Good morning all,

I have just joined this group .

After looking through posts old and new I still need your help with connecting my laptop to the lathe.

I downloaded the software version 4.3 homing on to a Windows 98 computer which is installed.

I changed into administrator mode to alter the settings on the ports etc.

The lathe has a 25pin socket on the back and a button on top( I don't know what this is for).

I tried all configurations of connections 25pin to 25pin....usb to 25pin but they don't seem to communicate.

Is there a way of knowing if the onboard computer is working ..there are 3 leds alight when you drop the cover and switch on.

When I export a program it can't find the lathe, do I have to run in MS-DOS mode?

I could send photos of the boards as I think it has had an upgrade..the guys at boxford will only upgrade the eproms to the latest version and want £1000 +

Can anyone help..all the rest of the machine is working fine in manual mode .

Thankyou

John