Chapter
1.
Introduction to
VM/PC
VM/PC
is
an IBM licensed program product which runs
on
the IBM Personal Computer
XT
/370.
VM/PC
runs
as
an
IBM Personal Computer Disk Operating
System application
and presents you with an interactive system which has the
characteristics of a
VM/SP
Release 2 system. These
characteristics include command entry, command format,
messages, screen formats, data file naming conventions, key
functions, and application interfaces.
VM/PC
allows you:
To set up your system quickly via a series of easy to use
panels which guide you through the installation and
configuration process.
To establish a local
370 environment in your IBM
Personal Computer
XT/370.
To manage a single virtual memory space of up to 4
million characters.
• To select the type of connection (3277 or 3101) to a
remote computer that meets your processing needs.
To maintain concurrent local and remote sessions over
the 3277-2 Coaxial Connection or
EIA
RS232-C
communication facilities (hereafter referred to
as
RS232).
To
transfer data and programs between your remote
VM
computer and your IBM Personal Computer
XT/370.
To execute many
370
CMS applications in your IBM
Personal Computer
XT
/370
without modification.
To transfer your
VM/PC
data files between the
VM/PC
format and IBM Personal Computer Disk
Operating
System 2.00,
or
equivalent, format (hereafter
referred to as
DOS).
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