RE: Ethernet to twinax adapter?

[Jerry <jdraper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

PC's get viruses and spyware and are support headaches.  They also allow
non-work related enticements like surfing the I.  This is esp true with older
PC's.  Warehouses beat up terminals and PC's.  Keyboards notoriously fail. 
There's lots of dust, dirt, and banging around.

Ethernet terminals work great in this environment.  CLI is good, Nlynx is good. 
   I've tested, used, and sold both.

A big issue has been the font you can get in 132 column mode.  Some terminals
are unreadable in this mode. 

They fall into three categories:  

  proprietary OS based TN5250e (cheapest)
  WinCE based with browser, email, and file viewers
  Linux based with browser, email, and file viewers

The more features you get the more they cost (duh!).  You can get 122 key
keyboards with any.

Jerry

Quoting "Ritsema, Doug B" <Doug.Ritsema@xxxxxxxxx>:

> What about a low-end used computer?  You don't need much power to run a 5250
> session, all you need is an OS that will support IP (Win98) and the emulator
> software.  Uninstall solitaire, lock is down so that the user can't install
> programs.  I've got an old 60MHz Pentium running emulation in the warehouse
> just fine.
> 
> Doug
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rob@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx] 
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> What are Perle 494 units going for on ebay?
> Or IBM 5494's?
> Or Net Stations?
> 
> But then you'd have to add in the education factor which can quickly jump
> past the cost factor of:
> $299 for
> http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_2400?c=us
> &cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
> $79 to upgrade from Home to Professional $100 for a 17" CRT
> $478 Total before taxes and shipping.
> 
> 
> Rob Berendt
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> Group Dekko Services, LLC
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> PO Box 2000
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> Kendallville, IN 46755
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking into placing a cheap twinax dumb terminal in several of our
> warehouses, only one per warehouse.   My entire network is IP over 
> Ethernet,
> with T1s and frac-T1s running to the branches in multiple states.  So, 
> I'll
> need an "adapter"  which will allow me to connect a twinax device to an 
> RJ45
> ethernet jack.  This terminal will serve only one purpose and the purpose 
> of
> this solution is to be CHEAPer than putting a PC in the warehouse.  If a
> $50-100 terminal gets smashed by a forklift, oh well, just put in another
> one.  It's a different scenario if a forklift smashes a $1000 PC.  Not to
> even mention the setup/support and the "solitaire factor", which will be
> completely avoided by a terminal.
> 
>  
> 
> I know that eTwinax or a controller would work, at about $1400 a pop. But,
> this defeats the whole purpose, or at least the $$$ part of it...
> 
>  
> 
> Any suggestions? 
> 
>  
> 
> Tony Corbett, IT Director
> 
> Space Flooring and Supplies, Inc.
> 
> http://www.spaceflooring.com <http://www.spaceflooring.com/> 
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> tcorbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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