Re: Netbook and iSeries Access

Agreed as well. Also note that netbooks that come with Windows almost always
come with the Home version. A quick scan of Newegg shows two netbooks with
Vista Business but they cost as much as a mainstream notebook ($700+).

IBM does not show the Home versions of Windows (XP or Vista) as supported (
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/access/windows/supportedos.html)
for System i Access. So while it will likely work (unless it does OS
detection), IBM won't necessarily support you if you have problems.

Of course, just using a terminal emulator like Mochasoft would be fine.


Personally I'm considering a netbook to keep in the family room for looking
up things when links are presented on TV. I never jot down the links to
reference later so having something right there might be useful. I don't
want to use my work notebook as 1. it's a D830 and is a little large & heavy
and 2. I believe in segregating work & personal usage and really try to do
personal surfing on my own equipment.

And with Foxmarks my bookmarks are kept in sync across all of my machines so
if I find something interesting I can read it later on a larger screen with
a more comfortable keyboard.

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I would agree. NetBooks are for the poeple that "live in the
cloud" ( aka live online). They might also work for a wireless 5250
terminal. However you can get a "real" laptop for just a bit more and
have a bigger screen and more horsepower.

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On Jan 20, 2009, at 3:42 PM, "Lukas Beeler" <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 22:18, <Mark.Bazer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Has anyone tried to run iSeries access on a netbook. It seems as if
it
would be a reasonable solution for remote system administration if
iSeries
access will run on such a platform.

Well, it depends on what OS runs on your netbook of choice. They're
just small, slow and cheap laptops.

Some netbooks run Windows - Windows is necessary if you need all the
System i Access tools, like System i Navigator.

There is also a System i Access for Linux, which offers a subset of
System i Access for Windows functionality (namely ODBC and 5250) - it
may not be designed for the distribution your netbook of choice runs,
but you'll probably be able to get it running.

https://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/access/linux/downloads.html

There are also other 5250 emulators available for Linux, which may
even be included in the distribution you intend to use.

However, i would recommend against buying netbooks for use in a
corporate environment. We evaluated a few of them, and then decided to
use ThinkPad x200s instead, which offer the same form factor as a
netbook, but a better screen, better keyboard, better performance and
better management functionality. Like Centrino Pro, which includes
Intel's AMT technology.

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