21 Nov
2004
21 Nov
'04
4:31 p.m.
The 3174s also came with options for token ring
(pretty cheap now) and
ethernet (still ruinously expensive) attachment. Get one of those, and get
the latest version of the controller microcode (C6.4 I think) from IBM. This
magic microcode allows you to also use the 3174 as a telnet client - you
boot the controller, power on any coax-attached 3270 terminals - and the
terminal displays a screen which essentially allows you to type 'telnet
<hostname>' and connect, like any other telnet client or serial terminal
(but with a funky keyboard!).
Hey, way cool! There are lots of 3270 terminals in the hospital where I
work and not enough "fat" clients -- something that could let me telnet
somewhere I could to useful work would be great. How can I find out if the
3174 I'm connected to supports this? (How can I get to this prompt on an
already-running 3174? I presume IT wouldn't like me breaking into comm
closets to reset the terminal servers ;)
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