1999 Bridgeport ez Trak conversion

The dell is not in the machine I plan on using the chip on board that is in the machine now and using a laptop with a usb to rs232 adapter and doing something for now so I can use it for a wile and then put in a Mesa card like 6 months done the line

If the machine is running now, keep using it till it quits.
Bridgeports conversational is pretty hard to beat for 2 axis machining.
I believe the company is called EMI that specializes in reparing EZ controls
It is pricy to keep them running though.
whats inside that cabinet wont run LinuxCNC
drives and motors are usuable though
Ive owned a couple EZtraks and a Ezpath lathe
Im not talking you out of retrofitting, just that a usb-232 converter would
only let you load programs.