IBM hercules setup pics

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Richard wrote:
> In article <200604101740.k3AHeOsc025392 at yagi.h-net.msu.edu>,
>     Dennis Boone <drb at msu.edu>  writes:
> 
>>  > > Get a mainframe.  Or at least something that speaks EBCDIC.
>>  > 
>>  > That's kinda overkill don't ya think?
>>
>> Ok, perhaps an S/36?  Or a P/390 and a 3274.
>>
>> Seriously, it's not like these things have RS-232 ports.
> 
> It was the "mainframe" businss I thought was overkill, not the EBCDIC
> part.  And yes, I realize they don't have RS-232 ports.  That's
> obvious from looking at the back of the terminal :-).
> 
> Didn't they make cards for an IBM PC so you could attach a terminal of
> this style to it?

Sort of.  There's a card which will allow a PC to talk to a 3174 
establishment controller.  However, I don't know of any software that 
will allow a plain-vanilla PC to talk to a 3174 without emulating a 
mainframe or midrange system.

Peace...  Sridhar