I have tried them all except for Ericom and have settled on IBM i Access
for Linux. I like it because it the fastest and hot spots can be enabled
without being obnoxious. I agree with Aaron that the fonts can be
troublesome to change and I don't like that I can't make it full screen
on my 15.4 laptop screen. But for now it works well.
As a 'consultant .. cough, cough, contract programmer' I work with
multiple clients per day. I like that I can have any number of desktops
in Ubuntu. I can keep each client segregated by desktop.
What I do like about TN5250 is really LP5250. I telecommute and can
create a print session that connects to an outqueue on our system i at
the office. This allows me to print AFP documents locally on my IBM 4317
printer and at much faster speed than I could with a print session in
iNav. (Thanks Scott Klement for the howto on this)
For those times when I do need iNav I have an Ubuntu VM running XP (well
I did, Karmic broke it for now) and I get some limited functionality
from iNav v5r4 running in Wine.
I can connect to most Pix firewalls with the Cisco Free through KVPNC.
Mihael's RPG Next Gen works well as an editor for me. I like that it
validates my HTML for my work in CGIDEV2.
I believe the system i makes each printer a share. If I am at a client
and need to print, I just create a printer session via LPD to the ip
address and name of the printer (ie, PRT06).
Jay (on Ubuntu exclusive since 8.2008)
-----Original Message-----
From: Guillermo Andrades, CPI Software <gab@xxxxxxx>
Reply-to: Discuss & plan a Linux based desktop environment for IBM i
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To: linuxdesktop4i@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [LinuxDesktop4i] Telnet 5250 in Linux or Browser
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:02:47 +0100
this thread is intend for debate about Telnet 5250 programs available in
Linux (or in browser only). I can start at least with some know links:
IBM i Access for Linux
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/access/linux/index.html iSeries
Access for Web (system based; there is no code running on the desktop)
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/access/web/ mocha
http://www.mochasoft.dk/download1linux.htm tn5250j
http://tn5250j.sourceforge.net/index.html ericom
http://www.ericom.com/termemulation.asp not enough experience for
recommend any of them. Saludos, Guillermo Andrades
http://RpgForWeb.com
midrange.com
