Re: client/server using mainframe and unix?

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From: Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 1995 00:00

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pang@world.std.com wrote:
>
> Hi,
>    I was wondering if anyone has tried using the mainframe as a 
> client to a unix box? the idea is that the unix box will be 
> the funationality/database server and the mainframe will be 
> the client hosting the user interface. this 
> approach will make use of many existing 3270 terminals and 
> requires minimal user re-training.

Why do it the hard way? The best mainframe/midrange/workstation
arrangement is to use the AS/400 in the middle.

That way you let IBM do all the middle ware (which they have done)
you do not have to worry about ASCII/EBCDIIC converstions, collating
sequence problems etc.

UNIX and mainframes do not work together as well as mainframe/AS/400
does.  I do not think that many people in IBM realise this - yet.

regards
brd

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From: Bernard Robertson-Dunn <brd@netinfo.com.au>
Subject: Re: client/server using mainframe and unix?
Date: 1995/04/06
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