ABSTRACT: 3151 MODEL DESCRIPTIONS AND ATTACHING TO RS/6000 AIX

TEXT:

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE AVAILABLE MODELS OF THE IBM 3151
ASCII DISPLAY AND THE PREFERRED MODELS TO USE WITH AIX PS/2,
AIX/RT, AIX VERSION 3 FOR RISC SYSTEM/6000.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS NOTICE APPLIES TO U.S. ONLY.

MODEL 110 - ENTRY LEVEL ASCII TERMINAL. OFFERS IBM 3151
MODE, 10 ASCII EMULATIONS, 80 COLUMNS ONLY,
AND RS232. 84-KEY ASCII LABELED KEYBOARD
(SPACE SAVING).

MODEL 310/410 - FULL FUNCTION ASCII TERMINAL. OFFERS IBM 3151
AND IBM 3101 MODES, 10 ASCII EMULATIONS, 80/132
COLUMNS AND, RS232 OR RS422 VIA CARTRIDGE. SIX
OPTIONAL CARTRIDGES. 102-KEY ASCII LABELED IBM
ENHANCED KEYBOARD.

MODEL 510/610 - PS/2 ATTACH ASCII TERMINAL. OFFERS THREE "PC"
MODES WHICH GENERATE SCAN CODES, 80/132 COLUMNS,
RS232/RS422, WINDOW ASSIST AND MOUSE COMMANDS.
101-KEY PS/2 LABELED IBM ENHANCED KEYBOARD.

AIX PS/2, CICS-OS/2, RPG II APPLICATION
PLATFORM, NON-IBM MULTI USER DOS OPERATING
SYSTEMS SUPPORTS SCAN CODES.

AIX/RT AND AIX VERSION 3 FOR RISC SYSTEM/6000:
SUPPORTS THE 3151 IN ASCII MODE. ALL MODELS OFFER ASCII
MODE. RECOMMEND USING MODELS 310/410.

AIX PS/2:
SUPPORTS THE 3151 IN BOTH ASCII AND SCAN CODE MODE. ALL
MODELS ARE SUPPORTED. EVALUATE THE APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR
ASCII OR SCAN CODE MODE, THEN SELECT THE APPROPIATE MODEL.

CAUTION: WHEN USING THE 510/610 IN ASCII MODE THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED:

1. THE 510/610 DO NOT ALLOW THE FUNCTION KEYS TO BE
REDEFINED FROM THE HOST OR KEYBOARD. APPLICATIONS
THAT REQUIRE THIS FUNCTION, NEED CHANGES.
2. THE 510/610 KEYBOARD BECOMES THE 310/410 KEYBOARD
LAYOUT, A TEMPLATE IS PROVIDED. THIS MAY CAUSE
OPERATOR CONFUSION. USE 'IBM 3151 MODELS 51 AND
61 GUIDE TO OPERATIONS' GA18-7015 PAGES 3-1 AND
3-2 FOR ALL THE ACTUAL DIFFERENCES. SOME EXAMPLES
INCLUDE:
NUM LOCK KEY IS THE JUMP KEY.
RIGHT CTRL KEY IS THE SEND KEY.
THE ALT KEYS ARE THE RESET AND CTRL KEYS.
THE PAGE UP IS THE CLEAR KEY.
THE PAGE DOWN IS THE ERASE EOF KEY.
3. THE 510/610 DOES OFFER THE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES:
WINDOW AND MOUSE COMMANDS.
PC CODE PAGE 00437/00850 IN ASCII MODE.
ANSI X3.64 CURSOR ADDRESSING

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