Epolig Summit Drivers

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I should have mentioned, it is an Epilog Summit 3.0 model. They wrote
drivers for the 5.0 machines, just not anything earlier.

Cheers,

Johnathan.

"Johnathan" <johnsameurope@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:412fb026@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi All,
>
> We have an Epilog Summit laser engraving machine which, although a few
years
> old (about 9) has been well cared for and maintained, and so is still
quite
> functional for many tasks. We'd like to upgrade our computer systems here
> to XP for all the obvious reasons (stability, security, management etc.)
but
> the drivers are only Win9x compatible!
>
> Over the past year and a half, I've sent countless emails to the
> manufacturer (Epilog Corporation in Denver), pleading with them to write
an
> XP driver or even loan me the source code to get someone here (in
Australia)
> to write one. I've said I will sign whatever they want me to sign to
> protect their intellectual property.
>
> I've said I would then gladly -give- them back the driver for them to
> sell/distribute to their clients with the same machines so everyone wins!
> Unfortunately, they have said no on both counts and, despite my best
> efforts, we look like being left out in the cold on this one.
>
> Any ideas, I'm really in a bind on this one?
>
> Johnathan
>
>