CSYSMAS@OAC.UCLA.EDU.UUCP (06/06/87)
> I think the model (continues to be) how the IBM "PVM" (IBM's > telnet-style program for VM systems) does it. I think that someone with > PVM devleopment experience (and thus an IBMer) would be very useful > in this endeavour. I think that this is the wrong model. A better model is IBM/VTAM. This does NOT require VTAM experience, VTAM transmits 3270 data streams transparently. (Once you get to transparent mode there is nothing to do!) The 3270 data stream has it's own internal "terminal type" query support, why not just use it. It would be simple to require all network "3270"s to support query even if the query response is just a pre-canned "dumb" response. Note that at least some tn3270 type programs will have to support query anyway for graphics or other special features.