Need Help!- How to upgrade Emco pc turn 120

[cnc_swe]

Did any one heard any thing about upgrade an Emco PC Turn 120.
Normal pc to drive the Emco is an 486 with ISA-bus. A service man told me only the 125 can bee upgrade with an new pc. Why?
Even today you can buy a new pc with ISA-bus or USB to ISA even some slot changer like PCI-ISA.
Okey, I can buy an old pc but this is not very best idea. Old pc is always old.

Buy an Emco as 120. It´s a lot of money we are talking about.
I can´t understand the problem. Is it the hardware or the bus frequency to high in new pc.
The money of a new industry pc motherboard it is more expansive but this money is not any problem if it is possible.
Well I don´t now but please tell me if you have more information to give.
Vicke

[mactec54]

Hi cnc swe

The software is the bigest problem with trying to up grade to a better computer I think windows 98 is what you have to use for this machine I have some new intel 486DX mother boards you can build a new computer with these I have a lot of parts for this machine PC 120 lathe
you can PM me for more information

[dougstuiv]

Digital Machinist magazine ran a series of articles where someone bought an old EMCO and pulled out all of the control electronics and put in all new stuff. It was a pretty exhausting procedure, but they ended up with a nice machine. If you have the technical skills and money that'd be your best bet. Otherwise, you're stuck in 20 year old technology. You can buy the old copies of Digital Machinist from the publisher. That'd be a good place to start, even if you don't do it, you'd learn a bunch about your machine.

[cnc_swe]

Thank you both of you, I have contact Digital Machinist magazine and they was nice to talk with. All issues + photo copy to a good price.

mactec54, do you now why windows 98 is the last working OP.
Vicke

[mactec54]

cnc swe

Yes windows 98 is what your machine software will run on & lower but not above

[williams480]

These guys should be able to help.

http://www.manus.biz/

Good Luck !

[procomp]

Vicke,

We still make 486 motherboards. Have sold over 50K of these so far. 8 ISA and one PCI slot. Can set it up per your spec. http://www.esapcsolutions.com/ecom/m...ache-p-82.html

Tony

[cnc_swe]

Mactec54: Yes you are right.
The lathe maker in Austria was answer, windows 98SE (second edition) A frend of my told me the company he working on drive heavy system even via old windows aplication in a software as Virtual Pc.
He can not se any problem to do so even in windows 98. I will test to drive a normal 3GHZ pc and Virtual pc. Well not yet but I hope under the summer.
Any other how have explore this software.