We assume that many vendors are looking into this, including Avatar as in
the following article from "Apple Intro News". With Avatar Corporation's
new MacMainFrame Series, Macintosh LC computer users can connect with IBM
3270 mainframes.
"The MacMainFrame Series for the Macintosh LC includes the MacMainFrame
Coax Workstation, which offers a Coax-attached internal card that fits
into your Macintosh LC 020 Processor Direct Slot for direct connection to
an IBM 3270 network. It provides either 1-session CUT or 5-session DFT
emulation. The MacMainFrame Coax Gateway provides Macintosh work groups
with access to up to five IBM host sessions.
"The MacMainFrame Token Ring Workstation provides a direct connection to a
Token Ring network giving you access to up to 8 IBM 3270 sessions. The
MacMainFrame Token Ring Gateway allows Macintosh users in an AppleTalk
environment to run host applications on an IBM host that resides on a
Token Ring network.
"The MacMainFrame SDLC Workstation allows you to directly access host
information over a local or remote Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC)
connection. The MacMainFrame SDLC Gateway provides a Macintosh work group
in an AppleTalk environment with local or remote access to an IBM host
over an SDLC connection."