[NSRCA-discussion] Trip down computer memory lane

[Jon Lowe]

Bob,
A Stika with a serial port??!!!.  Thought the early ones all had parallel ports.  I managed to get mine running with Windows 7 with some freeware/abandonware sign cutting software.  Let me know if you are interested.
Jon


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com>
To: nsrca <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Tue, Sep 10, 2013 8:40 pm
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Trip down computer memory lane



I needed my AMA number cut in vinyl, I recently used the last one I had from years ago.  I own an old Roland Stika vinyl cutter, and I actually found the original 3.5" floppy install disks. I held on to an old Compaq laptop running Windows Me, so I plugged it in and the darn thing booted up.  I installed the software, and after a little fooling about with the serial port settings, actually got the cutter to work.  It has been a long time since I had to fool with baud rate, parity, and handshaking. Today's USB and Bluetooth technology make it too easy.

 
Bob Kane
getterflash at yahoo.com


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