Re: open and fill a new ACS window/session from an already open ACS session

Hello Evan,

Am 09.03.2020 um 03:33 schrieb Evan Harris <auctionitis@xxxxxxxxx>:

If you improve the 5250 interface by adding scroll bars rather than converting it to a modern interface then you are just doing the user and the platform a disservice.

I heard that assertion before and I still think it's not entirely valid.

You are just providing more scaffolding and excuses not to move to a modern interface and making the platform look old and outdated into the bargain.

The same over and over again. We need to modernize for the sake of modernizing, to make the system look brand new and shiny to the decision makers with ties but no understanding of technology, and to not appall new users.

While a lot of people out there make a living from exploiting this attitude, the basic recursive meaning behind that thing appears just ridiculous to me. With all due respect to all of you struggling to keep the boat floating.

Would you write a program for any kind of actual widespread business use that ran in DOS on a Windows PC ?

No. Invalid comparison error detected. DOS has *technical* limitations way beyond it's default character based interface, while 5250 is a character based interface with proper technology behind it to support stuff you'd need to program yourself for DOS. Networking. Database. Screen elements and positioning. And more.

:wq! PoC

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