Newbie - Help Needed Please

Hey all,

New to this forum and new to the CNC world in general...

I just purchased an 18 year old plasmaCam 48x48 CNC table and software. Supposenly the main board is fried and needs a replacement, trying to work with PlasmaCam to get a new board, $2000USD. The kicker is when I buy the new board that new board will not be compatible with the old software version, so, long story, they are recommending an upgrade from the old DHC to a new DHC2 for about $7000USD+.

I guess i wasn't really expecting to do a full upgrade, is there anyway I can use all the motors etc... with a PC and another software flavour such as Mach4 or Hypertherm Software?

Does anyone know where I can get a new board or used one, for that matter, has anyone done this conversion with success that can coach me along. Alos, I am in the process of getting the registration transferred into my name so I can get on the PlasmaCam forum at the very least.

Thank you to all for taking the time to read and help me out..

Rob