In a message dated 97-09-21 21:51:33 EDT, c. starling put forth: << Two questions: 1) Is there a FAQ somewhere that lists all IBM part nubmers and what they are? I've got a friend offering me an IBM 3278, and I can't remember if that's a dumb terminal or if it's something more exciting. >> not that i know of, although i think you can call boulder parts for parts lookup. 800.388.7080 i can look up fru part numbers when i'm at work though. 3278 isnt worth much unless you have an ibm mainframe to connect it to. its just a plain old ugly terminal. i think the 3279 was colour and the 3278 was monochrome. I do have most of the parts to an ibm xt3270 around here somewhere... david