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awemawson:
I was all set to order not only the controller, but also the pre-loaded PC with Win10 and touch screen monitor. Couldn't find a spec on their web site for it. Couldn't ask a question on the forum as not yet a customer so couldn't register :bang: So I sent an email and even now three weeks later haven't had a reply. So no, not bought the Acorn controller !

Meanwhile I have the original controller working quite nicely thank you and am working on replacing the internal PC and re-learning all I've forgotten about Dos 6.22 :lol:

DICKEYBIRD:

--- Quote from: awemawson on February 18, 2018, 04:56:48 PM ---Couldn't ask a question on the forum as not yet a customer so couldn't register
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WOW! I'm completely flabbergasted by that Andrew. There's a forum member that continually whinged about Acorn not doing this or that that he thought it should do who hasn't even purchased one so I can't fathom why someone like you has been denied registration. Maybe the Centroid staff got tired of defending their product from non-owner back biters & now refuse admission unless one buys one...wko knows??? I do know that they've now sold a bunch of them & the support volume has increased. They are a dedicated bunch of folks and work very hard to respond to their customers' questions. I'm positive that a person such as yourself would be a welcome addition to the group, Acorn owner or not.

If there's something you need an answer to I'd be happy to ask it for you although it looks like you've just about made the original system your slave & may not want spend the money on a new control yet.

awemawson:
The registration form requires, iirc, a product number / serial number and if not completed you cannot proceed. :bang:

I wanted to know basic things about the PC such as how much memory, what sort of disk drive etc and also dimensions of it and the touch monitor along with mounting details. Basic details to see if it would fit ! I'd have expected such detail to be on their web site but couldn't find it so asked if it was there somewhere

But no reply so no purchase :scratch:

DICKEYBIRD:

--- Quote from: awemawson on February 19, 2018, 02:52:48 AM ---The registration form requires, iirc, a product number / serial number and if not completed you cannot proceed.
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Unless they've changed, it only asks for numbers so support can see exactly what they're dealing with if there's a product problem/question. AFAIK they don't exclude prospective customers from the forum. They have always answered questions from everyone since I've been there, owner or not. They did ban one particularly unpleasant fellow that fancied himself the know-all grand poobah/big kahuna of the internet CNC world that constantly dissed them & their product. He deserved being banned.

Try again if you're still interested...your participation would be great whether you end up buying one or not. :thumbup:

DICKEYBIRD:

--- Quote from: awemawson on February 19, 2018, 02:52:48 AM ---I wanted to know basic things about the PC such as how much memory, what sort of disk drive etc and also dimensions of it and the touch monitor along with mounting details. Basic details to see if it would fit!
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The one they sell on the Centroid site is an Intel NUC which is 4"x4" (100x100mm) so you'd have room left for your lunch pail & a thermos. The monitor they sell is a 19.5". You can use any size monitor you want (touchscreen or not) as long as it is a 16:9 AR (or have that AR display resolution available). As to PC req. anything that runs W10 will be fine as long as the single core minimum benchmark is at least 1500, Ethernet available & has 4 GB RAM. They recommend an SSD but to me that would be nice but is a bit of overkill.

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