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CHAPTER 1: Specifications
1. Specifications
System Hardware
Required —
Host: IBM AS/400 or System/34, /36, or /38;
PC: IBM AT
®
, PS/2
®
, PC/XT™ or compatible
with available parallel port and using the
ASCII code set;
Printer: Any Hewlett-Packard printer with
MIO interface port
Cable Required —
Host side: DB9-to-twinaxial auto-terminating
V-cable (included);
PC side: PC-to-parallel-printer cable (not
included)
Compliance —
FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A; DOC Class/
MDC classe A; CE (EN60950, EN550082-1,
and EN55022) Class A
Interfaces/Protocols —
Host side: IBM 5250 twinaxial;
PC side: Centronics parallel;
With printer: HP MIO 4.0
Printer Emulation —
IBM 3812-1 (non-IPDS)
Code/Character Sets
Supported —
Host side: EBCDIC and DSC;
PC side: ASCII;
Printer side: HP Roman 8 and Code Page 850
Languages Supported —
16 (see the entry for host/PC-download
command 05 in
Section 5.3
)
Flow Control —
To/from PC: Hardware (BUSY/ACK)
Data Rate —
Receive from host:
Maximum burst: 2 Mbps;
Effective rate: 1 Mbps;
Receive from PC: As fast as PC can transmit
Maximum Distance —
Host side: Standard limitations for twinaxial
peripherals (depends on configuration of
twinax network and other peripherals);
PC side: 20 ft. (6.1 m)