>>Before I give in to the temptation to e*** this critter, anyone know
>>anything interesting about it or care to make me an interesting offer
>>(sell/trade/etc.) on it?
>>
>>BIG IBM Mainframe (I think) display. Display unit only...
>I haven't heard of anyone getting these to do anything other
>than what they were designed to do.
There *are* possibilities, since 'they were designed' to talk to 3174
controllers and *they* are intelligent devices that can do a lot with the
right microcode.
They talk coax 3270 to a 3174 controller. If you can get a 3174 with
token-ring or ethernet connectivity (t/r is common, shows up on ebay from
time to time, and is cheap; ethernet is like hens teeth and still worth a
fair bit) and the latest microcode from IBM (C6 or better), the 3174
supports tcpip & telnet, allowing you to use the 3270 terminal to connect to
any ASCII host across the LAN.
I *think* that only applies to common or garden 3270 CUT devices however -
and the 3290 series stuff is DFT, requires download (DSL)microcode from the
3174 to work, and can't be used for telnet. I *think*.
I have a 3174 set up for telnet; I have a 3290. I'll get 'em together
sometime and see if it works.
Mike
http://www.corestore.org
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Received on Sun Aug 18 2002 - 11:31:08 BST