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Q30603: IBM 3270 PC Not Officially Supported by QuickBASIC

Article: Q30603
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 25-APR-1989

The IBM 3270 PC computer combines an IBM PC with the capability to
interface with a mainframe computer.

The IBM 3270 PC is not on the list of IBM PC compatibles on which
QuickBASIC compiler has been tested or guaranteed to run.

It has been reported that system lockups can occur when running
QuickBASIC Version 4.00 on the IBM 3270 PC.

We recommend that you do not run QuickBASIC, or programs compiled in
QuickBASIC, on the IBM 3270 PC.

This information also applies to the IBM 3270 Workstation Program
Version 1.0, which is a software package that emulates an IBM 3270 PC.

This information applies to QuickBASIC Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50,
and the Microsoft BASIC Compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS
and OS/2 (and their included copies of QuickBASIC).

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