[ Retro Scan of the Week ] IBM Smart Desk
Monday, April 28th, 2014
Multitasking in the early days.
Ah, the IBM 3270 PC. What a strange beast. It was essentially an IBM PC that could also emulate an IBM 3270 terminal, which allowed it to link up to IBM mainframes. In a sense, this was IBM’s version of the AppleLine protocol adapter (featured in a Retro Scan a few weeks ago), albeit one built into an IBM PC.
By the way, look at the keyboard on this machine. Function keys galore. I’ve always wanted one of those.
Discussion Topic of the Week: Have you ever used an IBM mainframe computer?
