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From: david@sesame.UUCP (David Watson)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: IBM PC <--> System/36?
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Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 21:03:42 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  6 21:03:42 1985
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     To everyone with experience with IBM PC's and System/{34|36|38}:

     A friend has a non-desktop System/36 and would like to use
four floppy-only PC's as terminals and to download data files for 
subsequent manipulation and examination using Lotus 1-2-3.
     If you have had experience with any of the available boards
for PC-to-S/36 communication and 5251-series terminal emulation,
I would be grateful for your comments, which will help us decide
which product to buy.  There are only a few issues: does the
board conform to its advertised characteristics?  Have you experienced
reliability problems?  Also, can a lowly /36 respond ok with as many as
four PC's each running a couple of terminal or print sessions?  
     I know of products from IBM, AST, DCA, and IDEAssociates... are 
there any others worth considering?
     Finally, how does IBM's /36 emulation board for the PC relate 
to the question of future IBM network compatibility in the /36 world?
     ** Go ahead, tell me your war stories! **


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      David Watson

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