Hi Jonathan,
I don't requiere a better connection, EMC2 would be fine... But I try to get it working many times, I can't get it control my spindle. How do I get a 0-10V output? (with Mach3 I just use a small board that is control by Pulse/Dir just like a stepper controller).
Also, windows is causing timing issues I am also runing out of space in my tiny workshop, and was thinking of using a mini PC to replace my current desktop. Unfortunatly these do no come with parallel port... :(

I looked at Smoothstepper solution, but it is USA based... Can we get them in UK ?