Multiple BOB's and parallel ports, and different driver card issues

I sure did...mentioned this several replies ago. .it locks the system up on trying to load the GUI (gmoccappy)

As I said before, I've got the minimum requirements up and running on one parallel port, and I do have manual controls for the coolants. So I'm giving up on the seconde parallel port for now.

The more idiot proof they make the OS and the firmware, the more impossible it gets to make anything the least bit out of the ordinary work. I miss CPM.

If you need 2 ports you could try finding a 2 port card. I've had decent luck with the ones I've tried.

I'd love to find a 2 port card....the computer i've dedicated to this project has two PCIe slots, and finding cards that were compatible was a stretch. After trying EVERY PCIe card from Frys and Amazon, the only one that actually worked in the PnP environment was the Siig Legacy & Beyond boards...And I've stockpiled 4 of them, along with a couple of old XP machines
I miss CPM and S100 bus computers.

For a duel port PCIe card the Mesa options start to look a lot more appealing.
Most of the duel parallel port PCIe cards cost nearly $50 or more, and are a real crap shoot weather or not you'll get one that will work correctly. It isn't such a big leap to the price of a 7i92 ($89), or 6i25($109), or 7i96 ($119)

I am using a duel port PCIe card on a machine that I bought recently. I did have a little trouble with getting it to work perfectly, but it is doing what I needed it to do, software stepping some motors, direct driving the gates rather than using a stepper driver. Using it with the correct breakout boards it doesn't have any problems.
www.newegg.com/p/0J2-000D-00023?item=9SI...uvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks, I'lll check those out. Would be nice to get the controls for the coolants back.

I really do appreciate all the help everyone has offered.
Kelly