IBM 5100 Communications Manual

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
I NTRODUCTI ON •
OPERATION OF THE COMMUNICATIONS
FEATURE.
Loading and Initializing the Communications
Program
Display Screen and Extended Display
Transmitting From the Keyboard
Receiving
Communications Status Line
Scroll
Edit
OPERATION OF THE KEYS.
ATTN Key
Transmit
Receive
Edit
Shift Key
CMD Key
RESEND
EXECUTE Key
HOLD Key .
Special
Function Keys
Command Character
Edit
Line Delete
Shift Lock
Tab Set
Tab Reset
Print .
Home
Write (Option T Only)
OUT Character
Copy Display
Tab
Fast Left .
Fast
Right
Fast Up .
Fast
Down
Scroll Left
Scroll Right
COMMUNICATIONS COMMANDS
&AUTO (Option T Only)
&CLOSE (Option T Only)
~OPEN (Option T Only)
&OUTSEL
~RATE (Option T Only)
&SYSTEM
~TAPEIN (Option T Only)
Contents
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REVI EW OF COMMANDS AND SPECIAL
FUNCTION KEYS
19
Commands
19
Special Function Keys
20
3
MESSAGE INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES
22
Tape (Option T Only)
22
3 Tape Input
22
3
Tape Output
23
4
Printer
23
4
Bypass Function (Print Inhibit)
23
5
Composing Messages Offline
24
5
Transmit Interrupt
24
7
STATE INDICATORS
25
8
HOME
25
8
EDIT.
26
8
SCRL
27
8
XMIT
28
8
PROC
29
9
9
ERROR CODES
30
9
Invalid Tape Data
31
9
Overflow (Option T Only)
32
9
Printer Error Recovery .
32
9
9
APPENDIX A. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
33
10
10
APPENDIX B. SAMPLE TAPE COMMUNICATIONS
10
AND PROGRAMS
35
10
Writing BASIC Programs on Tape
35
10
Writing Other Language Programs on Tape
35
11
Writing APL Functions on Tape (APL.SV)
36
11
Sample Functions
37
11
Sample Programs Using the ~AUTO Command
40
11
Sample BASIC Program
40
12
Sample APL Program
41
12
12
APPENDIX C. TRANSLATION CODES
42
12
Character Code Chart
42
12
Function Character Code Chart
44
12
13
INDEX
45
13
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15
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IBM 5100 Specifications

General

Release Year	1975
RAM	16 KB - 64 KB
Storage	204 KB tape drive
Display	5-inch CRT
Operating System	APL/BASIC
Processor	IBM PALM (1.9 MHz)