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Subject: VMS <--> IBM connection
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Date: 27 May 88 18:33:27 GMT
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From: Daniel B Dobkin <dbd@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU>
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Subject: VMS <--> IBM connection 
Message-Id: <CMM.0.86.580588711.dbd@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU>
 
Here's another of those frequently asked questions; trouble is, the
information changes almost as frequently....
 
We are a large VAX/VMS shop looking for a way to communicate with our
IBM mainframes (MVS).  We've looked quite seriously at the FLEXlink
product; what I need now is to hear from ANYONE with experience with
this product -- anything at all, from war stories to "couldn't live
without it" and whatever's in between.  (For those who don't know,
FLEXlink software provides file transfer, terminal emulation, and
task-to-task capabilites through special hardware that sits between
a VAX and an IBM system.)
 
I'd also like to hear from anyone who's used (or is familiar with)
ACC's TCP/IP package for MVS.  Are there advantages/disadvantages
to using TCP v. FLEXlink?  (Yes, some are obvious.)
 
Please reply directly to me -- I'll be glad to summarize whatever I
get back.
 
thanks,
 
 
\dbd
Irving Trust Co.
dbd@gba.nyu.edu
(212) 815 3712