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From: drg@rlvd.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.wanted
Subject: IBM 3270 Emulation under Un*x
Message-ID: <545@rlvd.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Jun-85 02:53:52 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 14 02:53:52 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 17-Jun-85 03:14:51 EDT
Reply-To: drg@rlvc.UUCP (Duncan Gibson)
Organization: Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, Atlas Buildings, U.K.
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We have a lot of different machines on site, VAXen, PR1MEs, GEC, IBM...
There is an office automation suite on the IBM mainframe called PROFS.
It uses IBM 3270 terminals in full screen mode over direct coax lines
at some fantastic bit rate. It is possible to access it over a standard
terminal line connected to Cifer2634 terminals which do 3270 emulation in
firmware. I am unsure whether this is a local embellishment.

Does anyone out there have, or have pointers to, 3270 emulation
software for Un*x, which could map the control sequences necessary to use
*ANY* vdu that offered enough funtionality. The idea is that people should
be able to read their electronic mail on PROFS using a lap-top portable over
a telephone line, so that the office goes wherever you do!

Alternatively, does anyone know of a portable which will do it already?