What Can The 3270 Pc Do For Me - IBM 3270 Hardware User's Manual

The 3270 PC does even more. It lets you move
information from window to window. ,Xou can
copy anything that appears in one window into
another. If you have the necessary program on
your host computer, you can copy complete files
from your 3270 PC and move them to a host
computer and back again. The 3270 PC also
gives you one or two extra windows, if you want
them, in which to write notes. They are like
note pads on your screen. You can copy from or
into them, too.
Are you wondering who controls how and where
the windows appear on your screen? You do!
You can set them up any way you want, and you
can change them any time you want. There are
other things that your 3270 PC can do. You will
learn about them later.
What Can the 3270 PC Do for Me?
The best way to explain what the 3270 PC can do
for you is with an example. Let's assume that
you are an insurance agent using a 3270 PC.
Your system is connected to an IBM host
computer that gives you rates and statistical
data. Your system is connected to another host
computer that keeps customer information. You
have an IBM PC application that helps you do
financial analysis.
With the 3270 PC you can be connected to both
hosts at the same time and have your PC
application running. You will have a window for
each work session. You can also have a window
for a note pad. Since you have all of your work
sessions available at the same time, you can
move information between a host computer and a
personal computer session.
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