> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mattis Lind > Sent: 14 June 2016 19:25 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: Informer 213 terminal - 3274 / 3178 compatible ? > > > > > Looking at the documents on the web it looks like the AE is a straight > > forward VT100 terminal, the PT was the 3270 version. > > If it is an AE it should work with any Unix/Linux/PDP/VAX etc. etc. > > out of the box. > > > > > I think that the PT was a version which included a 386SX processor and the AE > is > a pure terminal. http://bit.ly/1UrQL8Z My guess is that the firmware is the > difference between the one I have and the the VT100 version. Possibly the > modem board as well. > > It is not possible to configure it to do anything like bi-sync. There is a > setting to > configure NRZI or NRZ line coding, nothing else.
OK so that answers that question. It sounds like its HDLC only... > > Let's hope there is someone out there that could dump the EPROMs. I hope to > get a response from the guy which shows a VT100 Informer 213 on Youtube. It > would be nice to actually use it. Attaching it to something IBMish using VTAM > seems unlikely. > I am not sure about that. There are HDLC to TCPIP gateways e.g. :- https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/zosbasics/com.ibm.zos.znetwork/znetwork_237.htm > /Mattis > > > > Dave > > G4UGM > > > >
