update on IBM terminals

Dave G4UGM dave.g4ugm at gmail.com
Fri Oct 2 14:01:29 CDT 2015


Looking at "Sold" listings the going rate is  between $50 and $100.  Here is
a more reasonably priced example similar to the others:-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121760785250

Thy have a detachable cable, but the keyboard end is rather an odd
connector...

Dave
G4UGM

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Stein
> Sent: 02 October 2015 19:50
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Re: update on IBM terminals
> 
> True enough; Model M covers a lot of variations, but I did add a smiley...
;-)
> 
> There are 24PF keyboards on eBay, also worth more than I'd pay (unless I
> had to ;-)
> 
> Do these usually have detachable cords? Many of them did...
> 
> m
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave G4UGM" <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com>
> To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 2:41 PM
> Subject: RE: update on IBM terminals
> 
> 
> > The keyboards go for stupid amounts, and get
> > butchered...
> > .. but note those you found are 12PF key boards
> > with PS/2 jacks.
> > The ones on the terminals will be 24PF Key, with
> > a socket with a screw
> > retaining ring....
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: cctalk
> >> [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On
> >> Behalf Of Mike
> > Stein
> >> Sent: 02 October 2015 19:32
> >> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic
> >> Posts
> >> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> >> Subject: Re: update on IBM terminals
> >>
> >> The keyboards are probably worth the most ;-)
> >>
> >> 321565328456
> >> 262061662693
> >>
> >> Or how about this one for only $1000:
> >> 262068557786
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Dave G4UGM" <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com>
> >> To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and
> >> Off-Topic Posts'"
> >> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> >> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 2:13 PM
> >> Subject: RE: update on IBM terminals
> >>
> >>
> >> > Why are these always in the USA?
> >> >
> >> > I wouldn't have thought there was much gold
> >> > in a 3174-11R I think
> >> > there are only a couple of boards in them.
> >> > The 3174-11R is normally
> >> > connected to the host via SDLC and as such
> >> > isn't usable "as-is"
> >> > unless you have a Mainframe
> >> > with an HDLC or BiSync cards. I Think it will
> >> > take a token ring or
> >> > Ethernet card and with that it can be
> >> > connected to Mainframe emulation
> >> > via TCP/IP.
> >> >
> >> > http://www.argecy.com/index.php?p=2389
> >> >
> >> > The terminals are pretty much useless  you
> >> > have a controller (or
> >> > Mainframe with on-board controller, like the
> >> > one Dave McGuire has I
> >> > think) to do anything with the terminals as
> >> > they have a co-ax port
> >> > that runs at 1.5MBps (I think that's the
> >> > speed) and both the physical
> >> > (voltages, impedances) and logical
> >> > (protocols) interfaces between the
> >> > terminal and  the controllers is pretty much
> >> > undocumented.
> >> >
> >> > http://www.argecy.com/index.php?pfile=3472
> >> >
> >> > With a controller and TCP/IP they can be used
> >> > onto Hercules or some of
> >> > the other Mainframe emulators..
> >> >
> >> > Dave Wade
> >> > G4UGM
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: cctalk
> >> >> [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On
> >> >> Behalf Of Cindy Croxton
> >> >> Sent: 02 October 2015 18:52
> >> >> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and
> >> >> Off-Topic Posts'
> >> >> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> >> >> Subject: update on IBM terminals
> >> >>
> >> >> The terminals are models 3472 and 3477.
> >> >>
> >> >> The keyboards are Model M.
> >> >>
> >> >> The server is a 3174-11R
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> He did not give counts.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Cindy
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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