Hi, I have not heard the "Too Many Consoles" suggestion before, but possibly they just didn't want you to give one to everyone:). Any way, most of the client sites that I have set up that have ICC capability have between 6 to 10 consoles actively in use, and normally spread accross alternate interfaces. I wouldn't put them on a network that is accessable from the outside without a gun to my head, but I suppose if you protect them properly you could even do that.
There is no clear "best" choice for a console emulator, although attachmate,and IBM's eNet Personal Comm emulator seem to be the most widely used with others like tn3270plus and Reflection (no longer available as this name) seem to be able to work well also. The speed of the PC that you use is not a big factor so long as it's at least a Pentium 3 or higher. It's more important to have a reliable network card or built-in NIC interface on the motherboard as a reliable link to the ICC. You can scrimp on most everything else in the PC. You might want to also remove all of the games on the PC if it's a older/slower model, so that the operators don't spend more time doing a lot of game playing. I normally would say something like if you can spend the bucks on the mainframe you can afford the few hundred for a reliable PC, but I have come to realize that data centers don't always work that way. If you need any help configuring things feel free to contact me offline (or here) and I'll help where I can. I've set this up quite a few times now and while it's not always intuitive, it's also not difficult to get it all working either. Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
