Hello, I am looking into buying an old Emco Lathe and I'm in a dilemma between 2 models.

The EMCOTURN 342 (Sinumerik controller) and the EMCOTURN 242 (equipped with TM-02 controller). I use Solidworks+SolidCAM for CAD/CAM and I'm wondering how each of these machines can be programmed to run G-code. If anyone has any idea or uses one of these controllers I would be more than thankful if you could help me out with some questions.

1. Is the G-code transferable via Ethernet / RS-232 / RS-422 / USB / Floppy?
2. Is the TM-02 controller even capable of handling G-code from software? I saw somewhere that the controller has little memory so can't handle larger codes.

If you feel very helpful you can PM me, or reply here, I'll probably have some other questions as well.

Cheers guys and thanks ahead. I'm new to the forum, hopefully l'll have a great experience with the community.