Re: HATS

Joe,
Just for completeness/accuracy, note that Quickstep GUI from SAS of New 
Zealand (http://www.quickstep.net.nz/) runs in batch and avoids the 
"interactive tax."  The thin client GUI portion runs on the PC (actually a 
java program running in the JVM).   I think it has been available since Jan 
of 2002, and earlier this year Computer Associates started to market it as an 
add-on to Advantage:2e.

Quickstep includes smooth scrolling of subfiles and other true GUI features, 
but it is only for Advantage:2e-generated applications.

Interestingly, the developers learned how to do this from your book!

Regards,
--Chapin Kaynor
  Vermont



Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 16:24:47 -0500> 
> From: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: HATS
> 
> Sorry if I wasn't clear, but HATS absolutely requires interactive CPW!
> 
> If you want to avoid interactive tax, it's PSC/400 or WebFacing.  A few
> other vendors have claimed similar products recently as well, but as far as
> I know only PSC/400 has any production installations in the field a year or
> more old.
> 
> Joe