Multiterm / VSE Specifications
Fast, Easy Session Management for VM, MVS, VSE, & GCS
Easy access to multiple sessions. Users can add and drop sessions as needed; switch between sessions with single keystrokes, not by logging on and off; select applicatons from menus; scroll through the history of their screens; and print sceens to any VTAM printer.
Environment, System Requirements
MULTITERM takes about an hour to install. It operates with 327x or compatible terminals-SNA or non-SNA, local or remote, and including ASCII terminals with protocol converters. In MVS, VSE, and GCS, MULTITERM operates as an ACF/VTAM application with minimal working sets and virtual buffers.
Other environment specifications are as follows:
MVS
- MVS/ESA
- IBM ACF/VTAM and VSAM
- Five cylinders of 3380 disk space, or equivalent
VSE
- VSE/ESA
- IBM ACF/VTAM and VSAM
- Five cylinders of 3380 disk space, or equivalent
GCS
- VM/ESA
- IBM VM/VTAM and VSAM
- Seven cylinders of 3380 disk space, or equivalent
VM
- Runs as a disconnected virtual service machine.
- Sessions go to terminals through logical device support
- Requires VM/ESA
- One virtual service machine
- Five cylinders of 3380 disk space, or equivalent
- Support for CTCA connection, optional
- Virtual memory needs vary
- Can interface with the SMSG facility of VM
CMS Access Option
- Provides MVS and VSE sites with access to VM.
- Operates as a VM service machine
- Connects to MULTITERM by a virtual CTCA defined in VM
- Requires VM/ESA
- One virtual service machine
- Five cylinders of 3380 disk space, or equivalent
- A CTCA or 3088 device