Date   : Sun, 03 Aug 2003 17:51:26 +0000
From   : "W.Scholten" <whs@...>
Subject: BBC controlled lathe (Re: BeebEm Development)

C Alastair Seggie wrote:

> Is there any way to implement the 1MHz bus via the printer port? My
> question is because there are quite a few BBC operated CNC Lathes,
> Milling machines etc out there which operate off the 1MHz bus. You
> normally find these with out the original BBC and more importantly the
> ROM and software, which render it useless (I hate seeing things like
> this go to waste.)  At present people are just ripping out the guts
> and replacing this with some simple electronics, just so that it can
> be operated on a PC. You loose some of the better functions such as
> thread cutting but it is at least useable.
> 

I saw a BBC offered on ebay a few days ago, and the accompanying text
said it was used for a lathe that the buyer bought.

I've looked it up again, see:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3038727666&category=16166

It might be worth contacting the seller if there's any ROM/software with
it for that lathe (and for the lathe type).

Regards,

Wouter
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