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  1. 02-21-2007, 05:46 PM #1
    Rhodan
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    VM and Mach on the same computer?

    I think I remember seeing someplace that you can't run VM and Mach on the same computer. Is that correct?
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  2. 02-21-2007, 07:34 PM #2
    ger21
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    You can run anything you want on a PC with Mach on it. You just shouldn't run anything else while the machine is running. Although it VM has a dongle, you don't want to run Mach3 through the dongle. Put any dongles on a printer switch box and switch over to it to run the software.
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  3. 02-21-2007, 09:11 PM #3
    Rhodan
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    Oh right, I forgot the dongle. Thats probably what the issue was with both on the same computer.

    Well, I happen to have an add-on parallel port card sitting around - the dongle probably wants LPT1 but I can switch Mach to the second port.

    Thanks!
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  4. 02-21-2007, 10:32 PM #4
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    ..or exchange your parallel port VM dongle for a USB one. Unfotunately not free, though, they want about $100 for that... --ch
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