Re: TK Added Value Items

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Tony Harminc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The 7171 was IBM's packaged-up version of the Yale ASCII program that
> was developed by Yale's famous Howard Gilbert, and ran on the IBM
> Series/1 hardware. I don't know if the 7171 is a Series/1 under the
> covers, or a reimplementation for another, and perhaps cheaper,
> platform.
>
> I'm not sure what the desired result of such support is. If you want
> actually functionality, just use a TN3270 on the desktop platform of
> your choice. If you want authenticity, use a real 327x, perhaps
> connected via a token-ring 3174. Or use a line-mode ASCII terminal
> connected via the 270x support.
>
> It seems to me the only result of putting in 7171 support would be,
> well, 7171 support, and that surely appeals to a small group.
>
> Tony H.

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