Re: iSeries Access for Web questions

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I'm almost positive that TN5250J can be served in a browser, and it's
free. http://sourceforge.net/projects/tn5250j/. It says on the site that
it's for Linux-like systems. I've run it on Windows plenty of times.
It's written in Java. OS doesn't matter. Also, interestingly, it appears
to be in development again.

Pete Hall
pbhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


Jim Franz wrote:
| So am I taking this wrong looking for 5250 in a browser, and nothing more?
| Management has specifically cut off *any development on this software
- - all
| they are asking is portal access for the iSeries Access users.
| Jim
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Shannon ODonnell" <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:34 AM
| Subject: RE: iSeries Access for Web questions
|
|
|> The only caveat I'd offer here is don't take this request lightly.
|>
|> You say "No desire to make a big project out of this. Old apps on their
|> way
|> out the door." Implying that this access is no big deal and possibly even
|> unimportant and maybe short term.
|>
|> But I've seen little projects like this, which are only supposed to be
|> around for a few months, still running after 5 years. Only now they bear
|> little resemblance to the original "no big deal" request because the
users
|> got used to it, decided they liked it, and won't let management
remove it.
|> Instead, they Frankenstein the project and it becomes a true maintenance
|> and
|> management nightmare.
|>
|> So...my suggestion would be to give this project as much thought and
|> planning as you would any other long term project because chances are
that
|> it could be around way longer than you think.
|>
|>
|>
|> -----Original Message-----
|> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
|> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Franz
|> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:58 PM
|> To: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
|> Subject: iSeries Access for Web questions
|>
|> IT manager wants to put something in the portal for users to get green
|> screen apps. They currently have iSeries Access latest version on V5R4
|> system.
|> Merged with another company with an existing MS based portal. Looking
|> for something as simple as making it avail in the portal and let users do
|> what they can do today with iSeries Access for Windows.
|> No desire to make a big project out of this. Old apps on their way
out the
|> door.
|> 1. Can iSeries Access for Web do the job for fairly intensive green
screen
|> apps. Some are s36 pgms...
|> 2. Mostly network printers, but a few printers cabled to back of pc.
|> 3. Future goal of single sign on.
|> 4. Hundreds of users. Decent 525 single processor with good memory.
|> 5. Not running websphere or any other app server - hoping to use new lite
|> app server
|> Jim Franz
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