The OS/2 software you are referring to is the CSM-PPS v3 which was released in 1999, it is now out of service.
The current software for optimizing, balancing, and generating programs for a Topaz and other Gem machines off-line, is GemLine-PPS v8.0, this, the latest version, was released in Nov. 2003, and supports Lines of the following Gem machines: - Comet I & II - Eclipse I & II - Topaz - Emerald - Sapphire - Topaz X & Xi - Emerald X & Xi - Sapphire X - Topaz X II & Xi II - Emerals X II & Xi II - Sapphire X II - Opal X II The GemLine-PPS software runs on Windows 2000 or XP. and uses a graphical interface to edit machine programs. The layout of the windows allows someone familiar with the machine interface to quickly learn and use the PPS interface. Programs and databases can be transferred from machine to PPS and back.
Other software is available for simple translations to un-optimized machine programs, so that the program can be taken directly to a Gem machine, and optimized on the machine. This software is available FREE to customers registered on our web site. http://www.Assembleon.com/techsupportsite/support/
Third party software is also available, such as Aegis software's CircuitCAM, which can generate un-optimized programs or can use the GemLine-PPS optimizer to generate optimized and balanced programs.
For any other questions, feel free to email me at Frank.Gearhart @ Philips.com
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