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From: joshua@tc.fluke.COM (John B. "JB" LaRue)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: 3270 emulator for Windows 3.0
Message-ID: <1991May28.182539.19928@tc.fluke.COM>
Date: 28 May 91 18:25:39 GMT
References: <91141.08385634HLEFG@CMUVM.BITNET> <1991May23.042811.8720@osh3.OSHA.GOV>
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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In article <1991May23.042811.8720@osh3.OSHA.GOV> chip@osh3.OSHA.GOV (Chip Yamasaki) writes:
>In <91141.08385634HLEFG@CMUVM.BITNET> 34HLEFG@CMUVM.BITNET (Mark Strandskov) writes:
>
>>I am looking for a 3270 terminal emulator for Windows 3.0.  It
>>must be able to support a 3270 session across Token Ring and
>>it is preferable, but not a necessity, that it is a Windows
>>application and not a DOS application running under Windows.
>
>We reviewed Extra! for Windows from Attachmate here.  I took a brief
>look at it and didn't care for it although I think the DOS version is
>fine.  In fact, I run the DOS version under Windows/386 (no, not 3.0
>yet) at work daily.  The problems I saw were:
>
>1.  Lots of bugs (I think they are fixed, this was pre-release I think).
>2.  More steps to starting a session (although there are probably macros
>    to automate the process).
>3.  No real advantages (why do character stuff in graphics mode?).
>
>I didn't do the review and probably missed a lot so this really isn't
>fair, but I think the concept of a graphics mode character based
>terminal emulation is somewhat weird, but they do have it.  They have
>probably taken care of all my gripes since they do seem to be a good and
>responsive company.  Like I said, I use their standard DOS package daily
>with no troubles and like it OK, but I really can't get excited about
>anybodys 3270 emulators and I have seen a couple of real loosers.
>
>Hope this helps.
>-- 
>--
>Charles "Chip" Yamasaki
>chip@oshcomm.osha.gov

...I'm not sure how to rate a "rating" like this...You haven't seen it, you
only "heard" how it was reviewed,..."probably". If I were the person looking
for a product and I received a reply like this, I'd want to ring you ears!

Now that this is out of my system, I use Extra! for windows, and have found
it to be a *great* product! I've use the Extra! for dos and liked it enough
to purchase it for windows. Admittedly, version 1 was not exactly bug free,
but the support and upgrade policies are outstanding. Font variability, screen
sizing, printer support, etc. What more could you want? 


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