> does have a Rockwell modem board in it. > > I did find an old Computerworld ad from 1989 which matched. Informer 213 - > emulating a 3274 control unit with an attached 3178 mod 2 terminal. > Someone with IBM knowledge might share what that means and how the > terminal can be used. >
Reading the add it looks like you need a dial-up SDLC (that’s synchronous data) link into a mainframe with a telecoms controller running VTAM, l which I guess is as rare as hens teeth these days. When you get to the set up menu's can you check if it can run bi-sync as that might be hackable, providing a suitable synchronous modem can be found. > Anyway. I put together a webpage on the thing: > http://www.datormuseum.se/peripherals/terminals/informer-213 > > /Mattis > Dave G4UGM
