http://www.microsoft.com/SNA/sna2112.htm (PC Press Internet CD, 03/1996)
Microsoft SNA Server makes it easy to connect PCs to IBM® mainframe and AS/400® applications and data. Graphical administration tools help you configure and manage that connectivity, giving users convenient, reliable access to host systems.
Chances are, your mainframe or AS/400 contains data that could be put to better use in your spreadsheets, ODBC-based business applications, and other software on the desktop. Or maybe you simply need access to 3270 or 5250 applications on the host. Microsoft SNA Server makes this connectivity easy and economical. It combines the familiar user interface of desktop PCs with the flexibility of modern LAN systems to offer PC users reliable and secure access to IBM host computing.
Using advanced client-server architecture, Microsoft SNA Server offloads the communications processing from your host computers and desktop PCs. Each PC uses only standard LAN protocols, such as TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, Named Pipes/NetBEUI, Banyan® VINES® IP, or AppleTalk® to connect to one or more SNA Servers. The SNA Servers then connect to the mainframe and AS/400 systems using SNA protocols.
SNA Server offers advanced tools for easy system setup and centralized graphical administration. It supports every important PC and network operating system, LAN type, SNA host connection, and host type. You can connect clients and manage SNA Servers across LAN and WAN bridges, routers, and even over dial-up lines.
Microsoft SNA Server takes advantage of the Windows NTTM Server operating system to deliver the power, scalability, and security of this robust application foundation. Combined with the industry-standard SNA APIs, this foundation makes Microsoft SNA Server the easiest platform for integrating PC and host environments.
