RE: V5R1

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Point 1--IBM doesn't seem to do well with PC application software.  CA isn't
the only one that's contributed to their track record. <g> I just installed
WDT 5.1 and (just like many versions of CA) had to download a service pack
just to make Code400 do anything but lock up.

Point 2--Mochasoft is a great piece of software when you consider price.  It
doesn't do much, but if all you need is terminal emulation for short periods
of time, you can't beat it.  It also can run from a single floppy.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Klement [mailto:klemscot@klements.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:23 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: V5R1
>
>
>
> Sigh... I have two things to say on this topic :)
>
>     1)  If they follow the documentation for the Win32 API,
> something as
>           simple as a TN5250 application _should_ be forward
> compatable
>           with any version of Windows.  I don't really
> understand how IBM
>           manages to break CA on every new version -- but I
> imagine its
>           some of the extra code that's been added to support
> other crap
>           (non-TN5250) that causes the whole thing to break.
>
>     2)  I'm amazed at the number of positive comments about MochaSoft.
>           I've never liked MochaSoft....   it works, but beyond that,
>           I can't say that I really like much about it :(
>
>
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