Tiny Computer with Printer port, still interesting?

Dear all,

Is the NCBox 189 capable of running Linux CNC 2.8?



I've managed to get my hands on an old Tiny computer that was discussed before on this forum:
Tiny computer with Printer port

Besides network challenges mentioned in the link above, it was facing some difficulty booting from CF card:
NCBox CF Booting Solved

I'm new to Linux and I was wondering if the NCBox is worth diving into (Since I'm new to it all, it will take me quit some time).
Are there any hardware related issues to be expected (it is an older PC) that would prevent it from running LinuxCNC 2.8?
It's now running Ubuntu 8.04 with LinuxCNC 2.5.2, can I just upgrade to 2.8? (If I can get the network up and running...)

Kind regards,
Sander

there are very good best boards on market
J1900
J1800
and if you can get take a D525MW
this woudt be a better option then the box you mentioned

Thanks for the generous offer, but the reply of pl7i25 got me thinking. I'm still not very comfortable with Linux and his post combined with the posts about the NCbox get to me a little bit. I'm not sure if I'm skilled enough at this moment to get all issues properly solved (network issues, boot issues).

I'll first explore some other hardware options like a secondhand D525MW or a new J4005B-ITX before continuing with the NCBox...

Thanks,
Sander