Re: No 5250-based applications

["James W. Kilgore" <eMail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

I thought about the JAVA emulation programs, but that would require a
JVM and I was trying to avoid that.

IMHO, the problem with using a browser is that it is -too- rich in
function and this is what creates the problems of using a browser for
enhancing classic 5250 functions.

But a thin browser (no icon for launching email, no 'view source', etc.)
but a browser that can do style sheets, tables, forms, the 'back' button
would issue the same as F12, sort of a cross breed where you make a
browser behave more like a TN5250 session without having still another
moving target piece of software involved (JVM).

The ultimate purpose is to remove the job from the interactive
characteristics.



John Taylor wrote:
> 
> James,
> 
> It's a great idea, but not exactly new - sorry. :) It's called a virtual
> machine.
>
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