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BOSâNOVA Plus A complete hardware and software solution to Twinax connectivity between your midrange host and a PC
The BOSâNOVA Plus is available with your choice of ISA or PCI adapter cards
Overview BOSâNOVA Plus is a suite of products that provides PC users with AS/400 and SYS/36 connectivity over Twinax. Included in this package are an ISA or PCI Twinax adapter and an assortment of advanced applications for communication between PC's and midrange computers. PC users benefit from immediate Windows functionality for midrange operations based on BOS' rich 5250 display/printer emulation and advanced file transfer applications. The whole system environment gains a powerful boost once AS/400 operations can be offloaded to a PC.
Advantages 1 Supports both APPC and TDLC connectivity types 2 Supports multiple environments - DOS*, Win 3.x*, Win 9x/NT/2000/Me/XP 3 Uses BOS' Stealth Technology eliminating the need for dedicated memory segment and IRQ 4 Provides a user friendly file transfer application 5 Includes an automatically activated Twinax Wizard for easy installation and configuration 6 Enhanced emulation functions for a wide range of IBM terminals 7 Automatically configured and customizable printing capability 8 Includes the Twinax Tracer for efficient troubleshooting
* PID 6401 only
BOSâNOVA Plus 32
BOSâNOVA Plus 32
BOSâNOVA Twinax Client 32
DTF
ATF/DTF (SQL File transfer) IFS 95/98/Me Host Explorer
TDLC APPC
Display/printer emulation (4 sessions)
DTF TDLC
SYS/36
Display/ printer emulation (32 sessions)
AS/400
Display/ printer emulation (4 sessions)
Internal Twinax Router
Twinax Cable
Twinax Cable
Cards: ISA or PCI
Cards: ISA or PCI
BOSâNOVA Plus 32 Highlights Customized for the TDLC environment, the BOSâNOVA Plus 32 provides PC connectivity over Twinax to both AS/400 and SYS/36 hosts. Users benefit from up to four sessions of full 5250 display and printer emulation. BOS’on-the-fly GUI application enables a total Windows look-and-feel interface. The BOSâNOVA Plus 32 includes DTF; BOS’ advanced SQLbased data transfer application.
BOSâNOVA Twinax Client 32 Highlights The BOSâNOVA Twinax Client 32 enables PCs and PC printers to interface with midrange systems and perform as enhanced IBM midrange terminals and printers. Users enjoy full Windows APPC display and printer emulation for up to 32 simultaneous sessions. BOSâNOVA on-the-fly GUI application enhances emulation and provides a multitude of features that create a friendly work environment. BOSâNOVA advanced SQL-based data file transfer (DTF) is supported and ready to go with no additional upgrades required. The included internal router provides further benefits for APPC users by enabling the use of compatible applications requiring routers. BOSâNOVA Twinax Client 32 supports IFS 95/98/Me and the SQL file transfer utility.
BOSâNOVA Twinax Client 32 enables APPCconnected PCs to function as enhanced midrange terminals.
5250 Display and Printer Emulation Both connectivity types (APPC and TDLC) support BOS’ rich 5250 emulation environment that provides enhanced display and printer emulation functions for a wide range of IBM terminals, including the 3477FC. PC users benefit from full 3477FC emulation including complete color and Text Assist support, DDE and HLLAPI support for integration with Windows applications, and customizable toolbars. Powerful printer emulation capabilities afford a wide range of printing and print management options. Multiple automatic printing modes, complete font control, and customizable printer drivers are just a few of the features included in the BOSâNOVA Plus.
Emulation Features 1 MorphExpress™ on-the-fly GUI 2 Workstation ID support**
BOS’ rich emulation provides a Windows "look & feel" environment
3 SCS printer emulation 4 Text Assist support 5 Full 3477 emulation 6 PC and Terminal styles for keyboards 7 Customizable "floating" toolbars 8 Automatic font scaling 9 User definable macros with macro protection utility
10 External link for viewing of related
External link enables users to display the contents of a pre-defined file or directory, Web pages, and DTF sites.
files and directories
"Background Bitmap" allows
11 customization of display sessions with a user-defined graphic file
Features Matrix PC Requirements Connectivity Type
Feature
TDLC
Display emulation with MorphExpress on-the-fly GUI and powerful SCS printer emulation
4 concurrent sessions
4 concurrent sessions
File transfer
via BOSâNOVA*
DTF
Display emulation with MorphExpress on-the-fly GUI and powerful SCS printer emulation
32 concurrent sessions
32 concurrent sessions
SQL file transfer
ATF
DTF
AS/400 shared folders
-
BOSâNOVA IFS (Win 95/98/Me)
Remote command
+
+
Host Explorer
-
+
APPC
Win 3.x
Win 9x/NT/2000/Me/XP
* The local component is bundled with the emulation client; host components are purchased separately ** Not available with TDLC connection
Available Cards PC Requirements Card
PID
Slot
Operates Under
BOSâNOVA Plus ISA
6401
ISA
Win 3.x, Win 9x/NT/2000/Me/XP
BOSâNOVA Plus PCI
6461
PCI
Win 9x/NT/2000/Me/XP
Technical Specifications Devices Supported Displays 5251, 5291, 3196, 3197D, 3197C, 3180, 3477FC (with ECB support) Printers 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5256
Session Capacity
1 BOSâNOVA Plus 32
4 concurrent sessions
2 BOSâNOVA Twinax Client 32
32 concurrent sessions
486DX12 66 MHz (Pentium 90 MHz recommended)
2 Operating system
Windows 9x/NT 4.0/2000/Me/XP
3
Memory
4 Disk space
Windows 9x/Me: 8 MB minimum (16 MB recommended) Windows NT/2000/XP: 16 MB minimum (32 MB recommended) System folder: 7 MB minimum free space; User folder: 8.5 minimum free space
Host Requirements
1
Operating System
System/3x, Advanced System/36, (TDLC only) AS/400, IBM 5x94 (or compatible Remote Controller)
2 Connectivity Platforms APPC, or TDLC - via Twinax
Ordering Information 6401 BOSâNOVA Plus ISA 6461 BOSâNOVA Plus PCI 1204 via BOSâNOVA/400 (AS/400 host component) 1203 via BOSâNOVA/36 (SYS/36 host component)
North America BOSaNOVA, Inc. 2021 W. Rose Garden Lane Phoenix, AZ 85027 Tel: 866 865-5250 623 516-0029 Fax: 623 516-8697 sales@bos anova.net support@bos anova.net
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