difference between types of telnets

[Madeleine Showalter]

The "plain old telnet" is much more common and used for most library
catalogs.  You would usually use Trumpet Telnet or Ewan here.  I think
it is a VT (DEC) terminal emulator.

TN3270 is an IBM terminal emulator.  Few library catalogs use it
anymore.  One exception is Trinity Univ. in San Antonio, if you want an
example to test.  They also have some good help screens explaining
telnet. See:
http://www.trinity.edu/departments/maddux_library/libcats.html

Reading Public Library, Reference Dept. wrote:
> 
> This list has been helpful in the past, and I hope you can educate me again.
> I have noticed that Netscape allows for 2 kinds of telnet application, plain
> old telnet and TN3270.  Can anyone tell me the difference between these
> telnets? What they are used for, etc.?
> 
> Eileen Stec, reference librarian
> Reading Public Library
> rplref at ptd.net

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