Re: TCP/IP and TELNET

[Mike Witt <mwitt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 23 May 1997, Scott S. Robertson wrote:

> I am getting ready to roll out many pc's to users on our AS/400 and plan 
> on them connecting over TCP/IP using Distinct's IntelliTerm product.
> 
> Does anyone have a success/horror story in doing this? 

Among Client Access, Wall Data's Rumba, Attachmate's Rally, MS SNA Server,
and Hummingbird's TN5250, I have found Distinct's IntelliTerm to be 
significantly faster than the rest-- especially on older PCs.  It's
not exactly fair to compare these products on the same playing field,
so take this with a grain of salt.  Distinct sells itself on being
"thin", which it is.

Two quick comments:  IntelliTerm didn't translate certain screens properly;
for instance, one of our table-entry screens is off by one column.  This
was enough to keep us from deploying it company-wide.  Finally, their
salepeople are *very* pushy.

I'm very satisfied with it for our users who don't need access to that
particular table-entry screen.  It's easy to configure & administer, and
it's thin, cheap, and fast.

Mike Witt
mwitt@schilli.com
Schilli Transportation
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