24 Sep
1999
24 Sep
'99
3:22 p.m.
Yeah, I checked, Jay's correct. There is only one input and it is for the
5272. The card, as I recall, is the main card and a hardwired daughter
card. I was hoping to us the setup in another system. But it was
obviously (when I opened the box) better left in the original
configuration.
It is a very nice adapter and monitor, if you can get one...
-Mike
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From: Jay Jaeger <cube(a)msn.fullfeed.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: IBM 3270 PC
Date: Friday, September 24, 1999 6:09 PM
True, so long as you have the MONITOR. I believe the original
correspondent did not have the monitor, and another correspondent
suggested
that an ordinary monochrome monitor would work. Not
true, AFAIK.
Jay
At 08:19 AM 9/24/99 -0600, you wrote:
>I use my 3270 as a standard PC. The display adapter and monitor work
fine
>with all software, even comes up in color with
UCSD Pascal. No need to
pull
>the works.
>
>-Mike
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jay Jaeger <cube(a)msn.fullfeed.com>
>To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
><classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
>Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999 9:06 PM
>Subject: Re: IBM 3270 PC
>
>
>>The part quoted below about the display was incorrect. A true 3270 PC
used
>>a special display adapter as well as
>>a special keyboard adapter and some special expansion memory (cabled to
the
>>keyboard adapter, if I recall
>>correctly). However, you can pull all of that out, and you will have a
>>more or less standard XT. You can leave the
>>coax card in, if it suits your fancy, and you have a 327x controller
around
>>somewhere... 8-)
>>
>>
>>Jay
>>
>>
>>At 04:45 AM 9/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>>.The monitor should be a
>>>regular green or amer mono unless a different video board was used as
an
>>>aftermarket item.
>>
>>
>>
>>>David Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>> Got an urge to go to a thrift I haven't been to in a while and
found
>>>> what was labeled as a 3270 PC. Brought it home and opened it
>>>> up. Looking at the boards inside I'd guess it was a 3270 PC as the
>>>> label said. No keyboard or monitor. I'm guessing it used
different
>>>> ones than the normal PC. It has a hard disk, but have to pull it to
>>>> see what type first and 2 half height 5.25" floppies. Not sure
what
>>>> software is on the drive. Anyone tell me anything else about this?
>>>> Such as where to locate a keyboard and monitor, what each of the
>>>> boards might be, etc. I can go into some detail on the cards if
>>>> need be. Half appear to be normal drive controllers and serial
port,
> etc. Then
there is one with a BNC connector and two others that
> have a small jumper board between them. Should I even keep it?
> Hmmmm....
>
> Thanks.
>
> -----
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> dlw(a)trailingedge.com
> http://www.trailingedge.com
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