Re: client/server setup with 4gl

h.j. sanders wrote: > > Milen Metodiev wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > My name is Milen. One of our partners are going to purchase 4J's. I've > > never heard about TUN.EMUL you mention in your email. Would you send me > > more information about it and your opinion about both products? > > > > Thank you in advance! > > > > Best regards, > > Milen. > > [milen@ndb.bg] > > > > On Mon, 4 May 1998, h.j. sanders wrote: > > > > > Hi amgad. > > > > > > A late reaction to your questions: > > > > > > why do you not try to use TUN.EMUL from ESKER. > > > > > > It is a terminal emulator running in WIN95 and can give you the same > > > nice user interface as 4J,s without having to change anything to your > > > existing 4gl coding. > > > > > > Futhermore you can add things (locally at the pc) like mouse support, > > > graphics, pictures, sound , file transfer and so on. All can be done > > > using TCPIP or async as the transfer protocol between the PC and the > > > UNIX box. So this is a real thin client. And it is cheap. > > > > > > Futhermore using TUN I would wait to see what will happen with 4GL in > > > the next 2 years (4gl running in a browser ? , 4GL with JAVA, JAVA and > > > so on). To my opinion the battle that is going on now does not yet shows > > > a winner. > > > > > > Good luck with your dilemma. > > > > > Hi Milen. > > TUN EMUL is a basically a part of the whole set op programs called TUN > which can be obtained from ESKER and wich can do almost everything you > can think off including using you UNIX box a a server for PC,s, remote > printing and son. > > TUN EMUL can be bought seperately and can do all the nice things i wrote > before. We are using it now since about 1 year and have not met a single > problem until now. > > The nice thing is ofcourse that you can still use your existing 4GL code > without a single change. > > My objections againgst for 4J,s are: > > - i think it is some kind of piracy that they have done > - the extensions they have made will certainly give you problems in the > future if you want to remain > compatible with 4GL > - it is very expensive. > > As from my experience the only thing user,s wants is to have a WIN95 > look at their screen and are not interested what and where it is > happening I would prefer to go TUN EMUL. > > A simular product (but not as good and extensive) can be obtained from > APT and is called ANITA. > > Good luck with your (and our) dilemma,s > > Henk Sanders hjs@worldonline.nl