The System360 Model 20 Wasn't As Bad As All That 3889

On 7 Jul 2006 08:45:38 -0700 in alt.folklore.computers,

also Universal Character Set Buffer on IBM printers with loadable character sets; from CP LOADBUF command docs:

"IBM supplies the following UCS buffer images for the 3203 model 5 printer: Name Meaning AN Normal alphanumeric notation character set arrangement HN Normal hexadecimal notation character set arrangement PCAN Preferred alphanumeric notation character set arrangement PCHN Preferred hexadecimal notation character set arrangement QN PL-I--60 graphics QNC PL-I--60 graphics RN FORTRAN, COBOL commercial YN High-speed alphanumeric TN Text printing 120 graphics PN PL-I--60 graphics SN Text printing 84 graphics IBM supplies the following UCS buffer images for a device that emulates the 3211 printer: Name Meaning A11 Standard commercial H11 Standard scientific G11 ASCII P11 PL-I T11 Text printing IBM supplies the following UCS buffer images for the 3262 printer: Name Meaning P48 48-character belt P52 52-character belt (Austria-Germany) P63 63-character belt, optimized P64 64-character belt P96 96-character belt P116 116-character belt (French-Canadian) P128 128-character belt (Katakana)"

Did a bunch of work to make other laser printers look like super-3800s to SCRIPT and GDDM under CMS as the 3800 was the only supported multi-font and APA-pixel graphics printer.

I was lucky to work on a product in that timeframe to replace IBM MagCard Selectrics used for preparing UK MoD submissions and docs with something better than runoff-nroff, support character and line printers, daisy wheel printers up to dual wheel double wide platen, and phototypesetters. It was built for internal use, but also marketed around UK MoD contractors as a turnkey system and sold some copies, but I emigrated shortly after the initial external install.

-- Thanks. Take care, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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