What's in the Package

The Personal Communications Version 16.0 package contains IBM Personal Communications for Windows, Version 16.0, which provides 5250, 3270, and VT emulation and connections to z/OS™, z/VM™, eServer™ i5, System i5™, iSeries™, zSeries™ and ASCIIhost systems.

In addition to the products previously mentioned, the Personal Communications installation image contains the following:
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader, to enable you to read softcopy books available on the installation image
  • Book files in PDF format
Note:
  1. For each of the two basic packaging options, there are also separate installation images, depending on:
    Globalization
    Personal Communications is supported on 23 languages. To install Traditional/Simplified Chinese or Korean, click the appropriate link from the Launchpad panel under the Install section. To install other languages, you can install from the Launch setup for Personal Communications link.
    Security Levels
    Personal Communications is shipped at the 168-bit encryption level.