Re: TN5250 server for linux ...

Compiling your cobol programs on a Linux box will not give you a 5250
screen.  The AS/400 uses DDS specifications to create screens.  Without
these you will not get the 5250 data stream to send to the client machine.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paulo Roberto Garcia" <prgarcia@DIRECAO.COM>
To: <LINUX5250@midrange.com>
Cc: <jdunin@DIRECAO.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: TN5250 server for linux ...


> Hi Scott,
>
>   In truth, I have cobol programs running on AS/400 and
>   a package called Guidance running on the client side (desktop/Win).
>   This package performs the translation of the screens got from
>   its internal tn5250 emulator (connected to the AS/400 with TCP/IP)
>   to a windows look, using Visual Basic components. The problem is
>   that this package just works as a 3270 or 5250 terminal.
>
>   I want to compile my cobol programs in my Linux box and use the Linux
>   in place of AS/400 to serve screens to the clients running Guidance,
> without any
>   change in the client side structure.
>
>   Can you get me the Mike Madore email or the "tn5250d" URL ?
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Paulo Garcia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott Klement <klemscot@klements.com>
> To: <LINUX5250@midrange.com>
> Cc: <jdunin@DIRECAO.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 10:27 PM
> Subject: Re: TN5250 server for linux ...
>
>
> >
> > Since nobody has responded to this, I'll give it a shot:
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Paulo Roberto Garcia wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > >   Is there any TN5250 server program that can do may linux box to
> comunicate
> > >   to an IBM 5250 terminal ?
> >
> >
> > Most IBM 5250 terminals are Twinax.  Do you know of a twinaxial local
> > workstation controller for the PC?  If not, how would you attach the
5250
> > terminals?
> >
> > Or are you just trying to connect via ethernet?   If so, Mike Madore was
> > working on a "tn5250d" for awhile, I don't know if he ever finished it.
> >
> >
> > >   I have some cobol programs running on my AS/400
> > >   an I'd like to run these same programs in my linux box. Can you help
> me ?
> > >   I hope so !!! :)))
> > >
> >
> > Attaching 5250 terminals to your Linux box would not enable you to run
> > your COBOL programs on it.   In order to run COBOL programs, you'd need
a
> > COBOL compiler...  then you'd have to copy the source over and recompile
> > it.   You'd probably have to make numerous changes, since the
architecture
> > of the AS/400 and Linux machines are RADICALLY different.
> >
> > Once you got them running with a Linux COBOL compiler, of course, you
> > would no longer need 5250 terminals... you'd simply use the standard
> > terminal types for Linux.
> >
> >
> > Perhaps a more appropriate option would be to look at an OS/400
emulator,
> > or similar product?  I've never seen one for Linux -- but some exist for
> > Windows NT.
> >
> >
> >
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