Re: Vintage AS/400 - Terminal weirdness?

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> About 2 decades ago we got rid of the last of our twinax.
> Gave them away to the first person to show up.  Apparently
> this guy now has a lifetime supply of system consoles.

Hey!  I resemble that guy because I took 2 of those 3196's from you.  But
we haven't had a twinax device in at least 12+ years.  So don't insult me.
:)

Besides, not everyone can be on the "cutting edge" all the time.






On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> About 2 decades ago we got rid of the last of our twinax.  Gave them away
> to the first person to show up.  Apparently this guy now has a lifetime
> supply of system consoles.
> Perhaps you can find some hoarder somewhere.  Sometimes your local user
> group can help.
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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> From:   "Englander, Douglas" <Douglas_Englander@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     "midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   12/08/2017 04:46 PM
> Subject:        Re: Vintage AS/400 - Terminal weirdness?
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> I too have not used a 3196 terminal in a long time. However, I remember
> having that experience. I found it to be either a paper clip or a piece of
> a staple wedged inside  the keyboard under the key cap that was causing
> the weirdness [metal on metal]. Once I saw that and removed it, all was
> well.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Doug
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