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IBM 3270 APL converted to USB. https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/1394625 On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 3:39 PM rpinion865 <0000042a019916dd-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Don't remember the manufacturer, I want the actual 3270 keyboard with the USB > connect. > > Sent from Proton Mail mobile > > -------- Original Message -------- > On Jul 4, 2023, 3:53 PM, billogden wrote: > > > Interesting discussion on screen sizes, keyboards, etc. Many of us have > > various different opinions. My opinions have changed since the early days > > when some of us (the "older" ones) used 2260s instead of 3270s. I am using > > a 21" screen at the moment, with three "windows" open on it. I would not > > want a larger screen and perhaps would prefer a slightly smaller one. I > > prefer a size that does not require me to constantly move my head to focus > > on different parts of the screen. For 3270 emulation I prefer 133 character > > width (and most of us probably agree on that) and at least 50 lines high > > (and this could vary somewhat). I find 17" laptop screens OK, but not > > great. More important for me (because I work mostly with text) is having > > good character resolution. Perhaps because I as not as young as I was a few > > years ago, I find long periods with crudely-formed characters to be more > > exhausting. Given a choice, I would say this is more important than the > > actual screen size. I am not fond of laptop keyboards --- IMO they range > > from barely OK to poor. At the moment I am using an old PC AT keyboard > > (with the "round" adapter plug going to a converter to connect it to a USB > > port). It has the numeric keypad (which I do not use) and has good > > "movement" of the keys that provides a positive feedback for an old guy > > like me. (The "real" 3270 terminals had great keyboards!) I can deal with > > the red "mouse control" on IBM-designed laptop keyboards when needed, but I > > prefer a "real" mouse (with the center "dial" function, if possible). I use > > the same glasses for reading books and for dealing with terminals -- I am > > lucky that they are fairly "weak" glasses. The discussion about z/OSMF? One > > of these months I will need to spend some time with it. These days I mostly > > use a relatively slow machine for z/OS and the performance is not > > attractive for z/OSMF. Bill Ogden > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For > > IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
