IBM 4704 FINANCE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DISPLAY STATION MODEL 3 Announcement Letter Number 183-067 dated May 3, 1983 US - Last Revised on May 3, 1983 Brief Description of Announcement, Charges, and Availability Customer Letter Section IBM 4704 FINANCE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DISPLAY STATION MODEL 3 The 4704 Model 3 is a modular, user-configurable 12" CRT display and keyboard station for input and output in interactive banking and administrative applications. It offers flexibility in workstation layout and configurations and can be tailored to meet the needs of various platform and administrative applications. The 4704 Model 3 attaches to the IBM 4701 Finance Communications System Controller by means of the optional Device Cluster Adapter (DCA). Highlights . 4704 Model 2 compatibility. . The display module contains the logic and power necessary to drive the integrated CRT plus keyboards, optional magnetics, and PIN keypad devices. . Two means of operation: (1) keytracking in the controller or (2) locally in the 4704 Model 3. . Local keyboard tracking and cursor controls can relieve load on the controller. . Displays, under program control, either 1,920 characters (24 lines of 80) or 480 characters (12 lines of 40). . Status information is displayed at the bottom of the screen. . Support of alerts via Communications Network Management. . 3278 Model 2 compatibility on the 4701 DCA. . 3604 and 4704 Model 1 application code can be migrated to the 4704 Model 3 when keytracking is performed in the 4701 controller. Magnetic stripe reader/encoder and PIN keypad support is provided. . Screen editing controls such as clear, erase input, erase field are self contained. . Choice of anti-glare filters, which provide yellow characters on brown background or bright-green characters on dark-green background. . Additional standard display functions included are: Upper and lower case characters Normal or high intensity Adjustable brightness and contrast Audible alarm 7" X 9" dot matrix Operator-selectable cursor . Four different keyboards are available to meet a variety of user requirements. These are: 50-key function, 62-key alphameric, 77-key extended alphameric, and the 107-key administrative keyboard. A combination of the 50-key and 62-key keyboards is also supported. . Attaches magnetic stripe reader or reader/encoder. . Attaches a nonencrypting or encrypting PIN keypad. Programming support: The 4704 Model 3, which is program compatible with the 4704 Model 2, can be programmed to operate in two ways: with keytracking in the controller or locally within the 4704 Model 3. Application programs developed for the 3278 Model 2, 3604 Model 3, 3604 Model 7, or 4704 Model 1 can operate unchanged with the 4704 Model 3 when keytracking is performed in the controller. In addition, application programs written for 3604 Models 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 will operate, although modifications may be necessary. Support for magnetic stripe reader/encoders and PIN keypads is provided. Minor modifications are required to the configuration definition (CPGEN) to include the 4704 Model 3. To take advantage of the advanced capability afforded by internal 4704 Model 3 keytracking, the application programs need to be modified. See Product Announcement (4701 Model 2) dated June 22, 1982 and DPD Product Announcement dated September 14, 1981 for details of controller data support. See Programming Announcement dated July 30, 1982 for host support details. Delivery: General availability of the 4704 Model 3 is planned for December 1983. Security, auditability, and control: User management is responsibile for evaluating, selecting, applying, and implementing the security and auditability features of the 4700 and the System/370, 303X, 308X, or 4300 processors and for the appropriate administrative and application controls. Volume purchase price reduction: Machines in the 4700 Finance Communication System qualify for a purchase price reduction for volume orders. The 4704 Model 3 qualifies for the same percentage reduction as the Models 1 and 2. Models 1, 2, and 3 quantities may be combined to qualify for the price reduction. Prices: See sales manual pages included with this announcement.