Re: Opinions please: GUI vs. 5250

[stewart@xxxxxxxxxxx]

For transaction entry, the green screen wins easily,
however it must surely be a primary aim to automate 
these functions as much as possible.
The best of both worlds is telnet on Windows.
You get the performance & low maintenance of green screen,
and the ability to cut and paste.
Add a little extra funtion -eg ftp access to AS400
spool files, and the users can use the rich Windows
toolset for manipulating and analysing data.
For sophisticated reporting, a full GUI tool like 
CORVU also has its place, but there is a fairly high
overhead.


At 12:33 24/10/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>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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