Macintosh: Connecting to SAG‘s Natural Connection



I want connect a Macintosh directly to an IBM 3174/3274/3276 TCU using Type
A coax cabling.

The communication protocol required is IBM 3270 D.S. with support for CUT
and DFT modes. There must be file transfer facilities which interfaces
with FT/TSO on the IBM host. The software must also be compatible with
SAG's Natural/Connection software.

I'm interested in trying MacDFT with Coax/Twinax card, but I need to know
if MacDFT is compatible with SAG's Natural/Connection software.

Software AG does distribute a "Natural Connection for the Macintosh" (and
for OS/2, and for MS-DOS). It requires a minimum of a Macintosh Plus, with
1MB of RAM and 2 floppies. Their Macintosh application consumes from 348K
of RAM (B/W) to 640K (color) or more depending upon the font selected. For
color or MultiFinder support you must use Macintosh System Software 6.0.4
or later. The host Natural software must be version 1.2 or 2.1.

The hardware supported include the Apple Coax/Twinax card, DCA's MacIrma,
and Avatar's MacMainFrame. AppleTalk support is provided via the Netway
1000 or 2000. The host and client software also supports dialup
connectivity.

For More information, search under: "Software AG"


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012