Abstract: A machine tool control simulator for a machine tool control having a plurality of first user-actuatable devices and a first display screen is disclosed. The machine tool control simulator may include a console and a laptop computer. The console may include a plurality of second user-actuatable devices each corresponding to a respective one of the first user-actuatable devices. The second user-actuatable devices have a layout substantially similar to a layout of the first user-actuatable devices. A communication medium is coupled to the second user-actuatable devices and communicates user inputs provided via the second user-actuatable devices. A support apparatus may be connected to the second user-actuatable devices and supports the second user-actuatable devices above a tabletop. The laptop computer includes a keyboard and an attached second display screen. The keyboard may be placed between the tabletop and the second user-actuatable devices.