Configuring terminal-attached printers

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You can configure terminal-attached printers.

  1. The 128-port adapter is properly configured and operational.
  2. The 3151 display is attached to the 128-port adapter and is operational.
  3. The ASCII display is attached to the 128-port adapter and is operational.
  4. Printer software for terminal-attached printing is installed.

Hardware requirements

  • IBM® 8- or 128-port adapter
  • ASCII display (an IBM 3151 display is used for this hardware)
  • Serial printer
  • EIA 232 serial cabling and gender changers

Many of the ASCII terminals used today have an auxiliary serial or parallel port on which to connect a printer device. Connections of this type offer administrators a means of sharing valuable computer resources and increasing user productivity and efficiency by moving the printers as close as possible to the users. This section describes the hardware requirements and prerequisites necessary to configure this type of terminal-attached printer in this operating system environment.