
Chapter 1. Introduction
C
;
. The IBM 3290 Information Panel (Frontispiece) uses the 3270
data
stream
as
described in the
IBM
32
70
Information Display System Data Stream
Programmer's Reference, GA23-0059. Refer to that publication for 3270 data
stream information. This publication lists only the 3270 data stream functions
supported by the 3290 and describes only those implementation differences that
are unique to the 3290.
The 3290 interacts with host programs written for the 3270 displays. In terms of
screen management facilities, keyboards, methods of highlighting, and peripheral
device attachment, there are operational differences between the 3290 and other
3270 displays. See your IBM representative for any compatibility differences.
The 3290 supports the multiple interactive screens and multiple copy screens
functions. These functions allow the operator to benefit from the larger 3290
screen, using existing 3270 host programs as well as new programs. The multiple
interactive screens function allows the 3290 to operate
as
up to four logical
displays, each interacting independently with its own host program. The multiple
copy screens function allows the 3290 operator to initiate a copy of the active
screen to one of up to three copy screens and to retain the copies for reference.
With new or modified 3270 host programs, the 3290 displays large screens (up to
9920 characters), and multiple (up to 16) partitions, with or without vertical
scrolling. The 3290 interacts with structured-field data-stream functions.
Although a monochromatic display, the 3290 accepts the structured-field (color)
codes and returns them unchanged on a subsequent read operation.
The 3290 operates in the systems network architecture (SNA)
and
non-SNA
environments. For SNA support, virtual telecommunications access method
(VTAM) must be Advanced Communication Function
(ACF)/VTAM,
Release 1
or later,
and
telecommunications access method (TCAM) must be Version 2,
Release 3 or later.
In
the SNA environment, the 3290
is
a logical unit (LU) type
2 device, attached to a physical unit (PU) type 2 control unit. In a binary
synchronous communication (BSC) environment, transparency must be used with
structured fields or with extended attributes.
The 3290
can
be attached to the IBM 3274 Control Unit. (See
the
IBM
3270
Information Display System Feature Description, GA23-0113, for the 3274
models to which the 3290 can be attached and for the necessary
3274
features
and support.) When attached to the 3274 Control Unit, the 3290
is
a Category A
terminal
that
attaches to a type A port (except port
AO).
Certain 3290-unique information is stored
on
the 3290 load diskette in the 3274
unit. This diskette must be placed
in
the 3274 diskette drive when any attached
3290s are
to
be used, because each time
an
attached 3290 is switched
on
(and
at
other times mentioned in this manual) the 3274 must provide a downstream load
of
this information from the diskette to the 3290.
The 3274 monitors and controls communication between
the
attached 3290s
and
the host system. See the
IBM
3270
Information Display System
3274
Control
Unit Description and Programmer's Guide, GA23-0061, for local operations,
remote BSC operations,
and
SNA/synchronous
data
link control (SDLC)
communication.
Chapter
1.
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