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- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 10:03:00 LCL
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- From: LONGLEGS <LONGLEGS.SYSTEMS@MHS.UNC.EDU>
- Subject: Re: VTAM Application
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- I originally replied directly to Jerry, but since he did not respond, I
- thought I'd post this to the list, since maybe the mail got dropped
- somewhere along the way. After all, it's a long way from NC to Wyoming
- :-). The offer stands for you "list-citizens", but if I get a lot of
- requests, it may take a while to field them. For the record, this code
- runs on VTAM 3.2 (going to 3.4.1 soon) on an MVS/ESA 4.2.0 platform, but it
- was written under VTAM 3.1 under MVS/XA.
-
- -Joel Dunn
- ***********************************************************
- Jerry, I have such a VTAM application that we use as our front-end menu.
- We wrote it to provide a better front-end than USS tables. It offers a
- scrollable menu with up to 99 options (9 pages at 11 appls per page),
- multiple security levels (different terminals can get different menus), a
- dynamic "message of the day", and real-time update of the status of
- possible applications.
-
- The program makes extensive use of asynchronous sends to avoid lockups. I
- don't know how big your shop is, but it will handle quite a few terminals.
- I just checked, and the program is in session with 619 terminals, and has
- SIMLOGON's queued for 650 more (it issues a SIMLOGON to re-acquire
- terminals that go off to appls like TSO & CICS).
-
- If you'd like a copy, please send me a BITNET address (so I can use NJE to
- send the PDS).
-
- -Joel Dunn
- Manager, Communications
- UNC-Chapel Hill Administrative Data Processing
-