RE: iSeries Access on Ubuntu Linux

Another option might be IBM iSeries Access for Web (5722XH2 on my V5R4
box).

-Eric

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Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 10:59 AM
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Subject: RE: iSeries Access on Ubuntu Linux

Thanks for the input. I tried tn5250 yesterday but it appeared that the
fonts weren't resizable. I'll give the java version a try today. In
addition to 5250, I would like to be able to use iSeries Access for the
ODBC driver. I've found some other instructions to get that working,
but haven't hit on the magic combination yet. If IBM wants to keep the
i as a viable platform, they're going to have to get with the program
and realize that people are going to want to access it from other
platforms, and they need to make it simple(r).

-Jim

Jim Steil
VP of Information Technology
Quality Liquid Feeds, Inc.
608.935.2345 office
608.341.9896 cell


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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Luke Gerhardt
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 10:43 AM
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Subject: Re: iSeries Access on Ubuntu Linux

Is there a specific need for IBM's 5250 software? I've had a better
experience using tn5250j on Linux. Aaron Bartell has a version on his
site that fixed a keyboard mapping issue, IIRC. It's simple to set up
and use, very portable, and is much more configurable than iSeries
Access--in my experience.

Also, it works on anything that runs java, so you're not bound to
Ubuntu's distro if you don't want to be.

Just a thought! :)