Quote Originally Posted by i2i View Post
you can get a good working machine for very little expense by using the existing drives, power supply and steppers. You can get this within the constraints of a single parallel port even with the atc if fitted. The existing power supply and drivers will run the steppers well, but if you need more performance, more powerful drivers and a larger power supply will be needed. What you need to decide is what you want from the 160 and even if you need greater performance.
I don't have any software, it was originally connected to a BBC computer, so are you saying that I can get this little machine working from a PC in its current state?