Actually, IBM has come close in the past. The MP3000 service element (not HMC) did provide this functionality. As far as I know, it was the predecessor to the 2074. In fact the configuration program and file in the 2074 are the same as what you would see in the Service element in the MP3000.
You were / are able to configure a virtual channel and virtual devices via the microcode of the 3000 enabling you to create these 3270 sessions without the expense of the 2074 and or 3x74. The design of the zSeries, although it supports virtual coupling facility links does not have the same feature for it's Service elements. My hope is that some day in the not so distant future, this virtual feature will be there. Bob Morrison --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
