InfoConnect Accessory Manager is an application that you can use to concurrently run different types of terminal emulators or file transfer utilities to connect to different types of hosts, all within a single framework.
The relationship between Accessory Manager and emulators is similar to the relationship between a word processor and documents. When you run a word processor, you have a single application window, and no matter which document you open, there are functions that are common to all the documents. Likewise, when you run Accessory Manager, you have a single application window, and no matter which terminal emulation session you open, there are functions that are common to all the emulators.
Just as a word processor can open multiple documents at once, Accessory Manager can run multiple terminal emulation sessions at once. For example, using Accessory Manager, you can open one session using UTS to connect to a Unisys ClearPath IX or 1100/2200 Series host, then open a second session using T27 to connect to a Unisys ClearPath NX/LX, or A Series host. Or you can open multiple sessions using one emulator, such as four sessions using UTS. You can open up to ten sessions simultaneously.
Accessory Manager Working Areas
Application Window
This area contains your session windows. To open a session, click Open Session from the File menu, and then double-click the session that you want to open.
Toolbar
The toolbar displays buttons that you can use with Accessory Manager. You can use the default toolbar, or you can modify it or create your own. You can load multiple toolbars at once, and you can move the toolbar anywhere on the screen.
Session Window
This area displays your terminal emulation session, including data you type and data received from the host.
Status Bar
The status bar displays messages (such as a description of the selected menu item); displays the name of the recorded host screen; indicates whether Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock are on or off; displays the status of blind key programming; and displays the current time.
Menu Bar
Select this item to display available menu options.
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