Re: AS/400 and OS/2

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhui@xxxxxxx>]

Booth,

  No flames here, good to find another OS/2 user on the list!

  The PCOM2 in Merlin is good only for TCP/IP connection I believe
(TN5250 and TN3270).  No file transfer and if I remember little in the
way of keyboard re-map or macro support.  (I use PCOM 4.1 for OS/2) 
This gives me ASYNC, SNA, and LAN support plus macros, keyboard remap
etc.

  For file transfer and such you can use OS/2's built in FTP, or you can
get the AS/400 side for PCOM downloads.  You can also load either the 16
or 32bit Client Access client. If all you intend to use is the download
piece I recommend the 16bit piece as the 32bit stuff is HUGE (although
much more functional).  I can't remember if the 16bit stuff requires
Comm Mgr or not but it seems that it does.  Neither will run over Native
TCP/IP but the 32bit stuff will do Anynet.  The 16bit stuff has a
terrible set of colors that makes it real tough to read some screens but
it does up & downloads pretty well.

  HTH

  Larry Bolhuis
  Arbor Solutions, Inc
  lbolhui@ibm.net

boothm@ibm.net wrote:
> 
> What do I need to get to use OS/2 for connecting to an AS/400?   There is
> a program called PCOM2 included with OS/2 and it works, but some of the
> functions are crippled.
> 
> (no flames please.  Can I help it if OS/2 works best for me?)
> 
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