IBM 3270/5250 Emulator for NeoLinux92 IBM 3270/5250 Emulator Setup WizardWhat are IBM 3270and 5250emulations?Instead of using dedicated text terminals to access applications run-ning on IBM AS/400 ® computers and IBM S/390 ® computers, cus-tomers can use terminal emulation software to communicate to thosehost computers. The terminal emulation software communicates to thehost computers by mimicking the display of the original text terminals,(on the client device) and mimicking the behavior of the text terminalwith respect to data exchanged with the host computer.IBM ® developed this IBM 3270/5250 emulator software packageoriginally for IBM Network Station thin clients, and later ported it forIBM NetVista N2200 and N2800 thin clients. Unique among the vari-ous 3270/5250 emulator software packages available today, only thisone was developed at IBM by IBM 3270/5250 programmers.How do I knowwhich emulation Ineed?IBM 5250 emulation mode is used to access IBM AS/400 ® applica-tions.IBM 3270 emulation mode is used to access IBM S/390® applica-tions.IBM 3270/5250 Emulator Setup WizardCreating an IBM3270/5250Emulatorconnection1 In the Add Connectiondialog, select IBM Emu-lator Terminal Connec-tion from the drop-downmenu. When finished,click OK.2 In the Specify Name,Server, and Emulationdialog, enter a name for your connection, the name or lP address ofa server where you will connect, and the emulation you plan to use.When finished, click Next or Finish.
