IBM 3767
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IBM 3767 Communication Terminal is a serial printer terminal
that employed wire matrix print-head technology and, for the first time, the Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC) communications protocol set under IBM's Systems Network Architecture
(SNA). It was introduced in 1974 and was used widely during the late 1970s to 1990s, for attachment to IBM System/360
and System/370
mainframe
computers.
printer, using the traditional asynchronous serial communication (start-stop signaling), and display terminals such as IBM 2260
and IBM 3270
, using the new communications protocol set (Binary Synchronous Communications
or BSC), became available.
There were needs to use a new more efficient communications protocol set and to make available a more efficient and reliable remote printer and display terminals. To satisfy such needs, IBM 3767 serial printer and IBM 3770 communications system (including a line printer) became available as part of the "Advanced Function in Communications" announcement which included the new System Network Architecture (SNA) and Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC) communications protocol set, followed by another announcement in July, 1975, which included IBM 3760 Data Entry Station and the new models of IBM 3270
display stations, and IBM 3790 communication system.
There were several models depending on the following features:
They will attach to IBM System/360
or IBM System/370
mainframe computers through IBM 3705 communications controllers, and supported by 3705 Network Control Program
and mainframe software such as CICS
and IMS.
IBM 3767 was developed by IBM Systems Development Division's Fujisawa
(later Yamato
) laboratory in Japan. It was manufactured at IBM Research Triangle Park
plant in North Carolina
, USA, Fujisawa
plant, and Greenock
, Scotland
, plant in UK.
Computer terminal
A computer terminal is an electronic or electromechanical hardware device that is used for entering data into, and displaying data from, a computer or a computing system...
that employed wire matrix print-head technology and, for the first time, the Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC) communications protocol set under IBM's Systems Network Architecture
Systems Network Architecture
Systems Network Architecture is IBM's proprietary networking architecture created in 1974. It is a complete protocol stack for interconnecting computers and their resources. SNA describes the protocol and is, in itself, not actually a program...
(SNA). It was introduced in 1974 and was used widely during the late 1970s to 1990s, for attachment to IBM System/360
System/360
The IBM System/360 was a mainframe computer system family first announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and sold between 1964 and 1978. It was the first family of computers designed to cover the complete range of applications, from small to large, both commercial and scientific...
and System/370
System/370
The IBM System/370 was a model range of IBM mainframes announced on June 30, 1970 as the successors to the System/360 family. The series maintained backward compatibility with the S/360, allowing an easy migration path for customers; this, plus improved performance, were the dominant themes of the...
mainframe
Mainframe computer
Mainframes are powerful computers used primarily by corporate and governmental organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing.The term originally referred to the...
computers.
Needs for more efficient computer terminals
During the late 1960 and 1970s, the computing environment expanded beyond the large computer rooms based on card input/output and started to allow data input and output terminals from remote locations. For such purposes, printer terminals such as IBM 2741IBM 2741
The IBM 2741 was a printing computer terminal introduced in 1965.It combined a ruggedized Selectric typewriter mechanism with IBM SLT electronics and an RS-232-C serial interface. It operated at about 14.1 characters per second with a data rate of 134.5 bits/second...
printer, using the traditional asynchronous serial communication (start-stop signaling), and display terminals such as IBM 2260
IBM 2260
The text-only 960-character monochrome IBM 2260 cathode ray tube video display terminal plus computer keyboard was a 1964 predecessor to the more-powerful color text-and-graphics IBM 3270. The 2260 screen image was normally configured with 12 lines of 80 characters each, which corresponded to IBM...
and IBM 3270
IBM 3270
The IBM 3270 is a class of block oriented terminals made by IBM since 1972 normally used to communicate with IBM mainframes. As such, it was the successor to the IBM 2260 display terminal. Due to the text colour on the original models, these terminals are informally known as green screen terminals...
, using the new communications protocol set (Binary Synchronous Communications
Binary Synchronous Communications
Binary Synchronous Communication is an IBM link protocol, announced in 1967 after the introduction of System/360. It replaced the synchronous-transmit-receive protocol used with second generation computers. The intent was that common link management rules could be used with three different...
or BSC), became available.
There were needs to use a new more efficient communications protocol set and to make available a more efficient and reliable remote printer and display terminals. To satisfy such needs, IBM 3767 serial printer and IBM 3770 communications system (including a line printer) became available as part of the "Advanced Function in Communications" announcement which included the new System Network Architecture (SNA) and Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC) communications protocol set, followed by another announcement in July, 1975, which included IBM 3760 Data Entry Station and the new models of IBM 3270
IBM 3270
The IBM 3270 is a class of block oriented terminals made by IBM since 1972 normally used to communicate with IBM mainframes. As such, it was the successor to the IBM 2260 display terminal. Due to the text colour on the original models, these terminals are informally known as green screen terminals...
display stations, and IBM 3790 communication system.
3767 functions, features and models
IBM 3767 Communication Terminal had the following functions:- IBM's own wire matrix, serial print-head technology
- Keyboard
- Communications: SNA/SDLC or BSC
- Communications speed from 200/300 to 19, 200 bits per second
- US English or one of the world's other major languages
There were several models depending on the following features:
- 80 or 120 printing positions
- With or without internal modem
They will attach to IBM System/360
System/360
The IBM System/360 was a mainframe computer system family first announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and sold between 1964 and 1978. It was the first family of computers designed to cover the complete range of applications, from small to large, both commercial and scientific...
or IBM System/370
System/370
The IBM System/370 was a model range of IBM mainframes announced on June 30, 1970 as the successors to the System/360 family. The series maintained backward compatibility with the S/360, allowing an easy migration path for customers; this, plus improved performance, were the dominant themes of the...
mainframe computers through IBM 3705 communications controllers, and supported by 3705 Network Control Program
Network Control Program
The Network Control Program provided the middle layers of the protocol stack running on host computers of the ARPANET, the predecessor to the modern Internet...
and mainframe software such as CICS
CICS
Customer Information Control System is a transaction server that runs primarily on IBM mainframe systems under z/OS and z/VSE.CICS is a transaction manager designed for rapid, high-volume online processing. This processing is mostly interactive , but background transactions are possible...
and IMS.
IBM 3767 was developed by IBM Systems Development Division's Fujisawa
Fujisawa, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 407,731 and a population density of 5,870 people per km². The total area is 69.51 km²-Geography:...
(later Yamato
Yamato, Kanagawa
is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 225,866 and a density of 8,320 persons per km². The total area was 27.06 km².-Surrounding municipalities:*Zama*Fujisawa*Ebina*Sagamihara*Ayase...
) laboratory in Japan. It was manufactured at IBM Research Triangle Park
Research Triangle Park
The Research Triangle Park is a research park in the United States. It is located near Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina...
plant in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, USA, Fujisawa
Fujisawa, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 407,731 and a population density of 5,870 people per km². The total area is 69.51 km²-Geography:...
plant, and Greenock
Greenock
Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, plant in UK.
See also
- IBM System/360System/360The IBM System/360 was a mainframe computer system family first announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and sold between 1964 and 1978. It was the first family of computers designed to cover the complete range of applications, from small to large, both commercial and scientific...
and System/370System/370The IBM System/370 was a model range of IBM mainframes announced on June 30, 1970 as the successors to the System/360 family. The series maintained backward compatibility with the S/360, allowing an easy migration path for customers; this, plus improved performance, were the dominant themes of the... - IBM 2741IBM 2741The IBM 2741 was a printing computer terminal introduced in 1965.It combined a ruggedized Selectric typewriter mechanism with IBM SLT electronics and an RS-232-C serial interface. It operated at about 14.1 characters per second with a data rate of 134.5 bits/second...
- IBM 3770, IBM 3270IBM 3270The IBM 3270 is a class of block oriented terminals made by IBM since 1972 normally used to communicate with IBM mainframes. As such, it was the successor to the IBM 2260 display terminal. Due to the text colour on the original models, these terminals are informally known as green screen terminals...
, IBM 3760 and IBM 3790IBM 3790IBM 3790 was a computer system announced in 1975, one of the first distributed computing platforms. It preceded the IBM 8100, announced in 1979.... - Systems Network ArchitectureSystems Network ArchitectureSystems Network Architecture is IBM's proprietary networking architecture created in 1974. It is a complete protocol stack for interconnecting computers and their resources. SNA describes the protocol and is, in itself, not actually a program...
(SNA) and Binary Synchronous CommunicationsBinary Synchronous CommunicationsBinary Synchronous Communication is an IBM link protocol, announced in 1967 after the introduction of System/360. It replaced the synchronous-transmit-receive protocol used with second generation computers. The intent was that common link management rules could be used with three different...
(BSC)
External links
- IBM history of Far Eastern Languages in Computing. Part 3. IBM Japan taking the lead, accomplishments through the 1990s (IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Volume 27, Issue 1, Jan.-March 2005)