IBM 3164 ASCII Manual page 12

The IBM 3164 is a high-function, ASCII display station of the IBM 316X
family which offers such features as menu set-up, definable function keys,
split-screen, and character and field attributes. It also has such functions as
smooth scroll, windowing, paging, redefinable keys and double-size
characters and is compatible with the IBM 3163.
It is also able to emulate the IBM 3101, which allows easy transition for users
who already have an IBM 3101.
Users can switch from one machine mode to another without changing the
present software, and also obtain the advantages of the IBM 3164.
The highlights of this display station are:
Improved ergonomics
• Tilt and swivel display
• Etched/dark screen to reduce glare
• Enhanced keyboard
• Brightness control
• Compact size.
Screen characteristics
• 25 lines X 80 characters
• 8 X 16 character cell
• 14-inch color cathode-ray tube (CRT)
• Blinking, underline, non-display, reverse video attributes
• Color attributes (red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, turquoise, black, and
white) .
New keyboard
• Designed for ASCII applications
• Tactile feedback
• Low profile
• 12 function keys (shiftable to 24) and 3 program attention keys
• Numeric keypad
• Removable key caps.
Enhanced functions
• Menu setup
• Definable function keys
• Character and field attributes
• Line drawing characters
• Split-screen
• CRT saver
• Smooth scroll
• Windowing, paging, and partitioning
• Double high/double wide characters
• Redefinable keyboard
• Block longitudinal redundancy check (LRC)
• Host-Ioadable character set
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