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The 5250 data stream definition has been refined over time to include GUI elements such as pop-up windowing, check and option boxes, mouse handling, and pull-down menus. The devices generate an audible clicking sound as the user types, similar to the electric typewriters of the era. Robustly constructed, 5251 terminals weigh roughly 36 kilograms (79 lb). The 5250 is a block-oriented terminal similar to, but not compatible with, the IBM 3270. Keyboard Shift light: The Shift key is being pressed.Caps Lock light: The Caps Lock key has been pressed.Characters after the cursor will shift right when text is keyed. Insert light: The Insert key has been pressed.When a program ends or when the user signs on, the message(s) will be shown. If lit, there is at least one message that has not been seen yet.

Message Waiting light: Other users, and the system itself, can send messages to workstations.System Available light: If lit, this terminal is connected to the host system and is receiving information from it.On a 5251 type terminal featured five status lights on the front of the unit: Signed numeric reserves the rightmost position of a field for a sign – blank for positive or '-' for negative.Right adjust will right adjust data entered in a field when the operator exits the field.Mandatory fill specifies that this field must be entirely filled if any data is entered into it.Monocase translates lower-case characters entered into this field to upper-case.Mandatory entry specifies that the operator must enter data in this field and is not allowed to tab over it.Field exit required forces the operator to manually exit this field, rather than automatically advancing to the next field after entering the last character.

#Tn5250 device name code

Duplicate enable allows the operator to press the DUP key in a field, entering a special code which is interpreted by the application program – typically duplicating data in this field from the previous record or line.

Bypass automatically skips over a field in the screen.

Auto enter simulates an ENTER key press at the conclusion of the field.

A field can be defined as alpha only, numeric only, or alphanumeric.

įield attributes also define the type of data the operator can enter into a field, and specify other control information for the field. The keyboard is an early 122-key variant of the Model M the original 5251-1 had a much smaller beam-spring keyboard. IBM 3486 Terminal, a later terminal with 5250 functionality, capable of supporting two independent sessions concurrently, and with an amber screen.

#Tn5250 device name serial

The 5256 is a tabletop serial dot matrix printer with three models providing speeds of 40, 60, or 120cps and a print line of 132 characters.

The 5252 was not part of the initial announcement. The 5252 features a single CRT displayed 12 lines each on two different sides back to back in a single case, with separate keyboards. 52 input format control attributes are optimized for data entry applications and offer significant enhancements over previous 3270 terminals. Text attributes consist of blink, high intensity, reverse video, non-display, underscore, and a unique column separator that causes the field to be preceded and followed by a vertical bar. The monochrome text-only display can be either 960 characters, formatted as 12 lines of 80 characters, or 1920 characters as 24 lines of 80 characters. In 19 system consisted of the following components:

IBM 5251 display station on front of IBM 5120 system