In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
on 12/08/2005
   at 01:39 PM, "McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

>Remember all of this was designed when 3277's were the main operator
>console.

No. It was designed when the 1052-7 was the main operator console.

>And the original ones could only display UPPER CASE.

The 1052-7 could type lower case. The folding was a convenience for
things that had to be upper case.

The 3270 was not the first operator console. Take the 2260 - please!
 
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     Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT
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