Re: IBM 3174 C 6.4 Microcode Disks?

[Al Kossow via cctalk]

On 2/16/19 6:36 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:

>> As for using telnet on the 3174, I'm going by what I've seen posted on 
>> Hercules mailing lists about how others have
>> connected real terminals to the Hercules mainframe emulator.  A few pictures 
>> of such terminals connected to Hercules
>> can be found at:
>>
>> http://CoreStore.org/emuterm.htm
> 
> I should look for more details.  It sounds like some 3174's, with proper 
> firmware, can actually function in both
> directions.
> 
> Coax connected 3270 terminals using the 3174 as a gateway to connect to 
> something across the network (Token Ring or
> maybe Ethernet) via telnet. I suspect this is what a number of Hercules 
> systems are doing.
> 

Guy has this running with a 3174 and ethernet interface.
Jay has it working with token ring.

I have all the parts to put this together, just no time to work on it right now.