Wow.  You really want to operate a 3290 in this age?  It must be 30 years
old; but then I guess they were built to last.  ISTR mine weighed in around
75 lbs. (some people thought it was bolted down), and that maybe a newer
and somewhat lighter model came out later.  Must have been the mid-'90s.

Anyway, my gut says you could buy a couple 24" displays for what that
monster will cost you in power & cooling for a year.  It got pretty hot.

sas


On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Feller, Paul <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I have not seen a 3290 in years, but I think the next few ports in the
> 3174 become dead ports.  So if you are defining 4 sessions the next three
> ports to the one you plug in the coax in the 3174 become dead.  You still
> need the VTAM/LU stuff defined.  I think.  Like I said I have not seen a
> 3290 or a 3174 in years.
>
> Thanks..
>
> Paul Feller
> AGT Mainframe Technical Support
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Dave McGuire
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 15:00
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: new member, need old iron assistance
>
>    Hello Paul, yes I think I have that set up correctly.  But this got
> me thinking, and I may be misunderstanding something about the 3174 and
> its handling of multiple sessions.
>
>    What I've done is configured MLT (Multiple Logical Terminal) support
> on the 3174, which works well on the other terminals; I can switch back
> and forth between four independent sessions on the same terminal.  Only
> one coax port on the 3174 is used for this.
>
>    I had assumed that this is how the 3290 handles multiple sessions.
> Your suggestion of allocating a total of four ports on the 3174 for the
> 3290 got me thinking that perhaps it does this a different way; do you
> mean allocating four actual physical coax ports on the 3174 for the 3290?
>
>                  -Dave
>
> On 04/28/2017 01:48 PM, Feller, Paul wrote:
> > If I remember correctly if you plan on doing multiple screens on the
> > 3290 you also have to setup the 3174 to handle it.  As an example if
> > you want 4 3270 mod4s you have to let the 3174 know you will be using
> > up a total of 4 ports on the 3174.
> >
> > Thanks..
> >
> > Paul Feller AGT Mainframe Technical Support
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave McGuire Sent:
> > Friday, April 28, 2017 12:31 To: [email protected] Subject:
> > new member, need old iron assistance
> >
> > Hi folks, new list member here.  I come seeking the wisdom of gurus.
> >  Please forgive any breach of protocol.
> >
> > I'm looking for some assistance with some older iron, a 3290 plasma
> > terminal.  I have it partially functional, connected to a 3174, and
> > can get into the terminal's setup panels, but those panels are
> > essentially useless without documentation.  I'm not getting any
> > sessions through the 3174 to the 3290, so something is wrong
> > somewhere.  Other terminals connected to the same 3174 reach hosts
> > just fine.  It's my hope that I'll be able to figure it out once I
> > find the appropriate documentation.
> >
> > I believe the setup panels are documented in publication GA23-0241,
> > which doesn't appear to be available online anywhere.
> >
> > Would anyone here have a copy of that manual, or any other relevant
> > material, on a dusty bookshelf?  Or would anyone with knowledge of
> > 3290+3174 configuration be willing to give me some assistance?
> >
> > Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Respectfully, -Dave
> >
>
>
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> New Kensington, PA
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