We are testing out a connectivity solution here.

We are using Linux, (Red Hat) - FREE
with VNC (virtual network connection) - FREE
and Apache - FREE
with xhtperm - FREE
that uses freevt3k - FREE
to connect to our HP and push the screen to a web browser - FREE
using a lowly 486 that was scheduled for the junk heap - FREE

The terminal emulator in the web page has type-ahead, clickable f-keys,
password protection, etc.  It seems to work fairly well at serving the
HP screen to the PC in a web page, especially since it is all, yes you
guessed it, FREE.

Kevin "you've got to love FREE software" Newman

> -----Original Message-----
> From: news.gofast.net [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 2:33 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Linux connectivity to MPE/iX
>
> Donna Garverick wrote in message ...
> >news.gofast.net wrote:
> >
> >>   Something X-friendly would be a big help as well.
> >
> >you know...this is quite interesting (at least to me (and we all know
> how
> >easily entertained i am :-)).  in the last couple of weeks we
> (3000-l) have
> >several 'requests' for an x-term interface to mpe.  is this a
> market-force
> >kind of issue (do note that (i believe) system improvement ballot has
> an
> item
> >for a windows interface to mpe)?  or is just a vocal
>           -
> >d
> >
>
>
>     Well, I can't speak for everyone else, but...
>
>     I'm working for a credit union that is experimenting with the idea
> of
> using Linux as a platform for teller machines.  These are systems that
> basically need to run three things -- email, web and a terminal
> emulator to
> connect to our 3000.  They also need to have decent security, and
> connect to
> a Novell network.  Right now, we're using Windows NT 4.0, which leads
> to an
> awfully high cost-per-workstation -- I'm not even going to try and
> come up
> with an estimate, but I'm guessing it easily exceeds $2000 per,
> between
> licences and minimum hardware requirements (and totally leaving aside
> cost-of-ownership).
>
>     We've had terrific luck using Linux on the server side (web, mail,
> DNS,
> ntp and samba), and we're thinking that with the lower hardware
> requirements, centralizable management and better idiot-proofing of a
> well-set-up Linux workstation, we may be able to save ourselves a
> pretty
> significant pile.  It's still in the investigative stages -- we're
> just
> leaving "can it be done?" and entering "will it work in real life?" --
> but
> it's looking like we may very well be in the market for some decent
> terminal
> emulation for Linux before very long.
>
>     By the way, the "xhpterm" program available at www.telamon.com is
> pretty
> good -- it's not exactly feature-packed or anything, but it will do
> the job,
> and at least serve for a demo.
>
> --
> schabe @ dogma.org
> http://elohim.dogma.org