Re: [MI400] Re: was "open sourcing discontinued offerings" in Midrange-NonTech

["Keith Carpenter" <CarpCon@xxxxxxx>]

Unfortunately things often boil down to the least common denominator.  If WP
mode isn't widely impliemented, it's of marginal value.  27x132 mode and
those 5250 GUI (oxymoron) extensions have suffered this fate.

Keith


----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Handy" <dhandy1@bellsouth.net>

> I think all 400's since around 1990 or so came standard with the "enhanced
WS
> controller", though it was optional on the early CISC models.
>
> If not using twinax attached devices, then the WS does not matter.  It is
your
> connection method.  For example, the 5494 supported WP mode but I don't
think
> the 5294 or 5394 did.  And of a bigger concern now is telnet.  I doubt
very many
> telnet clients will support the data streams.
>
> I could be wrong.
>
> I last read the WP mode data stream stuff back on the S/36, in the S/36
> Functions Reference Manual...
>
> Doug
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