Replacing Terminals with PCs

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Although I haven't used it through a terminal connection, Term 32 version 4.1.5b
(QVT's terminal emulator) offers the choice of network or serial connection in
its default setup and the use of com 1, 2, 3, or 4.  I have been using Term32
quite successfully on PCs with WIN95 and a network connection.  The program
allows for automated logons where you can specify the login prompt and the
password prompt.  Then you can add command line switches to specify the
configuration, host, login, and password.  This would be done in the shortcut
properties.  If you need more than just login and password, you can specify a
script file although I've never needed to use this myself so I'm not sure if it
picks up after login or inplace of .

You can find the newest version at:
 http://www.frontiernet.net/~qpcsoft

Thomas

LINDHOLM Janus L wrote:

> >
> > Has anybody replaced their dumb terminals for accessing their OPAC with
> PCs?
> > We will be in a transitional phase for some months when we will still be
> > using a VAX mainframe as our host for access to our catalog,  but will be
> > converting our access machines to PCs (probably).   I am trying to find a
> > telnet package that will allow me to script a logon process.   I'm
> figuring
> > that I can use IKiosk to lock the telnet program down once I've got it set
> > up.   We'd like to find something cheap, since this is a short term
> problem.
> > I've looked at various telnet applications and none seem to be quite the
> > right fit.  Any ideas?
> >
> > Please reply directly to me, since I think this is probably of limited
> > interest.
> >
>
> Thanks for all the leads on this.  One of the strange things that I will
> "probably" be doing as an interim solution, is to be using a direct serial
> connection to our VAX.  I didn't really explain that clearly.   We will be
> slowly bringing the PCs in, maybe even before we put them on the network.
> So I really am not using the Telnet program for Telnet, but as a terminal
> emulation program, more on the line of Kermit.  The program that I've been
> playing with is called Com, and it works OK, but I'm wondering if there
> isn't something else.  Many of the Telnet programs don't seem to allow a
> simple serial connection without actually using a modem, which I'm not.
>
> Janus Lindholm
> Application Support Technician
> Eugene Public Library
>  Eugene, OR
>  janus.l.lindholm at ci.eugene.or.us
>  541-682-6894