Black Box 5250 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD
router: PC Support/36, /38 and AS/400 programs that run on the personal
computer (PC) and the host system. Routers manage communications between the
PC Support facilities on the system and PC.
RTS (Request to Send): This indicates that the DTE has data to send.
RXD (Receive Data): Data from the host is being received by the 5250 Remote
Emulator Card.
scan code: Code used to transmit data from the keyboard to the PC.
session: An active connection between the terminal emulation and a host system. A
session is opened when the user signs on.
Set Text Orientation (STO): This command causes text to be printed in a specified
orientation regardless of paper size.
SDLC (Synchronous Data Link Control): An IBM communications protocol
commonly used in SNA environments.
simplex: Prints on only one side of the paper.
status attributes: An option used to define how the status line is displayed.
status line: An information line displayed on screen that displays information to
the operator concerning the processing of the text.
status message: Information on the last line of the display screen that tells the
operator about display station conditions.
stop bits: The number of bits sent to terminate each character sent to a serial
printer.
third-party: Software and/or hardware made by a company other than the original
manufacturer.
truncate: To break off a part of a number or character string.
twisted pair: A pair of small insulated wires, commonly used in telephone cables,
that are twisted around each other to minimize interference from other wires in
the cable.
TXD (Transmit Data): Data is being transmitted by the 5250 Remote Emulator
Card to the host.