IBM 3270 Operation Guide

Section 1. Introduction
The 3270
Cards
are
hardware
components
that,
with
the
appro-
priate
software,
provide
3278/79
emulation
capabilities
for
per-
- sonal
computers.
3270
Cards
can be
installed
in
personal
computers
with
either
an
Intel 8088
1
(AT
or
PC
XT)
or
a
Micro
Channel™
bus. The
3270
Card
for
personal
computers
with
an
Intel 8088
bus is
the
Per-
sonal
Computer
3278/79
Emulation
Adapter. The
following
IBM
personal
computers
have an
Intel 8088 bus:
• IBM
PC
• IBM
PC
XT™
• IBM
Personal
Computer
XT
Model
286
• IBM Personal
Computer
AT®
• IBM Personal
System/2®
Model
25
•
IBM
Personal
System/2
Model
30.
The 3270
Card
for
personal
computers
with
a
Micro
Channel
bus
is
the
3270
Connection
Card.
The
following
IBM
personal
com-
puters
have
a
Micro
Channel
bus:
• IBM
Personal
System/2
Model
50
• IBM
Personal
System/2
Model
55
• IBM
Personal
System/2
Model
60
•
IBM
Personal
System/2
Model
70
• IBM
Personal
System/2
Model
80.
You
may
already
own
any of
several
versions
ol
these
cards.
The
following
illustrations
show
the
current
production
models.
These
cards
are
direct
replacements
for
older
models.
1
In
this
book,
unless
otherwise
stated, Intel 8088
bus
refers
to
the
8088. 8086,
and
80286
buses.
Micro
Channel
and
PC
XT
are
trademarks
of
International
Business
Machines
Cor-
poration.
Personal
Computer
AT
and
Personal
System/2
are
registered
trademarks
of
Interna-
tional
Business
Machines
Corporation.
©Copyright
IBM
Corp.
1990
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IBM 3270 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	3270
Category	Desktop
Language	English