3 Sep
2005
3 Sep
'05
12:11 p.m.
Don't know much about these things, but Jerry has one in Kent. I know
that they take SSP O/S and 3270? Twinax terminals, but I'm fishing for
more information. Is this like the AS/400, where if it doesn't come
with an OS and firmware disk it's toast, or is it a bit more forgiving?
What sort of drives does it take? (ST-506, ESDI, proprietary?) Is it
220v only? any other weirdness? (Full disclosure- my only experience
with "real IBMs" is the RS/6000)
Scott
3 Sep
3 Sep
9:09 p.m.
Scott Quinn wrote:
Don't know much about these things, but Jerry has
one in Kent. I know
that they take SSP O/S and 3270? Twinax terminals, but I'm fishing for
more information. Is this like the AS/400, where if it doesn't come with
an OS and firmware disk it's toast, or is it a bit more forgiving? What
sort of drives does it take? (ST-506, ESDI, proprietary?) Is it 220v
only? any other weirdness? (Full disclosure- my only experience with
"real IBMs" is the RS/6000)
Scott
If it's twinax, it should be 5250. 3270's are coax, AFAIK.
Peace... Sridhar
11:06 p.m.
If it's twinax, it should be 5250. 3270's are
coax, AFAIK.
Peace... Sridhar
Absolutely, though there were many different models under each of these
general categories. There are emulation products (hardware and
software together) and protocol converter boxes (gateways) that will allow
you to use a PC for the CRT or a cheap printer for the printer terminals.
Gil
A. G. (Gil) Carrick, Director
The Museum at CSE
University of Texas at Arlington
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Box 19015, 471 S Cooper Street
Arlington, TX 76019
817-272-3620
http://www.cse.uta.edu/TheMuseum at CSE/
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