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D -- ON-SITE MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOR MODEL 5278 COMTERM TERMINALS AND MODE 5270 COMTERM CONTROLLERS SOL RFP95-11 DUE 042695 POC Kaye Klinker, Contracting Officer, (202)707-8608. The Library of Congress intends to negotiate with Printer Systems to continue on-site maintenance to include labor and spare parts for (quantity 886) Model 5278CRT Comterm (3270-compatible expanded character set) Terminal and (quantity 140) Model 5270 Comterm Remote Cluster Controllers. This equipment was manufactured by Comterm, Inc. Point-Claire (Quebec) specifically for the Library of Congress in 1983 to support online bibliographic searching and input/updating of bibliographic information in machine readable form. The systems were designed to support the ALA extended Roman character set and nonroman languages. The Comterm 5278 consists of a Monochrome Display Station and Keytronics keyboard with special key caps and has the capability of transmitting the expanded character set through special key codes. The remote cluster controller commands up to 32 devices when connected to the host computer that supports BSC or SNA/SDLC protocols. The solicitation will be available on or about 4/26/95. Reference solicitation RFP95-11. (0094)

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