24 Nov
1997
24 Nov
'97
5 a.m.
I=B4m afraid this computer is off-topic (dated 1988).
Sorry.=20
Never mind. There were system/36 machines around in 1985 and even
earlier...
An IBM 5363-I has recently been given to me, but I
don=B4t know anything
at all about its internal architecture or capabilities. I only own the
Central Unit; no cables, no floppies, no tapes, no manuals, no
terminals.
I don't know the system/36 awfully well - I worked more on system/34s -
how big is this physically? The 5362 was desk-side, the 5364 desktop
(the same box as the PC/AT), but I don't know the 5363 (probably after
my time if it's 1988).
* It has two 15-pin sub-d connectors in one expansion
card. They seem to
be for attaching two serial terminals (syncronous? type 5250?)
Dunno. Probably not 5250 - these hang in chains (pun intended) off the
twinax ports.
* In another expansion board it has a 9-pin sub-d
connector.
* There are too four twin-axial connectors.
Four? Quite a sizeable system, then.
Can anybody help me on this subject?
Thanks in advance.
Just my tuppence worth! I'd guess you've got a fairly powerful (by
1980s standards) machine.
Philip.