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From: jspear@afit-ab.arpa (Jon L. Spear)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Need IBM 3270 Emulation for the Mac...
Summary: MacTerminal?
Message-ID: <575@afit-ab.arpa>
Date: 10 Sep 88 16:53:52 GMT
References: <3331@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Reply-To: jspear@blackbird.afit.af.mil (Jon L. Spear)
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Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology; WPAFB, OH
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In article <3331@boulder.Colorado.EDU> stevens@boulder.Colorado.EDU 
(Curt Stevens) writes:
>If anyone knows of such an animal, would you please let me know. Thanks
>very much in advance.

The only one I'm sure of is MacTerminal from Apple. Though there are dim
memories of a reference to a MacIRMA. But then I don't do IBM...

From the back of my MacTerminal box "...can emulate IBM 3278, DEC VT100 and
VT52... for IBM 3270 communications, you'll need either AppleLine or an
Apple Cluster Controller." For grins, I've turned on the IBM mode, and you
get this funky pulldown keypad menu with 36 IBM function keys. As I don't
have an IBM to talk to, I can't comment on the quality of the emulation.
VT-100 emulation is excellent, but I've switched to Versaterm for various
other reasons.

I know nothing of the required (?) AppleLine or Cluster Controller. The
MacTerminal manual says you connect to this at 9600 bps with 7 bits/char, so
I'd guess EBCDIC <-> ASCII and possibly some other protocol conversion must
be done external to the Mac.

I'm unsure of the support status of MacTerminal. I don't believe it was
transferred to Claris. The last Apple update was about six months ago to fix
MultiFinder compatibility. Apple is somewhat committed to co-existance in
the IBM world, so I'd expect them to support MacTerminal.  List price is
$125. I paid $100.

Want to give it a try? My copy (with box, manuals, blank registration card,
original disk, latest version) is yours for $49, UPSed anywhere in the US.

Standard disclaimers apply.

- Jon Spear (513-434-2597, 940-2D Pimlico Dr, Centerville OH 45459)
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