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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 07:55:10 CET
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- Comments: Wilfried Maschtera <K000160@ALIJKU11>
- From: Wilfried Maschtera <Maschtera@EDVZ.UNI-LINZ.AC.AT>
- Subject: Re: What is a 3270 transform program?
- In-Reply-To: Message of Thu,
- 21 Jan 1993 09:30:14 EST from <TOM@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU>
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- On Thu, 21 Jan 1993 09:30:14 EST Thomas D. Denier said:
- >A 3270 transform program is a software protocol converter. It transforms
- >an ASCII terminal data stream to a 3270 data stream in roughly the same
- >way an IBM 7171 terminal controller does.
- >
- >Simware markets a 3270 transform program for MVS TCP/IP under the name
- >SimTCP/IP. I don't know whether there is a VM version of the program
- >available.
-
- It is, we have it in use for about 3 years now. The usage is going
- down. TN3270 is available for almost all PC, WS etc. Even Terminalservers
- are providing 3270-translation now, e. g. the CISCO 500-CS and ASM-CS.
- >
- >I recently installed the MVS version for a test period. It is now possible
- >for people with dumb terminals (or PCs that emulate dumb terminals)
- >connected to terminal servers to establish telnet (not tn3270) sessions to
- >the MVS system and log on as 3270s.
-