waynee@charlie.OZ (Wayne Eason) (04/03/89)
Can anyone give me any information on connecting a Macintosh to an IBM S/36 as a fully functioning terminal. Does it need 3270 emulation software? Is there any hardware required? Thanks in advance /vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv\ | Wayne Eason |------------------------------------------------------------ | End User Computing Manager / | Computer Services| UUCP:{uunet,ukc,mcvax}!munnari!charlie.oz!waynee / | Deakin Uni | ARPA: munnari!charlie.oz!waynee@uunet.uu.net / | Victoria, 3217 | ACSNET: waynee@charlie.oz / | Australia | Phone: +61 52 471543 / \^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/-------------------------------------------------------/
ksand@appleoz.oz.au ( A/UX Support) (04/06/89)
In article <7415@charlie.OZ> waynee@charlie.OZ (Wayne Eason) writes: >Can anyone give me any information on connecting a Macintosh to an >IBM S/36 as a fully functioning terminal. >Does it need 3270 emulation software? Is there any hardware required? > >Thanks in advance There's a nice freebie from Apple called "Connecting to IBM hosts" [BTW Wayne, it's on it's way to Deakin Uni by post] Ask any Apple person and they will send or give this book. Now, a fast glimpse inside the book and S/36 tells that: * The IBM System 3X terminals are all derived from the 5250 terminal type. Only the AS/400 understands 3270 terminal emulation. Eventually stuff like token ring support will make it possible to connect Macs to S/3x without black box principles. * There are two manufacturers, KMW Systems Corporation and Wall Data, that makes Mac products for System 3X protocol conversion. Any terminal emulator that is VT100 compatible can be used with either company's product. Thus you run async and RS-232 towards these boxes. * We use the KMW Systems at Apple/Sydney. It is a protocol converter, a device driver for the Series II or Series III Twinax protocol converters (HW blue box on the IBM side). There is also a S/3xLink program running on the Mac, but you don't need any HW. * The Wall Data is a similar black box protocol converter that is connected to the S/3x. * Both support file transfer. * Now the bad news, none of these are distributed in Australia... Hope this helps, bye, Kent -- Kent Sandvik - Apple Australia *NET: ksand@appleoz.oz.AU APPLELINK: AUSTAUX