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Ch 1. Introducing SNA IMF [ Using SNA IMF Pass Thru ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


Using SNA IMF Pass Thru

Chapter 1  Introducing SNA IMF 

This chapter describes the SNA IMF/V and SNA IMF/XL products.  It
contains the following sections:

   *   Overview of SNA IMF describes SNA IMF and its role in the SNA
       network.

   *   Programmatic Access and Pass Thru describes the two modes in which
       you can use SNA IMF: programmatic mode and interactive (Pass Thru)
       mode.

   *   Hewlett-Packard's IMF Products describes the three Interactive
       Mainframe Facility products available from Hewlett-Packard:  SNA
       IMF/V, SNA IMF/XL, and IMF/3000.

   *   Features of SNA IMF lists the capabilities and features available
       with SNA IMF.

   *   Features of Asian SNA IMF lists the special features available for
       Asian users of SNA IMF, like Double-Byte Character Set support and
       localizable message and help text.

   *   IBM Host Applications briefly describes the applications on the
       IBM host that you can access through SNA IMF.

   *   The Functional Layers of SNA lists the architected layers of an
       SNA network.

   *   Structure of SNA IMF describes the components of the SNA IMF and
       SNA link products.

   *   Operating Environment lists the hardware and software required to
       run SNA IMF, the programming languages supported by SNA IMF, and
       the equipment you need to establish the data communications link
       with the IBM host.



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