I can vouch for the Visara boxes. We have console concentrators and they have been very stable. We use Rocket’s TE software for the consoles. Works great.
On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 3:10 PM Jerry Whitteridge < [email protected]> wrote: > Talk to the Visara folks - they have solutions that would work for you > > Jerry Whitteridge > [email protected] > Sr. Manager Managed Services > Albertsons Companies > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf > Of Tom Longfellow > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 1:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: EXTERNAL EMAIL: General Query --- Any comments on thin clients as > mainframe consoles. > > We are looking at retiring the coax connected consoles and terminals at > our site. > > The obvious answer is an OSA-ICC with ethernet connected tn3270 devices. > > Anybody have a glowing recommendation for the replacement device for the > classic 3270 "green screen" workstation console? > > I am trying to avoid any full blown PC workstation with external internet > connectivity issues. I want an 'appliance' that we plug-in, configure and > come back in a few years. > These leads me away from windows based solutions because of their constant > cycle of reboots to install mandatory and recommended maintenance. And if > a full function PC is provided, I know that the operators will swap screens > and miss that one important message that just highlighted on the console. > I have some Linux appliances for other purposes that have a 2+ year uptime > and don't wake me up at night with failures. I reboot THEM when I get an > itch. > > My urge is to set up a hub between the OSA-ICC and the workstation > devices. Air-gapped from the rest of the world. Again, any other > suggestions are welcomed. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ________________________________ > Warning: All e-mail sent to this address will be received by the > corporate e-mail system, and is subject to archival and review by someone > other than the recipient. This e-mail may contain proprietary information > and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient(s), you are notified > that you have received this message in error and that any review, > dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the > sender immediately. > ________________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Michael Babcock OneMain Financial z/OS Systems Programmer, Lead ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
