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This is the info I remember seeing, an article on converting an EMCO Compact 5 PC to Mach 3 by connecting to the electronics (mild butchering required).
Digital machinist article
This is just as applicable to using LinuxCNC to send the step and direction pulses. Samco did some work way back when on an interface...
CNC zone thread