Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 08:11:06 -0500 From: Peter Elsner <peter@servplex.com> To: "Micheal Patterson" <micheal@cancercare.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IBM Emulation Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20030827080933.011b93c0@mail.servplex.com> In-Reply-To: <013a01c36c31$0998c4f0$0201a8c0@dredster> References: <012e01c36c27$b2ad92f0$0201a8c0@dredster> <000e01c36c28$68825750$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca>
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I have successfully used AlphaCom from http://www.omnicomtech.com It has IBM3151 emulation built in. Cost is about $25. per user and is (in my opinion) the best terminal emulator for Microsoft WinBlows out there. Peter Elsner At 07:20 PM 8/26/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Currently, we use ProComm for Win95 and 2k with a VT100 emulation in >conjunction with a vendor provided keyboard and translation file that they >won't part with. I've also tested TinyTerm and it utilizes when in IBM3151 >emulation mode, it provides the same translations as ProComm and it's >combined translation file. After speaking with a few of the field techs, I >was told that anything that can provide an IBM3151 terminal emulation will >work properly. On my aix system, under /src/misc/terminfo there is an entry >named ibm3151.ti. Under my FreeBSD 4.8 system, within >"/usr/compat/linux/usr/share/terminfo" I have a terminal file for the >ibm3151 and within /usr/compat/linux/etc/termcap there is an entry for >ibm3151 but I'm uncertain how to utilize that within the FreeBSD >environment. I've tried importing the ibm3151 termcap entry into my FBSD >termcap and rehashing the termcap database but it garbles once I get into >the ibm environment. I'm wondering if I may actually need to get some sort >of terminal emulator for BSD instead of a straight telnet session. > > >-- > >Micheal Patterson >Network Administration >Cancer Care Network >405-733-2230 > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> >To: "Micheal Patterson" <micheal@cancercare.net>; ><freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> >Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 6:18 PM >Subject: Re: IBM Emulation > > > > > My department has been tasked with trying to find an alternative to > > Windows > > > in our organization. I can get the normal workplace items, spreadsheets, > > > word, etc taken care of, but I have one issue that eludes me. We have an > > > application server running on an IBM RS6000 running AIX 4.3 that >requires > > > IBM 3151 terminal emulation. Is there anyone that has successfully been > > able > > > to utilize a termcap for the IBM3151 so that the character sets and > > function > > > keys map accordingly when using an xterm session to an IBM RS6000 system > > > running AIX? > > > > The naive approach would be to copy the IBM3151 definition from the >termcap > > on AIX to FreeBSD. > > I took a look on the AIX 4.3 (and 5.1) machines that I have access to and > > there is no such definition. > > > > What do you currently set your TERM variable to on AIX to get the desired > > emulation? > > > > -- > > Matt Emmerton > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Peter Elsner <peter@servplex.com> Vice President Of Customer Service (And System Administrator) 1835 S. Carrier Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 (972) 263-2080 - Voice (972) 263-2082 - Fax (972) 489-4838 - Cell Phone
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