Homebrew PCBs

I have stacks of Amiga 500, 2000, and a few 1200, 3000, and 4000.

They are so well documented and smoothly multitasking, there must be a
way to put these things to use in a mill/drill or motion control.

Steve

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "ballendo" <ballendo@y...> wrote:
> 
> Sounds funny to hear of an A4000 called old. Still have my 2500...
> 
> I remember trying to explain how I was pulling screens down, (to 
> access different apps in the Amiga multitasking setup) to someone 
> using DOS. We were working jointly on a project, by phone and modem. 
> I didn't understand that he didn't understand, because for me MT was 
> no big deal... Finally it hit me that he was confined to one app at a 
> time...
> 
> Thanks for the memories, and the shoulda,coulda,woulda's of Amiga's,
> 
> Ballendo
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Steve Greenfield 
> <alienrelics@y...> wrote:
> > Best place to ask that is on the list. Jan Rowland made something
> > like that using a Commodore Pet to control it.
> > 
> > Do you mean Hard Drive IDE interface? The Amiga 1200 has a built-in
> > IDE interface, and the older style Amiga 4000. IDE cards for Amigas
> > are difficult to find.
> > 
> > There is the CMD hard drive interface for the C64/128, but I'm not
> > sure if it is IDE or SCSI. I just got one, I should go look at it.
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> > --- tobiashawkins <tobiashawkins@y...> wrote:
> > > Steve,
> > > You said you were in a com./amiga club.
> > > I have several of them.  They are nice machines.
> > > I am trying to make a pcb mill which is controlled by a C64/Amiga
> > > on 
> > > the network using hpgl.  Then, I can send it files directly from
> > > the 
> > > cam processor in Eagle.  Currently I am looking for IDE interface
> > > 
> > > for C64 or Amiga.
> > > Know of any?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Toby :)  
> > > 
> > 
> > 
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