New to CNC

[gun_mike]

Hey guys,
I'm new to the CNC thing. I've been using mills and lathes for 4 years now and I've decided to get into CNC. I have done some researching on boards and I have a specific question. I've been looking at the Stepperworld FET-3 controller,
http://www.stepperworld.com/
It says the board is controlled via parallel port. Heres the problem The computer I have does not have a parallel port, it has a serial port! Would the FET-3 work with through the serial port if I used an adapter?
If not what might my options be for solving this problem?
Are there any different boards that might work?
Thanks alot,
Mike

[ger21]

You can add a PCI parallel port card. A serial > parallel adapter won't work.

Before you buy that Stepperworld board, do a little more research. You can get microstepping chopper drives which will give you better performance more efficiently for about the same price.

[JIMMYZ]

LISTEN TO GER, its much easier to do the right thing now and add the parallel port. Ask me how i know.