Quote Originally Posted by bluesking View Post
- Relies on low-risk mature technologies (parallel port, Mach3)
Mach3 is obsolete, and imo should never even be considered for a new machines. And trying to use parallel ports on PC's these days is far more problematic than it was when Mach3 was created.

Consider UCCNC, which is very similar to Mach3, but far superior in most ways. For the same cost as a Mach3 license, you can get a UCCNC license plus an AXBB motion controller. This will be far superior to Mach3 and a parallel port, with superior performance, and much greater reliability.