Re: Opinions please: GUI vs. 5250

1)  Traditional green screens seem to have better interactive response
time.
2)  Software which has converted (BPCS by SSA) has reports of Green screen
having much faster time to put in orders than GUI, measured in minutes of
difference - not seconds.
3)  The browser is reported to be the universal client.  Why generate code
twice (or thrice)?  Once for Wintel and once for browser when you should
convince everyone to use browser.
4)  You have to be careful designing for browser, as not to impede 'heads
down keying'.
5)  I've heard that Lawson and Associates software will run with a
multitude of clients:  5250, Wintel, browser.  They redesigned their code
to the highest degree to be modular.
6)  I am trying to be objective.  I like some of the stuff of Operations
Navigator.  However the response time and flexibility is not as good as
5250.  Compare WRKSPLF to the GUI working with your printed output.
7)  Sizzle sells.  John Lennon said that perception is 99% of reality.  If
non users want GUI for their users, and you market a package, then you'd
better have a GUI version.


Rob Berendt

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What do you think about GUI (client/server, thick or thin client)
interfaces
to AS/400 (iSeries!) business applications versus traditional 5250 "green
screen"? Which do you prefer and why? From the user perspective? From the
support perspective? What is your reaction to "hybrid" applications which
use green screen for some functions and GUI for others? All opinions
appreciated. Thanks!
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