-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 5:56 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: 3270 Emulator Software
<SNIPPAGE> However, I was wondering if there were others. My requirements are support (well supported), cost, encryption and usage across a wide platform (z/OS, Linux, Windows, etc...). And it has to be deployed via Citrix. I am not sure what anyone else is using out there for this type of software. I love Vista3270 but I am not sure that my company will even look at it. <SNIPPAGE> I personally use QWS3270 Plus. There is also a secure version (does SSL as I recall). I have run it on Linux using Wine (not the secure, as I don't have that variant). It is well supported, and as far as I am concerned, the price is good (QWS3270 Plus is less than US$30 single seat the last time I priced it). I am not a Citrix user, so I have no idea about how QWS will interface with it (we have Citrix here, I am just fortunate to only need a "normal" VPN). The biggest kicker that I have come across in evaluating 3270 software: Scripting language and how it is supported. If you already have a system written using one language, will it easily port to another 3270 emulation system? The next one, which is much more important to me is, can I map my keyboard (whether it is a keyboard or a laptop keyboard wannabe) to behave as much as possible to a real 3270 keyboard, including all the programmable keys (PF and PA)? Since I am a touch typist, this is a critical thing to me. Don't make me use a mouse to get PF3 or PA2 or some such. Regards, Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
