Mocha have been doing a tn3270 for other devices for ages, e.g.:- http://www.mochasoft.dk/tn3270ce.htm
But no free version Dave Wade G4UGM Illegitimi Non Carborundum > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch > Sent: 24 October 2008 16:01 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: TN3270 for Apple's iPhone.... > > That is the first thing I've seen that would make me want to get an > iPhone. > > Are there TN3270 applications available for other products, such as > Blackberry? Or is this rather unique? > > Currently, I txt msg the mainframe, which routes the email to a rexx > process that then queries, or does what it is asked and emails the results > back to me. A TN3270 app would be much easier. > > Back in 1999, I was driving from Springfield MO to STL on I-44. When I > got to Rolla (half way), my cell phone started working again (remember > those days). A client in STL had some application problems. I pulled off > at the next exit, connected my laptop to the cell phone and dialed in > (dial up lines also). Fixed the problem, switched to monitoring the > console and got back on the highway. I'm not smart enough to operate a > keyboard while driving, but I monitored the progress of the job for about > a hour, and then disconnected the phone. > > Had the same thing happen, when I was on the beach in Clear Water FL. > People laughed at the geek that couldn't get off the laptop. But I was at > the beach and not in an office. Who's laughing? > > Having the ability to have a mainframe session available, is really handy. > > Tom Duerbusch > THD Consulting > > > >>> Dave Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/24/2008 9:11 AM >>> > Found over on the IBM-MAIN list.....looks interesting: > > http://www.mochasoft.dk/iphone_tn3270.htm > > > -- > DJ > > V/Soft > z/VM and mainframe Linux expertise, training, > consulting, and software development > www.vsoft-software.com
