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Bob This what I like to hear. I knew that OS/400 and AIX weren't far apart and IBM had plans to merge them. It makes sense to use Java and the X-server capabilities. If what you say is true, then IBM are already most of the way there. I hope they complete the job and add a video, keyboard and mouse port to the machine, with graphics capability for a single display native to the box. If they do this the entire box can be maintained using a reliable console without the need for an external PC. I am familiar with AT&T's VNC. I use it to gain graphic access to a client's Linux box that I support from my office. All it needs on the server is TCP and a port to use. If I get time I might try running the VNC server in PASE and see if can connect to it from a PC. Could be an interesting experiment. Syd BOBC@ri-net.com wrote: >Syd, > >While I have not participated to this point, I've watched this thread with >great interest. > >Your point about "iSeries relies on Windows" is a marketing decison and not >necessarily a technical one by IBM. Client Access and Operations Navigator >are being moved from traditional C++ to Java. Huge parts of the code are >all ready written in Java and there apparently is a major initiative to >move the rest to Java. Same goes with the Ops Console. > >What many users do not know is that XWindows is a live and well on iSeries >hidden away in PASE and in other deep nooks and crannies of OS/400. I have >heard rumors that IBM has been experimenting with AT&T's VNC which is an >OpenSource utility that will deliver XWindows on any TCP/IP attached device >from web browser to cellular phone and anything in between. > >It is therefore possible for our beloved iSeries to be completely client >independent and work with any device from your PDA to a PC and anything >inbetween. For cheap systems, RS6000 technology is the logical path to >follow. You have the RISC chips and almost identical hardware. The >RS6000's all ready have low cost models in their product line. They have to >in order to be competitive with Sun, HP and other UNIX based iron vendors. > >Our iSeries machines are identical to the RS6000's and come off the very >same assembly line in Rochester Minnesota. The only difference is the logo >(the i vs p) and the OS loaded onto the box! > >Once IBM finishes moving CA, Ops Nav, and the console to 100% pure java, >then any client can run the machine. >
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