NO ! , what do you mean NO.
Don't just sit there go download it and see what it can do !
It will take you at least a week just to read the instruction manual ,
and watch the online videos .
You can download and use it for free until you are ready to buy it , the
only limit on the program is you can't run a program longer than 999
lines , I have never even seen a program longer than 200 lines.
Art knows that sooner or later you will want to to purchase it just so
you won't feel so guilty .
I used it for 2 years before I broke down and purchased it .
Comparing CNCpro and Mach3 is like comparing a ww1 biplane and an SR71.
Both will fly and both have a place in the world but it is a much
different place.

--
Ron Kline

American Precision Ceramics .. (Industrial ceramics)
Central Ky.



Laurence R. Salamey wrote:
>
> No.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Ron Kline <mailto:ronkline@...>
> *To:* yeagerautomation@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:yeagerautomation@yahoogroups.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 01, 2007 6:26 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [yeagerautomation] Re: What happened to Yeager
> Automation.?
>
> YES.
> It has tool compensation.
> Have you ever tried Mach ?
>
> --
> Ron Kline
>
> American Precision Ceramics .. (Industrial ceramics)
> Central Ky.
>
> larrysalamey wrote:
> >
> > Ron,
> >
> > I guess it has been longer than I thought. You were a strong
> > advocate of cncpor. It served me well for a number of years. I
> > meant "tool width compensation" in my question.
> >
> > Once configured will it run off the same parallel port or do I have
> > to reconfigure everything.
> >
> > Thanks again for your advise and insight.
> >
> > Happey New Year.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > --- In yeagerautomation@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:yeagerautomation%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:yeagerautomation%40yahoogroups.com>, Ron Kline
> <ronkline@...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > By compensation do you mean cost ?
> > > Unfortunately I believe they are about the same , I think I payed
> > $120
> > > for Mach 3 and I don't know what CNCpro is selling for now (I
> > bought
> > > mine about 6 years ago my serial # is below 70) .
> > > Mach has many more bells and whistles and is much more modern but
> > > requires a 1 gig or faster computer with Win XP .
> > > CNCpro will run on almost any computer you find at a garage
> sale or
> > by
> > > the street .
> > > I use mach on the big mill and 2 lathes and CNCpro on one
> lathe one
> > > surface grinder and several home made things like a wire
> cutter and
> > a
> > > very small metal shear I constructed , because it is good for very
> > basic
> > > machine control using some OLD IBM laptops I picked up for almost
> > nothing .
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ron Kline
> > >
> > > American Precision Ceramics .. (Industrial ceramics)
> > > Central Ky.
> > >
> > >
> > > larrysalamey wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Too bad about it, it had a lot of potential. Does Mach3 have too
> > > > width compensation? How much. Does anyone elso recommend
> anything
> > > > else? What have most of the users gone to?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Larry
> > > >
> > > > --- In yeagerautomation@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:yeagerautomation%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:yeagerautomation%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:yeagerautomation%40yahoogroups.com>, "Bob Muse"
> <mtebob1@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > It's been that way for a while now. Doug surfaced about a year
> > ago
> > > > with plans to write some new cnc software. Just about
> everyone who
> > > > replied to him said that he has been out of the picture too long
> > and
> > > > to give up the idea-he would never be able to catch up with some
> > of
> > > > the current guys. I was using cncpro on an almost daily basis up
> > > > until about 3 months ago. Built a new control for my flatbed
> mill
> > > > and installed mach3-wow what a difference! Mach3 is lightyears
> > ahead.
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: dominickbox
> > > > > To: yeagerautomation@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:yeagerautomation%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:yeagerautomation%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:yeagerautomation%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 11:18 AM
> > > > > Subject: [yeagerautomation] What happened to Yeager
> Automation.?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone know what happened to the Yeager Automation website?
> > Also,
> > > > > anyone know what happened to this forum. it seems to have been
> > > > overrun
> > > > > with spam messages
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Ron Kline
>
> American Precision Ceramics .. (Industrial ceramics)
> Central Ky.
>
>

--
Ron Kline

American Precision Ceramics .. (Industrial ceramics)
Central Ky.