my "museum" reveals another unit of the above in it's original totally sealed packet!
Unfortunately an area on the back has the message :
"This Certificate of Authenticity label has been removed by your PC manufacturer and should be attached to your PC"
So I guess that the licence number is now unknown.
Any ideas?
Regards Graham

[atwooddon]

I know you can buy just the license key, no media, etc. I bought a XP key on eBay and MS recognised it just fine. Think I paid $25 for the key.

Don

[louieatienza]

I have an XP disk from m old Gateway laptop, that completely unlocked! No key needed, no regisration! Amazing, really, that MicroSoft would do this! I guard it like gold!

[GMS]

Hi,
Have just done a search for above...information is that the key lives on the install disc...I'll let you know how I get on
Regards Graham

[Ron Dunn]

I'm concerned by some of the "advice" being given in recent messages.

OK, Microsoft pays my salary, but I'd be equally concerned by this advice around ANY software maker's products.

The copies of software being described by GMS and louieatenza are what are known as OEM licences. These are only valid for use with the machine on which they were purchased, and are not transferrable to any other machine.

atwoodon's purchase is simply wrong. It is like me paying a guy in a bar $10 for a television set stolen from his home.

I'm sorry to interrupt this discussion, but I really don't think it belongs in a thread about a great series of CNC machines.

[atwooddon]

Ron, prior to purchasing the 'key', I contacted MS to validate whether it was legal and was told it was fine. Apparently, resellers can purchase blocks of 'keys' from Microsoft and use or resell them as they wish. When I received the key, I went thru the XP install process and then validated the key was OK thru the authenticity tests built into XP now. It passed and I have kept up with the automatic updates with no issues. This was 2 years ago, maybe the policy has changed since then.

Now, back to regularly scheduled programming.........

Don

[jm82792]

I really enjoy Linux CNC(was EMC2 before trademark malarkey). It took me 10 minutes to install, is easy to use and overall the whole OS is really fast. I spent $0 I burned the OS onto a flashdrive because I didn't have any blank disks laying around. I get a 25 second boot on a 5 year old Pentium 4 desktop. Plus I have Firefox, Blender, GIMP, Meshlab and a few other programs if I want to do a bit of work on the machine.

I'm getting 60 IPM no missed steps with my A4 using Xylotex drivers.
I've been cutting Cumaru(about as hard as Ipe, around 3500 PSI Janka) at 45 IPM with a 1/8" fishtail bit at .125" deep passes without a hitch.

[nio101]

Hi,

I just wanted to share a picture of my new MV3 machine...



This machine is obviously very well designed, it's simple and effective!

Cheers, John! (^_^)

Nicolas.

[CarveOne]

I really enjoy Linux CNC(was EMC2 before trademark malarkey). It took me 10 minutes to install, is easy to use and overall the whole OS is really fast. I spent $0 I burned the OS onto a flashdrive because I didn't have any blank disks laying around. I get a 25 second boot on a 5 year old Pentium 4 desktop. Plus I have Firefox, Blender, GIMP, Meshlab and a few other programs if I want to do a bit of work on the machine.

I'm getting 60 IPM no missed steps with my A4 using Xylotex drivers.
I've been cutting Cumaru(about as hard as Ipe, around 3500 PSI Janka) at 45 IPM with a 1/8" fishtail bit at .125" deep passes without a hitch.

Interesting. I hadn't heard about the trademark dispute. There is only brief mention of the change in the News section on LinuxCNC site. LinuxCNC is more descriptive of what it is anyway.

CarveOne

[microcarve]

Hi,

I just wanted to share a picture of my new MV3 machine...

This machine is obviously very well designed, it's simple and effective!

Cheers, John! (^_^)

Nicolas.

That looks Really Great, Nicolas!



Thank you Very, Very Much for sharing the picture!
I like the color very much! It's Beautiful!


John

[Rob Mc]

Got my machine a few days ago and discovered the one untalked about problem with it. I can't stop playing with it! This thing is so cool and works like a charm.

Thanks John!

[Ron Dunn]

Wow ... that is a beautiful paint job.