Macintosh-to-NCR ITX Connectivity



Can a Macintosh communicate with an NCR System 10000 running ITX operating
system? If so, can this software control file transfer to a specific disk on
the NCR system? If not, do you know of a third-party software package that
provides either or both of the capabilities? This request involves a school
district decision regarding the use of Macintosh as administrative computers
and front ends to their NCR mainframe.

We contacted the local NCR office to find out what was required in connecting
to an NCR system running ITX. They said that a dumb terminal (MacTerminal in
VT100 would work) was all that was required for one session. There is special
software for the PC world (ITX Windows for PC) that allows multiple connections
to the system, but we have been unable to find information on a Macintosh
version. The local engineer suggested that you contact Central Dispatch at
their local NCR office for detailed information on what is required for their
particular system.

Further, we found the following software in the Macintosh Buyer's Guide on
AppleLink:

MacQT - Macintosh terminal emulation and file transfer

MacQT (Macintosh Quick Terminal) provides emulation of an ADDS Viewpoint
(a.k.a., NCR 7901) and NCR 7900 connected to an NCR host running UNIX or NCR's
ITX or other operating system. It lets a user run any program on the host
system, just as though they were working on a dumb terminal. Emulation is fast
and thorough. MacQT will transfer, in either direction, sequential ASCII files
or spool (print out) files. Host software is provided where necessary for file
transfer. Contact Rasmussen Software, Inc (check the Technical Info library
for details) about MacQt.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012