From: joemonk64@gmail.com   
      
   > It must have at least supported an EBCDIC target or it   
   > wouldn't have worked with 3270 terminals, right? Or   
   > were they using ASCII 3270 terminals? I thought they   
   > were running stuff under VM/CMS? Surely that is always   
   > EBCDIC?   
      
   Interdata (aka perkin-elmer) was an ASCII machine, not an EBCDIC machine. It   
   was mostly hooked to a real 370 as an RJE terminal. RJE automatically handles   
   ASCII/EBCDIC conversion...   
      
   As far as 3270 terminals... There were none...   
      
   They had the VM system connected via 270x terminals ... (i.e. teletype   
   emulation).   
      
   "An IBM 270x type device front-ending the mainframes."   
      
   Joe   
      
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