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From: CJS@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: 3270 TELNET client (tn3270 ?) and AS/400 TELNET server (TCP/IP)
Message-ID: <90312.114531CJS@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 8 Nov 90 16:45:31 GMT
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Organization: Penn State University
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In article <9011071458.AA25335@ftp.com>, jbvb@FTP.COM (James B. Van Bokkelen)
says:

>A PC with the proper display adapter
>can do quite well for all kinds of 3278, and some varieties of 3279.  3179G
>is possible, too (talk to Mitek for that).

I sure would like 3179G emulation in a TN3720.  Does anyone have an
address or phone number for Mitek handy?

>            - Does tn3270 work with AS/400 TCP/IP (not only with VM/CMS) ?
>Don't know, even about our own DOS product.  I haven't yet heard of an
>AS/400 on the Internet that we could test against (any volunteers?).

We are using FTP Software's TN3270 to telnet to an AS/400.  It works
pretty good; I wish it (TN3270) supported color or at least extended
attributes (like underscore).  The default 3270-to-5250 keyboard mapping
(on the AS/400) is brain-damaged, but (somewhat) easily remedied with a
user command.  Also, it only does 24 lines.  I also use FAL's telnet to
log onto the AS/400.  Extended color and highlighting work.

Because of the weirdness in remapping the 3270->5250 keys, I wish I had a
TN3720 that allowed its keyboard remapping to define more than one 3270
key to be transmitted with one PC key.  The 5250 has 24 PF keys plus more
than the usual 3270 attention keys: help, page up (roll down) and page
down (roll up), some some functions have to be mapped to dual 3270
attention keys (PA1+PFx or PA2+PFx).  A TN5250 would be nice for this
reason.