Customizing Terminal and Printer Type Files with the Workstation Configurator (32022-90031)

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Introducing Workstation Configurator
Why Use Workstation Configurator?
Why Use Workstation Configurator?
Users sometimes need to alter the terminal or printer type file when
communication is initiated because the port was configured into the
input/output system with a terminal or printer type file that is not
suited to their use. Often, this is true for dial-up modem ports, where
many different terminals share a single port, but at different times.
Workstation Configurator lets you modify the characteristics of a
terminal or printer port. Multiple files can exist that define different
characteristics for one port. The HP 3000 system enables terminal
operators to temporarily alter the terminal or printer type for a port in
order to change a terminal port’s characteristics.
WARNING Users of Workstation Configurator can create terminal or
printer type files without restrictions. Proper and efficient
operation of devices using a user-created terminal or printer
type file is the responsibility of the user. For example, a
terminal type file that specifies no flow control mechanism will
create data overruns on the device.