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Section 5 - General Configuration and Usage Information
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Section 5 - General Configuration and Usage Information
5.1 Protocol Converter 3101 and VT100
- Special Considerations
Converter Quirks
The following list must be considered a small fraction of the total selection of protocol converters. In addition,
due to constant changes and RPQs to converter hardware and software for the same brand/model this quirk list
may not be valid. Expect the worst.
IBM Series 1 (Yale ASCII Package)
-uses backspace (08 hex) as ENTER key
-no flow control (no XON/XOFF)
-loses data when overrun (CFXPROX auto-resend AID sometimes corrects)
IBM 7171
-channel attached (sends data to screen out of sequence) (may need DIALOG LINEDROP
to disconnect)
-uses backspace (08 hex) as ENTER key
-no flow control on some models (no XON/XOFF)
-loses data when overrun (CFXPROX auto-resend AID sometimes corrects)
(ROM chip update is available from IBM that allows 1500 byte blocks as of 01/88)
-if bytes are being dropped, try using KEYDELAY set to 50 millisecs
IBM 7626
-SNA only. Little box, a poor 4 line converter
-uses backspace (08 hex) as ENTER key
-no flow control (no XON/XOFF)
-loses data when overrun (CFXPROX auto-resend AID sometimes corrects)
IBM 3708
-should be configured with “medium” size buffer
-flow control is optional (not needed with medium/large size buffer). The 3708 should be
configured to
not
send XOFF/XON pairs as punctuation of the data stream
-BEL issued for line errors (locks keyboard till RESET). If the 3708 is in file-transfer mode, this
lock will not happen. Esc > to enter file-transfer mode and Esc < to turn it off
IBM 3174 with Async Adapter (up 32 lines)
-cannot configure buffer size
-has XON/XOFF flow control
-we have tested up to 19.2
-cannot upload effectively. Due to small input buffer size data transfer upload forces many
many XOFFs
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