Sujet : Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display
De : kludge (at) *nospam* panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
Groupes : comp.miscDate : 01. May 2024, 19:33:17
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Organisation : Former users of Netcom shell (1989-2000)
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Dan Espen <
dan1espen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
It's always be obvious to me that the PC was 80x25 so that it could
accurately emulate a 3270 24 line display.
>
A 3270 HAS a 25th line where is displays some additional information
like whether the keyboard is locked. There were 24 lines of data and a
25th line for status information.
Yes. 3270 emulation was one of the applications delivered with the machine
when it was first introduced, with a coax interface card being available.
It was expected to be one of the major uses of the machine.
--scott
-- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
| Date | Sujet | # | | Auteur |
| 29 Apr 24 |  IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 19 | | Ben Collver |
| 30 Apr 24 |  Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 30 Apr 24 |    Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 1 | | Sn!pe |
| 30 Apr 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 1 | | candycanearter07 |
| 30 Apr 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 12 | | Dan Espen |
| 30 Apr 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 10 | | Ben Collver |
| 30 Apr 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 1 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 30 Apr 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 8 | | Dan Espen |
| 30 Apr 24 |  Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 4 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 30 Apr 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 1 | | Jim Jackson |
| 1 May 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 2 | | Dan Espen |
| 1 May 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 1 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 30 Apr 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 2 | | Ben Collver |
| 1 May 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 1 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 1 May 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 1 | | John McCue |
| 1 May 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 1 | | Scott Dorsey |
| 30 Apr 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 3 | | Stefan Ram |
| 30 Apr 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 1 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 30 Apr 24 | Re: IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80x24 display | 1 | | Ben Collver |