1 Jul
2011
1 Jul
'11
12:15 p.m.
I'd like to get an old IBM mainframe terminal...so
that I can also get an appropriate model 3174 control unit and hook the terminal up to my
Hercules-emulated mainframe.
Any suggestions on where to find an inexpensive mainframe terminal these days?
Generally $100 will get one from a reseller. Most of these guys have
stacks of late model IBM 3270 family terminals, and these days there
is just not a whole lot of call for them. Otherwise, put out feelers
with the mainframers you know. There are still quite a lot of
terminals out there, disused in data centers.
Real first generation 3277s are getting damn scarce.
--
Will