"Data, commands, and orders transmitted between the control unit and the host system are in the form of interface codes. Two different codes are used in the United States: extended binary-coded decimal interchange code (EBCDIC) and American National Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII). The EBCDIC codes are also used in the World Trade countries (ASCII is available only in the U.S.); refer to IBM 3270 Information Display System: Character Set Reference, GA27-2837, for details. "
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Phil Smith III <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2026 10:03 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Two TSO terminal I/O from Rexx questions External Message: Use Caution Ehhhhh...the 3270DS itself still isn't doing ASCII, I don't think. On June 18, 2026 9:36:18 PM Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> wrote: > That depends on the 3271 model. > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי > נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר > > > > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of > Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2026 7:53 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Two TSO terminal I/O from Rexx questions > > > External Message: Use Caution > > > On Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:30:08 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: > >> My TSMBIRD was ASCII art on a 3277; is your ILRBIRD fancier? >> > ASCII ? 3277? > It's easier to believe EBCDIC character cell. > Or do 3277 data streams support ASCII? > > -- > gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
