have one display and one keyboard, you can only look at and
talk to one computer at a time. This session
is
called the
'active' session.
The Session Selection Menu allows you to choose your active
session.
You see a list of the available sessions, each
associated with a number.
You select the active session by
pressing the number assigned to that session.
You use the Session Selection Menu any time
VM/PC
is
running to change the active session. Whenever you change
sessions, the sessions which are not active are not lost.
You
will be notified whenever a session which
is
established, but
not active, changes.
The Session Selection Menu
is
displayed whenever the
SELECT key
is
pressed.
The sessions you may choose are:
Local 3277 Session
The Local 3277 Session allows you to activate the 370
environment within your IBM Personal Computer
XT
/370.
For
details see "Logon Sequence"
on
page 4-12.
Remote 3277 Session
The Remote 3277 Session allows you to connect your IBM
Personal Computer
XT/370
to
a remote computer using the
&anr . With this session active, you can communicate with
any remote computer which supports 3277 model 2 data
streams. The types of systems to which you may connect
include VM,
CICS, TSO, MVS, etc. Your IBM Personal
Computer
XT
/370
will appear as a 3277-2 terminal to that
system.
Note: This selection appears
on
the Session Selection Menu
only if an operational 3277-2 Device Emulator Adapter
is
installed in your IBM Personal Computer
XT
/370.
If
an
adapter
is
installed and the Remote 3277 Session does not
appear on your Session Selection Menu, turn off your IBM
Personal Computer
XT/370;
then turn it
on
again and
restart
VM/PC.
If
the problem persists, call your technical
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VM/PC
Users Guide