Uses for AS400 9040?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Hans Franke wrote:
> Am 1 Dec 2005 10:27 meinte Sridhar Ayengar:
>>Arno Kletzander wrote:
>>> http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2002-December/006151.html
>>>is yet another thread worth having a look. However it only deals with twinax
>>>terminals; I've never heard of somebody accessing one via serial console.
> 
>>Even if there were a way to hook a serial terminal up, the machine is 
>>still EBCDIC.
> 
> Kick me if my memory is that bad, but any kind of line codes 
> are (usualy) ASCII for IBM remote perhipherals. Which includes
> Terminals.

I'm reasonably sure that my 3278 coax SNA mainframe terminals do not 
speak ASCII.

Peace...  Sridhar