What are the technical differences between the various TC versions?

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The differences can be broken down into the following categories:

Whether or not and how other applications running in the concentrator interact with TC or the sales application.

If I/O device access is provided by the TC Remote Peripheral Access Method (RPAM), the type of communication that is used between the client terminal and the TC server.

For additional information, see Knowledge Base Article “Terminal Concentrator Technical Differences (KB000107)”