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From: shadow@uafhp.uucp (Shadow)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: tn3270 for PCs with Excelan cards
Summary: SIM3278 is pretty okay, eh?
Message-ID: <1786@cveg.uucp>
Date: 9 Feb 89 14:58:26 GMT
References: <2796@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
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Organization: College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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In article <2796@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>, anderer@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (David G Anderer) writes:
> Here's a convoluted problem:
> 
> 
> However, one mainframe we need to connect to is an IBM 3090.  It seems
> that machine only knows how to talk to 3270 terminals over a telnet
> (WISCNET) connection.  The version of telnet Excelan ships can only
> pretend to be a VT-52, -100, or -220.  Thus the problem.
> 

At the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, we have a big blue machine too.
I have to log into it for 370 assembler class.  I prefer the UNIX environment,
but an HP doesn't DO that!  We have both SIM3278 and tn3270 (UNIX) and I have
tried both.  I must admit, I prefer SIM3278!  It supports multiple big blue
sessions and has on-line help and works very well (as well as your terminal
emulation software...).  tn3270 seems kind of primitive.  It would be very
nice if it had the features of telnet, but if it does, I can't seem to find
them.  I hope this is of help to you...

Shadow