I have an old (1978) Matsuura MC-660V VMC, it has an equally ancient Fanuc Series 5 controller (no CRT just 7 segment LED’s for display).

I love the way the physical machine is built, its like heavy mechanical artwork.

My problem is: I can jog X, Y and Z, but I am unsure how to home the system so I can run the spindle. I contacted an early owner of the machine, they said it ran great, but the had to use a PC to operate it. I think I found out the name of the software they may have used. “Open Access”. I found a manual for the software in the cabinet, it appears to be an ASCII generator, used to replace the tape drive. I need to get this machine running to the point that I can verify the health of the spindle, I have not been able to test it yet. How can I run the spindle? How can I program / run the machine?