On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 09:12:22PM +1100, Attila Fogarasi wrote: > The 42xx printers are dot matrix that were primarily meant to be used by > non-mainframe hosts so they come in a variety of configurations to emulate > asynchronous devices.
I am aware the 4224 came in a number of configurations. When I got it, it had a (broken) twinax interface in it, intended for an AS/400. I found a 3270 coax interface that I put in, which doesn't yield any error messages on the printer. As mentioned, the printer is recognized by the 3174 without issues, see [1], port address 03. As far as I know the 4224 came also in IEEE-1284 and ethernet variants. Not sure about EIA-232. > You might have one that is not usable with OS/390 without special > hardware (there is an adapter card on the 3174 for it, for example. Are you referring to the Asynchronous Emulation Adapter for the 3174? I am aware it exists, but I don't have one. It adds EIA-232 ports to the 3174. Probably not applicable in my case anyways, as my 4224 has a 3270 coax port. > You'd have to determine exactly what model of 4224 you have, and > then configure the 3174 appropriately. I don't think there is much to do on the 3174 really, at least I haven't found any configuration screens that seem relevant. > I don't think it is a VTAM logmode issue (yet). You've picked about > the most difficult printer type to use, might be a lot easier to get a > 3287 etc. The 3287 is a neat device, difficult to find though. The 4224 is what I have. > The 4224 claim to fame was that > it could handle a high volume of dot matrix multi-part form printing at > high speed. True. > Unlikely to be useful these days :) This is an archaeological activity, not a production deployment :-) At the moment I do not have enough knowledge about how printing works under MVS-type operating systems. Assuming a printer connects to VTAM successfully, then what? How do I 'send' something to a printer? This is probably described in an IBM document somewhere, but I haven't found anything helpful so far. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! -Alex [1] https://ahuemer.xx.vu/volatile/2022-01-14-UZ89Q9phAV0/4224_3174.jpeg > > On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 6:32 AM Alexander Huemer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Blast from the past, I know. Maybe somebody here remembers how this is > > done. > > I have a 4224, connected to a 3174 that is talking APPN to OS/390. The > > printer registers successfully on the 3174, I see a 'p' at the port that > > it is connected to in the 'Status Summary' screen of the 3174. > > Searching for documents that would explain how OS/390 / VTAM is to be > > configured, I didn't find much. > > [1] provides guidance in regard to a MODEENT macro that is supposed to > > work. > > But, where to go from there? I found [2], but RSCS seems to be a VM-only > > thing. > > I assume I'll have to configure the thing somehow in VTAM, though there > > must be more to it I think. > > If anybody can point me to relevant documents or has a 20 year old > > wrinkled-up cheat-sheet in their deskdrawer, I would appreciate a little > > help. > > > > -Alex > > > > [1] https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/gddm?topic=gddm-4224-ipds-printer > > [2] > > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zvm/7.2?topic=connections-sna-3270-printer-support > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
