RE: IBM 5363 - System/36 - Connecting to a PC?

Jeremy,

Good luck!

For your specific questions:

- Yes, in theory, what you are describing should work.  Make sure that
your 5250 emulation software and the card are compatible.

- I've forgotten what the workstation controller is like on a 5363, but
if you have a choice, connect your cable to port 0.

- Before powering up the 5363, the emulator should be functioning and
configured for address 0.

- Most recent emulation cards are self-terminating.

- There is a very good chance if you can find an AS/400 shop nearby,
they may have some old 5250 displays laying around in a closet.

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of JL
> Subject: IBM 5363 - System/36 - Connecting to a PC?
>
> Hello, this is my first post on this mailling list.  I found the list
> through a search and really found a TON of info!  I recently acquired
> an IBM 5363 III from a hospital.  They didn't need it and decided that
> I could have it, just to get it out of their way.  Only problem is,
> it's just the server and the set of keys.  No disks, books, cables,
> nothing.   After some research I found out that it runs System/36 and
> has TwinAx connections.  They don't have any old IBM dumb terminals to
> go with it and they're suprisingly expensive on eBay still, so I can't
> dish out that kind of cash just for something to tinker around with.
I
> did find a few IBM 5250 ISA emulator cards.  They have a cable that is
> a y cable with 2 twinax connectors and one other kind that goes into
> the card.    My real question is, if I got the card, the cable, the
> emulator software (got a copy of TUNemul laying around) and a few feet
> of twinax cable, would that work, in theory?   I didn't know if twinax
> had to have a hub or anything.    What about terminators?  I'm
> basically wondering what all I would need to connect an older P166MMX
> machine to the 5363 to mess around with it.
>
> Thanks
> Jeremy Litton