Terminal Device Type Codes

The terminal device type codes listed in the following figure are used exclusively in the creation of TIBTAB. The columns abbreviated SS, LL, and LD represent:

Default SS Screen Size, in characters
Default LL Line Length
Default LD Line Depth (number of lines)

The values listed for these items can be changed within the TIBTAB by specifying the keyword arguments FORMAT, LEN, and LINES when coding the TIB.

Terminal Terminal Type SS LL LD
Device Code  
BATCH (Indicates that TIB may be used by batch)
TTY TELETYPE - 80 26
TTYD TELETYPE (DIAL) - 80 26
3270 L IBM 3270 LOCAL 1920 80 24
3270 R IBM 3270 REMOTE 1920 80 24
3275 R IBM 3275 REMOTE 1920 80 24
3278 L IBM 3278 LOCAL 1920 80 24
3278 R IBM 3278 REMOTE 1920 80 24
3279 L IBM 3279 LOCAL 2560 80 32
3279 R IBM 3279 REMOTE 2560 80 32
3284 L IBM 3284 LOCAL - 120 20
3284 R IBM 3284 REMOTE - 120 20
3286 L IBM 3286 LOCAL - 120 20
3286 R IBM 3286 REMOTE - 120 20
3287 L IBM 3287 LOCAL - 132 18
3287 R IBM 3287 REMOTE - 132 18
3288 L IBM 3288 LOCAL - 132 18
3288 R IBM 3288 REMOTE - 132 18