Personal Communications brings the power of personal networking to your workstation by providing
a variety of connectivity options supporting local area network (LAN)
and wide area network (WAN) environments. Whether you need host terminal
emulation, client/server applications, or connectivity, Personal Communications offers
a robust set of communications, networking, and administrative features.
Personal Communications is a full-function emulator package with an easy-to-use graphical
interface, which includes many useful features such as file transfer
and dynamic configuration, and emulator APIs including the IBM® Host
Access Class Library.
Personal Communications provides the following functions:
zSeries Connections
LAN
LAN via IEEE 802.2
Telnet3270
VT-over-Telnet (TCP/IP)
COM port
Telnet 3270
VT-over-Telnet (TCP/IP)
iSeries® Connections
LAN
LAN via IEEE 802.2
Telnet5250 over TCP/IP
VT over Telnet
ASCII Emulator Connections
LAN
VT over Telnet
COM port
VT over Telnet
Log Viewer
View Message Log, Trace Log, and Merged Log files
Summary and Detail views
Set default Message Log size and location
Filter and search Log files
Message Log entries Help
Trace Capability
3270/5250 emulator data
Connectivity data, such as LAN or SDLC
User services data, such as node initialization
Sample Programs
Located in \Personal Communications\samples subdirectory
Installation and Configuration
Partial installation option
Program sharing on a network server
Automatic detection of installed communication adapters
Dynamic change of communication configurations
Automatic Dial Facility )
Silent Installation
Verification of ASCII configuration
Host Session Function
Up to 52 sessions
Variable screen size and automatic font scaling
Function settings (of the host code page, for example) for each
session
Host Graphics Support
Built-in vector graphics support for GDDM® and
other graphics applications
File Transfer Function
Easy operation through graphical user interface (GUI) windows
Batch transfer of multiple files
Concurrent file transfer through multiple sessions
Background file transfer
File transfer invocation by macro
VT File Transfer (XModem and YModem)
Edit (Cut and Paste) Function
You can
use the clipboard to cut, copy, and paste a selected area. In addition,
you can paste data in other applications, such as spreadsheet programs,
that support the PasteLink function.
Support of spreadsheet data format (Sylk, BIFF3, Wk3 formats)
Copy Append
Paste Next
Paste to Trim Rectangle
Paste Stop at Protected Line
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Customizable 3D iconic tool bar
3D-button hotspots
Pop-up keypad
Macro function, including record and play
VBScripts, including record and play
Keyboard-function setup and remapping
Mouse-button-function setup and remapping
Display setup (cursor type, graphics, sound, colors, for example)
Automatic font size adjustment or fixed font size
Window-appearance setup
Menu-bar customization
3270 Light Pen emulation by using a mouse
Status bar with history
Page setup (Text and Graphics)
Revised Configuration Dialog
Online help
Print Function
Printer session (for PC/3270: SCS, LU 3)
Graphics local print
Printing with the Windows printer
drivers
Print function by printer definition table (PDT)
Multiple host-print functions in multiple sessions
PDF-to-PDT conversion tool
PC400 print function by OS/400® and i5/OS™ Host
Print Transform (HPT)
PC400 printing supported by the iSeries, eServer™ i5,
and System i5® Advanced Print Support Utility
Programming Interfaces
32-bit Emulator High-Level Language Application Programming
Interface (EHLLAPI)
32-bit Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
32-bit Node Operations Facility (NOF)
32-bit Personal Communications API (PCSAPI)
32-bit Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC)
32-bit Common Programming Interface for Communications (CPI-C)
32-bit Automation Object API
32-bit ActiveX/OLE 2.0
ActiveX Controls
PC400 Client Function
Data transfer
PC Organizer
Text Assist
Enhanced Programmable Terminal User Interface (ENPTUI)