8 Apr
2006
8 Apr
'06
2:47 p.m.
Richard wrote:
Get a mainframe. Or at least something that speaks EBCDIC.
Peace... Sridhar
In article <001601c65a85$112bc830$6800a8c0 at
BILLING>,
"Jay West" <jwest at classiccmp.org> writes:
Hercules emulates mainframes.
There is a PC box running unix with the hercules
emulator on it.
What's the "hercules emulator"? Is this emulating a Hercules graphics
card? (Doubtful, but I thought I'd ask!) [...] Of
course, it's just not the same unless you're
running a real IBM 3270 style terminal... so... the PC also has a token ring
card that is connected to a 8223 MAU via type 1 cables.
Speaking of 3270 style terminals, I picked up a 3180 terminal. I like
the spring-loaded rising pedestal on it! However, I see that it
doesn't talk normal RS-232 like most terminals, it has a coax style
connector on the back.
Does this mean I need to get a token ring setup as you describe above
in order to get it to talk?
If yes, what would I need to get? Assume I know nothing... because
that's accurate :).