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18-01-2023 #4
As it's parallel port, you probably want to have some kind of plan in place should the PC die.
Getting a replacement PC with parallel port is doable, but they are getting a bit rarer and generally only available second hand, plus you can't go any newer than Windows 7 32bit.
What you'd potentially replace it with is more a case of how much you'd want to rework the control cabinet.
Something like a CNC drive UC100, or PMDX-411 should be a pretty much direct replacement for a parallel port.
Or you could switch to LinuxCNC which would allow you to keep using a parallel port on newer hardware.
Off course, you could do a more major rework of the control cabinet.
It all mostly depends on if you feel you'd benefit from a more involved upgrade.Avoiding the rubbish customer service from AluminiumWarehouse since July '13.
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