There are also browser-based clients that use HTML5 and AJAX to create an emulator that does not need to be installed on the tablet. Some of these work quite well, and on any device. The downside is that the connectivity is controlled centrally at the server. The upside is concurrent session licensing (instead of per device), and tolerance of flakey cell-based connectivity because the protocol is HTTP instead of telnet.
Steve Bireley Managing Director Research and Development Rocket Software 70 Main St., Suite 51 • Warrenton, VA 20186 • USA Tel: +1.404.364.1731 • Mobile: +1.571.216.3530 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rocketsoftware.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Knutson, Sam Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 10:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Tablet 3270 Emulators and tablets for mainframe support I noticed that Jolly Giant (Jim Rymerson) announced a full tablet version of their 3270 emulator http://www.jollygiant.com/qws3270tablet/ QWS3270. I did a search in the Apple App Store (I have an iPad at home) and found there were a few more choices than I expected with a price range from free/lite to $40. QWS 3270 http://www.jollygiant.com/qws3270tablet/ Glink http://www.gar.no/products/glinkipad Mochasoft http://www.mochasoft.dk/iphone_tn3270.htm Century TinyTerm http://www.censoft.com/products/itx/tinyterm-itx-3270-ipad.php Anyone care to share your experiences with 3270 emulators for tablets? I saw this about the same time I am engaged in discussions around the value of BYOD for mainframer's. Anyone using tablets/iPads either corporate or BYOD with secure access to work 3270 & web apps (more than just email like Good) for support or remote work? I would be interested to hear what is working for you or what you tried and didn't work either on-list or privately if you don't feel comfortable posting back to the list. Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO System z Team Leader mailto:[email protected] (office) 301.986.3574 (cell) 301.996.1318 "Think big, act bold, start simple, grow fast..." ==================== This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
