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I must say that I too must join the band of CA/400 malcontents. I have tried and used several other products over the years. My favourite was IBM PC Comms, rock steady, simple to use and quite similar to CA, so a very short learning curve. My main complaints with CA are - the client is too big and complex for simple 5250 eml, when that is primarilty all I need - I use FTP for file-transfer, and the LicPgm for the AS/400 is way too expensive for simple 5250 eml. IBM should provide a FREE pc 5250 eml, with no bells and whistles; strip out ops nav, data transfer, ODBC and all the trimmings - those that want or need it, ok, let them buy it, but I should not have to rely on freeware to sign on to my AS/400s, or be forced to spend megabucks on CA. Jeff Bull -----Original Message----- From: Pat Barber [mailto:mboceanside@worldnet.att.net] Sent: 16 August 2001 19:19 To: midrange-l@midrange.com Subject: Re: PC connection via twinax ? Douglas Handy wrote: > This probably is referring to paying for installation of CAT5 cable or whatever > to replace the twinax, therreby allowing standard NICs to be used with full > network functionality for a "proper" job. Which is why several of my customers remain on twinax...... > > Running new network cable in an existing building can be *very* expensive -- > which is largely why the TCP over twinax option even exists. I think most > places with twinax cabling still just use emulation though, not TCP. I have mixed shops that use both, while there is no clear winner, twinax requires a lot less "fooling with" and cuts down on "guessing" why this pc will not come up on the network. I'm in the middle of a big mess with CA Express and tcp/ip over twinax right now.... To say it's easier to deal with is a lonnnnng stretch. I have hated CA for years and nothing I have seen lately improves that view....... (missing drivers on W/98 is the current fiasco) (found them this morning on SP2...oh joy !!!) _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. DISCLAIMER Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily the Company. This email and any files transmitted with it, including replies and forwarded copies (which may contain alterations) subsequently transmitted from the Company, are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the IT manager by telephone on +44 (0)208 4762000 or via email to Administrator@itm-group.co.uk, including a copy of this message. Please then delete this email and destroy any copies of it. _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service.
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