Hi Jason,

there should be several possibilities:

-> One way would be to use one of the commercial terminal emulators on the market
like WRQ´s Reflection or Minisoft´s MS92. Reflection also offers its own connection
software (3000 connection). Reflection is more expensive than MS92, on the other hand
in my humble opinion it is also the more reliable one. (On the other hand my
experiences with MS92 dates back to 1995).

-> another way could be to access the HP3000 via Telnet (no practical experiences with
that), this could be done via TCP/IP instead of NS/VT.

cheers,

Friedrich

Jason Hoffman wrote:
>
> I am hoping someone on the net has experience with what I need.  I'm
> looking for advice on connecting PCs to an HP mainframe via a LAN.  Here's
> the setup:
>
> approximately 200 PCs, running either WFW 3.11 or Win95.
> HP3000 Mainframe
> LAN using TCP/IP
>
> We currently have software that connects the PCs to the Mainframe via its
> IP address.  However, this software costs approx $1000 per seat.  the
> company is looking for an inexpensive alternative.  I have downloaded
> several Terminal emulators from the net.  I haven't found one yet that will
> connect.
>
> The PCs need to act as Terminals while connected.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Please respond via Email
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jason Hoffman