Tandem Computer terminals and emulators for them :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: See what Tandem says on the Web: {May 1998} PC6530 Terminal Emulator http://www.tandem.com/prod_des/pc6530pd/pc6530pd.htm x6530 (for X Windows) http://www.tandem.com/prod_des/x6530pd/x6530pd.htm :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: 23 June A.D. 1997: Tandem Computers, Inc., of Cupertino, was purchased by Compaq Computer Corporation, of Houston. For a while, some news and commentary about this event were stored at: http://www.coastside.net/stevel/tandem/ :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Pericom Software has Tandem-terminal emulator products that run under Windows 3.1, Windows-95, Windows-NT, and Unix/X-Windows. "teemtalk" for Windows http://www.pericom.co.uk/ttw4.htm Emulations include Tandem 6526 and 6530. Stratus V102 (like Televideo 955). "ANSI" (so-called) BBS. Data General D200, D410. DEC VT52, VT100, VT131, VT132, VT220, VT320, VT420. Hewlett-Packard HP2392A, HP2622A, HP700/92. ICL Doc-18 (VT220+), Microcolour 2200. Prime PT250. Viewdata (40/80 column and split screen). Wyse 50, 50+, 60. TVI 910, 925. ADDS A2. Hazeltine 1500. Options for IBM 3270 and 5250. See this news about "teemtalk": http://www.pericom.co.uk/press.htm#tandem :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: alt.comp.tandem-users Path: utkcs2!stc06.ctd.ornl.gov!fnnews.fnal.gov!cbgw1.lucent.com !cbgw2.lucent.com!netnews.worldnet.att.net!hunter.premier.net !news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!nntp04.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com !howland.erols.net!news-e2a.gnn.com!usenet From: stujenerin@gnn.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 09:45:04 -0400 Message-ID: <3226F060.4D86@gnn.com> References: <4vdprt$3tk@cdn_news.telecom.com.au> <4vifht$3mt@news.inetdirect.net> <4vvm5e$de0@news.starnet.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 152.163.65.207 Subject: Re: 6530 Emulators and x6530 Tim Mooney wrote: > > >mfarrugi@nitgrmc8.telecom.com.au (Mark Farrugia) wrote: > >>Does anyone know the best software to use when trying to access a Tandem > >>throuh UNIX workstations. [snip] I used to use X6530 in a SunOS environment. Yes, you have to spend a little time creating a keymap you can live with, but I *really* liked the emulator. Since it's X, you can run multiple copies on 1 machine and have the display go to complete different workstations (I think this helped keep our cost down since we only bought one copy). I seem to recall a feature called Virtual Terminal Launch, where you could specify the WINDOW option on the TACL command line to spawn programs (e.g. FUP) in their own X window with their own X resources. Never actually used VTL though, due to a TACL version mismatch. :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: alt.comp.tandem-users Path: utkcs2!stc06.ctd.ornl.gov!fnnews.fnal.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu !nntp1.jpl.nasa.gov!news.uoregon.edu!enews.sgi.com!news.sgi.com !news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.erols.net !news.starnet.net!news From: timm@mpservices.com (Tim Mooney) Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 20:33:50 GMT Organization: Managed Prescription Services (MPS) Message-ID: <4vvm5e$de0@news.starnet.net> References: <4vdprt$3tk@cdn_news.telecom.com.au> <4vifht$3mt@news.inetdirect.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 199.217.178.120 Subject: Re: 6530 Emulators and x6530 >mfarrugi@nitgrmc8.telecom.com.au (Mark Farrugia) wrote: >>Does anyone know the best software to use when trying to access a Tandem >>throuh UNIX workstations. I have currently loaded up Outside View, and >>this does not allow me to perform all tasks. For example, when we try to >>start ViewPoint we get the message "6530 Tandem Compatible terminal >>required" >> >>Thanks >>Mark >> Have used x6530 with UnixWare in the Intel platfrom. I really liked it. Then I gave it to the Network Command Center who used Sun. (They wanted access to our Tandem also) We got it to run but there was a problem (or missing) keyboard mapping to the Sun keyboards. I turned it over to the guy in the NCC. He knew Sun (Unix), I know Tandem. But I can say it does work and it was really useful with my 3-button mouse. Had this ability to launch programs like Peruse, Spoolcom, or whatever with the right mouse button and throw the new process in a new x window. There was also this ability to run TEDIT with something like 48 x 132, but I never had the time to figure it out. (Didn't seem to work as advertised) This would have been very useful. I had heard Tandem turned over support/devel to 2 firms because there were too may flavors of UNIX. Tandem had SCO, an Intel (like UnixWare from Novell at the time), SUN and one other (four flavors of Unix were listed at the time when I was at MasterCard - where I played with this). I think it was D20. Ran fast too. All over tcp/ip of course. Had great potential - I thought. Please post if you get it running/buy it/use it and let us know about your experience with it/ I think it is called Y9277D20 from 941115 X6530 - TERMINAL EMULATION UNDER X-WINDOW in the D32 Tandem Software Catalog listing. It is an optional product. $ ... please talk to your Tandem rep... Tim Mooney - Managed Prescription Services (MPS) timm@mpservices.com :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem References: <6ok70j$90s@freenet-news.carleton.ca> Message-ID: <6olinq$2ug_001@news.netdirect.net> Organization: Hospital Health Plan Corp. Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:06:19 GMT From: dlmiller@inetdirect.net Subject: Re: Tandem T/6526 In article <6ok70j$90s@freenet-news.carleton.ca>, df852@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Eric Nadeau) wrote: > >I found a Tandem T/6526 today. I took it, hoping to use it as a >terminal on my PC, which runs Linux. I tried just connecting my PC >and the Tandem as if the "CPU" port (on the Tandem) was a serial >port. Looks like it isn't. :-( Actually, it is. This sounds like it could be a cabling problem -- especially if you're using the cable that came with the terminal. These terminals were typically connected with a current-loop interface, not the EIA (RS-232) interface used by PCs. If you got the cable the same place you got the terminal, you may very well have a current-loop cable, and that won't work on a PC. Modem cables won't work either. What you need is a null-modem cable, one which reverses certain signal connections (ReceiveData of one device connects to TransmitData of the other, and so forth). Are you connecting to a 9-pin or 25-pin serial port on the PC? :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem References: <6ok70j$90s@freenet-news.carleton.ca> <35B4DEDA.79F92340@ibm.net> Message-ID: <35B53500.59D5DA63@ibm.net> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 20:40:32 -0400 From: "R. J. Williams Jr." Subject: Re: Tandem T/6526 Dean Malone wrote: > This will never work. This terminal requires a Tandem proprietary 65xx > terminal driver to work and most certainly, none will exist for Linux. > Think of trying to connect an IBM 3270 terminal to a PC. Will that work? > Not without 3270-emulation software. > > This terminal is entended to be connected to a Tandem NonStop computer's > RS-232 port and then the port needs to be configured (i.e., an appropriate > device driver needs to be mapped) to that terminal device. > > Dean Malone Not so. The 6526 was meant for use with two different TANDEM systems. The Guardian 90 systems VLX, CLX and Cyclone at that time, and a UNIX system called LXN. When used with the LXN, you set the 6526 to ANSI mode (I think it was ANSI mode, anyway). You did this through the the terminal configuration screen. I believe if you set the 6526 to ANSI mode, it would work just fine as a dumb terminal on a UNIX server. The port to use is the one marked CPU, and you will need a serial cross-over cable since, you will be connecting two DTE pieces of equipment. Good luck! Roger Williams :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: <4gt387$28h@newsbf02.news.aol.com> MR-Win6530 Terminal emulator Emulates Tandem 6530 terminal. Supports telnet, including "managed telnet", which is claimed to provide load balancing and fault tolerance. Free trial version available. Contact: Unlimited Software Associates, Inc. Sarah Black Sales Associate voice: +1 610/296-2633 fax: +1 610/296-0511 e-mail: http://www.win6530.com/ :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: alt.comp.tandem-users Path: utkcs2!stc06.ctd.ornl.gov!fnnews.fnal.gov!cbgw1.att.com!cbgw2.att.com !netnews.worldnet.att.net!hunter.premier.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com !newsxfer2.itd.umich.edu!portc01.blue.aol.com!newstf01.news.aol.com !newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: ssblack@aol.com (SSBLACK) Subject: Re: current state of Tandem products Date: 22 Jul 1996 14:15:51 -0400 Lines: 14 Message-ID: <4t0ggn$7ta@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <4snfrj$f29@ts-mail.roka.net> I work for Unlimited Software Assoc. and we market an emulator product, MR-Win6530. We have a 32-bit version of the product developed specially for Windows 95 and Windows NT environments. Our developement company is based in Germany and would be very accessable to you for support. I would be happy to send you a free trial of our product if you are interested. My phone number is: +1 610/296-2633 and fax is +1 610/296-0511, or you can email me with any questions you may have. Sincerely, Sarah Black :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 14:57:16 GMT From: TimWhite@my-dejanews.com Subject: Re: 6530 for NT With x6530 Features? In article <6lptqi$gue$2@nntp1.ba.best.com>, James Ellingsen wrote: > > Does anyone know of a 6530 emulator for PCs with Windows/NT that > has the superior features of x6530 like; large windows, function > keys via mouse, easy cut/paste, WINDOW option on RUN command etc? > Outsideview seems quite poor by comparison. > > Cheers .... Jim Ellingsen > I really hate pushing Win6530 all the time. I am starting to feel like a salesperson :-( but Win6530 should meet your requirements - except for launching a window on the PC from NSK. That is a really nice feature that seems to be unique to the X environment. Of course you could always run an X windows emulator on the PC. You can download a trial of Win6530 anonymously from http://www.win6530.com/ Tim White :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: For Tandem systems from: Failsafe Computer Systems, Inc. E-mail: Phone: +1 847/518-8060, ext 109 "...a commercailly available product which allows access to any 6530 application from VT terminals over TCP/IP. Essentially you can think of it as 6530 emulation on VT terminals, including both block and conv mode support, protected and unprotected fields, graphic character support, etc." (John Schoeph) :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Message-ID: <01bd962b$ba5a92a0$3797cad0@bighand.concentric.net> Date: 12 Jun 1998 17:59:16 GMT From: BigHand Subject: Re: 6530 for NT With x6530 Features? > Does anyone know of a 6530 emulator for PCs with Windows/NT that > has the superior features of x6530? .... The CTT6530 software from CAIL has many of these features (if not all). :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Vicom Connect Plus is a general-purpose terminal-emulation package for connections to Tandem hosts using 6530 or 6526 terminal protocols, either in Block mode or Conversational mode using Telnet or asynchronous serial. http://www.vicomtech.com/pc.tandem.html http://www.vicomtech.com/mac.tandem.html Vicom Technology Suite 202 465 Fairchild Drive Mountain View CA 94043 USA Email: WATS voice: 1-800/818-4266 (1-800/81-VICOM) POTS voice:+1 415/691-9520 POTS fax:+1 415/691-9838 FR voice:+33 (1) 49 26 05 15 UK voice:+44 (0) 1202 293 233 :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.terminals Path: cs.utk.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu !news.tc.cornell.edu!newsserver.sdsc.edu!acsc.com!news.trw.com !gatekeeper.svl.trw.com!m42101.svl.trw.com!user From: dmhart@delphi.com (David M. Hart) Subject: Re: Tandem Terminal Emulation Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 17:54:36 -0800 Organization: Corsair Communications Lines: 11 Message-ID: References: <3m60l8$er7@xcalibur.IntNet.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: m42101.svl.trw.com In article <3m60l8$er7@xcalibur.IntNet.net>, jtomich@news.IntNet.net (Jeff Tomich) wrote: > Need to find something on emulating a Tandem Terminal? Any Ideas where I > can go for such a beast? Internally, Tandem uses OutsideView (for Windows) to emulate Tandem Terminals. I don't know if this is a proprietary implementation, or if it is available from OutsideView. -Dave :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Path: utkcs2!fnnews.fnal.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!news.cerf.net !usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com !elvis.delphi.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!news.iadfw.net!usenet From: terrano@iadfw.net (Terrano) Newsgroups: alt.comp.tandem-users.sigs,alt.comp.tandem-users Subject: Re: Colour escape sequences for tandem terminals Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 18:17:52 GMT Organization: Internet America Message-ID: <45jevu$67l@news.iadfw.net> References: <451jrk$8va@news.voicenet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dal03-05.ppp.iadfw.net andy@pericom.co.uk wrote: > > The colour escape sequences are only available on the terminal *emulators* > and our terminal manual doesn't have the colour sequences in it. You just use the 6530 sequences for Underlined, Dim, Bright, etc. and set the colors in your terminal emulator to be whichever colors you want to display (i.e. set Underlined Dim to RED and whenever Underlined Dim appears in your application--it will show up as 'Red' or whatever color the person has selected). The only Tandem emulator that I know of that ever did a full range of colors and graphics is the 'Interm' emulator (Originally by Transcommunication Corp--bought out by Tandem Computers). The Interm emulator is no longer (sigh) available--though it is used extensively by Mobil Oil specifically for the extended color set (to show different refined petroleum products in the pipeline). Hope this helps! -- Mark Terrano terrano@iadfw.net :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Message-ID: <6luums$quv$1@excalibur.flash.net> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 17:32:46 -0500 From: Brad Subject: Q: 653x Firmware Rev 'G' - New Escape & Control Codes Supported? Still need more info on this. Tandem support is slow to respond to this. I will not give up though! Basically, as of Firmware Revision 'G' in the 653x terminals and emulaters, new Escape and Control sequences were implmented. I know of a new 'Esc -' (hyphen) sequence w/subcodes of 'a-z' (guessing) (i.e., 'Esc -s' and 'Esc -j' are issued by Tandem products) and FS (0x1C) is used to define fields by Pathway using pre-defined attributes stored in the terminal/emulator (fixed and variable tables are available). Anybody have full documentation on this stuff? Please share with me (us) if you do or know who might have some. I know the emulator people must otherwise there products would not be able to support Rev 'G' or greater. Thanks, Brad [ bstumpf @ flash.net ] :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Message-ID: <6lv0if$453$1@news.xmission.com> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 16:50:37 -0600 From: Terry Kees Subject: Re: 653x Firmware Rev 'G' - New Escape & Control Codes Supported? Brad I used the Esc - sequences a few years back when I was coding TAL block mode front ends. It let me select colors and attributes but I found that the sequences were only supported by the old PCT emulator. Outside View and WIN6530 did not handle the sequences correctly, which makes since because Tandem never made their use public. May take me a few days to find some time but I'll try and dig up what I have left. Terry... :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Message-ID: <6lv9uv$gh1$1@excalibur.flash.net> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 20:44:50 -0500 From: Brad Subject: Re: 653x Firmware Rev 'G' - New Escape & Control Codes Supported? I do know that current Tandem apps (D-series) use these new sequences (e.g., Pathway, TEDIT, others). And all current emulators seem to also (e.g., OV 5.x, Win6530, ...). These Tandem apps query the terminal (using Esc ? and get the firmware rev...if 'G' or greater they send different sequences to the terminal). I'd appreciate anything you can dig up. Thanks, Brad [ bstumpf @ flash.net ] :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Path: cs.utk.edu!fnnews.fnal.gov!gw1.att.com!gw2.att.com!news.midplains.net !chi-news.cic.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news.us.world.net!usenet From: Jim Hampton Newsgroups: alt.comp.tandem-users Subject: Re: 6530 Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 09:18:40 -0800 Organization: Crystal Point, Inc. Message-ID: <315826F0.6D3B@outside.com> References: <31548FD9.4D0E@calweb.com> Anthony MacArthur wrote: > > I am looking for a program for PC/Windows which has the Tandem > terminal emulator c( 6530 ). I access the tandem trough a router on the > tcp/ip level. I use DOS 6.22 and or windows 3.1. > > any help would be greatly appreciated. > > AMAXXAMA Anthony, The majority of Tandem folks use Crystal Point, Inc.'s "Outside View" product for 6530 emulation..... Outside View supports TCP/IP, async, MultiLAN, IPX/SPX connectivity and multiple file transfer Crystal Point, Inc. Suite 301 22232 17th Ave SE Bothell, WA 98021-4417 USA voice phone: +1 206/487-3656 fax phone: +1 206/487-2880 email: World Wide Web: http://www.outside.com/default.htm :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Menlo Business Systems, Inc. 201 Main St. Los Altos, CA 94022-2909 voice: +1 415/948-7920 CTAccess 2.0 Tandem terminal emulation for Macintosh Supports TCP/IP (Telnet sessions) and ADSP. :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Path: utkcs2!stc06.ctd.ornl.gov!news.he.net!supernews.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu !news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!sprint!howland.erols.net !vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.indiana.edu!chi-news.cic.net!news.sba.com!news Date: 12 Apr 1997 14:32:53 GMT Organization: Smith, Bucklin & Associates Message-ID: <5io6el$kti@unix2.sba.com> References: <01bc403b$9871e360$6581b784@fairhurst> From: andy_louie@em.fcnbd.com (Andy Louie) Subject: Re: Good Tandem Emulator In article <> "Marlowe Fairhurst" (fairhurst.marlowe@mgh.harvard.edu) wrote: > >Anyone know of a good emulator for the Tandem? I'm currently running >CTT/Cail for windows, but it has problems running under Windows NT. > >Is there a 32 bit emulator? We have a coporate license for WIN6530. We switched from the old Tandem 6530 terminals to WIN6530 several years ago. It's working great. We have started to use the 32-bit version. The only issue is that we don't seem to be able to get the USA who was the original company who sold us the product to send us the current WIN6530 manual. I checked with them at last year's ITUG and was told that the German version was being translated to English and not yet available. I should check with ACI who acruired either the product or the company. However, an old user of WIN6530 should not have trouble with the new versions of the product even without a manual. It is that simple to use (In my opinion). An issue we have is that products like WIN6530 take away the ability to accurately track where is the PC that had logged on to the Tandem (for Tacl or Pathway session) because IP addresses are not physically tied to a PC like the PTP 6530 terminals. One can get close to a group of PCs at a location, but not necessarily a specific PC. Audit does not like this because they feel that if someone was trying to access the Tandem on a PC in an unauthorized manner, we cannot determine exactly where was the PC that was used. Tandem had committed to implement an enhancement to log to EMS log connect and disconnect messages per logon session. That is a step in the right direction (this still does not solve the above problem completely), but there is no reporting capability - there is a lot of other info in the EMS log. Perhaps, a third party vendor will find this as an opportunity to create a reporting product. Perhaps others have comments on this matter. Thanks Andy :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Path: utkcs!news.bbnplanet.com!News.Toronto.iSTAR.net!news.istar.net !news.myna.com!dh-23.tor0423.myna.com References: <6lptqi$gue$2@nntp1.ba.best.com> <3580B0F1.8D1C2B20@bsi.com> Organization: Madore Consulting Group Inc. Message-ID: <35859b07.0@news.myna.com> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:05:04 -0400 From: "Jay Madore" Subject: Re: 6530 for NT With x6530 Features? For a list of links to available 6530 emulators, check out: http://www.myna.com/~jmadore/emulator.html Take a look at the different products, and decide yourself. Jay Madore Madore Consulting Group Inc. http://www.myan.com/~jmadore :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Path: utkcs2!stc06.ctd.ornl.gov!news.he.net!newsfeed.nacamar.de !news-feed.inet.tele.dk!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com !news.mindspring.com!usenet Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 21:15:43 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Message-ID: <33529ded.36303405@news.mindspring.com> References: <5itv9l$3b5@unix2.sba.com> Reply-To: hgkeith@mindspring.com NNTP-Posting-Host: user-37kb5rm.dialup.mindspring.com From: hgkeith@mindspring.com (H. Grady Keith) Subject: Re: Java 6530 Terminal Emulator In message <5itv9l$3b5@unix2.sba.com>, dbossi@attmail.com (Dave Bossi) wrote: > >As a general F.Y.I... > >A CD-ROM from Tektonic Software (a business unit of Tandem Computers) >was recently dropped on my desk and - given the large thread that >developed around the 6530 emulator posting - I thought I'd share my >small amount of experience with this product. > >The CD-ROM contains a small web server and a Java applet that provides >6530 emulation for Java-enabled browsers. I happened to be using >Netscape 3.0 and it worked as advertised on my PC. My Sun >SparcStation was a different story as I could not get the bottom row >of buttons to display completely. > >Installation of the server took only a few minutes and - amazingly >enough - the instructions were accurate. > >The emulator is fast and the mapping appears to be accurate. There is >no file up/download capability in this version (1.02) and some of the >keyboard keys don't work (insert in Tedit was one), however the push >button keys on the bottom of the screen work OK. You can also >release the Java applet from the browser and create a standalone >window. (Pardon me for not knowing the correct term for this!) > >I haven't tried any of the color settings, but I have tried the >multiple windows and that feature works great. > >Realizing that not everyone is allowed to run Java-applets if they are >connected to the Internet, this may have a limited audience until >security concerns are resolved at the corporate level. I didn't call >for pricing info (I have an expiring demo copy) but it may be worth >checking out as way to eliminate one other emulator from users' >desktops. > >For more info you might look at www.tektonic.com although I haven't >been there. It's a 3.2 Meg file. Once I finally dowloaded it I installed it and it seems to be working fine. I'm still testing with it, but we are having all sorts of ideas pop up on how to use this new tool. Great work Tektonic and keep the good work flowing. :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.terminals,comp.sys.tandem Path: utkcs2!stc06.ctd.ornl.gov!news.he.net!newsfeed.nacamar.de !news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeeds.sol.net!ix.netcom.com!news Message-ID: <335CE7F5.37FB@ix.netcom.com> References: Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:31:49 -0500 From: "Richard S. Pope" Subject: Re: Need Tandem 6530 emulator badly Tandem just announced a new hardware product AWAN which provides a number of features: - remote access (RAS dial-in from Win95, Win/NT,, Novell, etc) - async support for 6530 (needed for S-Series) - emulation of 6530 on VT100 terminals and emulators This last feature allows virtually any workstation with a Telnet client (such as Windows 3.1/95/NT, Unix, Mac) to access host 6530 applications without any application changes or any host overhead. The Tandem product data sheet is at: http://www.tandem.com/INFOCTR/PROD_DES/AWANASPD/AWANASPD.HTM The press release is at http://www.tandem.com/pres_rel/accbeypl/accbeypl.htm Fair warning: Gemini Communications provided the 6530 and VT100 software for this product. Rich Pope Gemini Communications [Update, June 1997--it's been moved to: ...] [Update, May 1998--it's been moved again: http://www.tandem.com/prod_des/awanaspd/awanaspd.htm ] :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Path: stc06.ctd.ornl.gov!fnnews.fnal.gov!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu !howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news-feed1.tiac.net!uunet !in3.uu.net!207.167.14.9!scanner.worldgate.com!news.agtac.net !news.telusplanet.net!c14dn2.pri.agt.ab.ca!usenet Message-ID: <33B288CA.3898@telus.com> References: <01bc7a0d$5e9ad460$663cd6cc@frank.cobol-convert.com> <01bc7fce$020984a0$612264c1@PC.Huels.de> Organization: Telus Communications Inc. Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 08:20:42 -0700 From: "Edward (Ted) de Beaudrap" Subject: Re: Info Tadem Term Emulator for PC > > Anyone have info where i can get a terminal emulator to run on a PC > > to act as a Tandem workstation?? > > > > Frank > > I would recommend that you also have a close look at CAIL's CTT. In competes well with Crystal Point's Outside View. It has Multiple sessions over a dialup asynchronous connections as well as a HLLAPI interface, both things that Outside View does not have. Also, if you are going to the Windows '95 version, then mapping F16 and SF16 becomes an issue. Neither emulator allows ALT-F6 to be used, but CAIL at least allows CTRL-F6. Go to Website: http://www.cail.com/ or contact Ron Thompson at CAIL Systems, Ltd. 665 Hood Road Markham, Ontario L3R 4E1 Canada Voice: +1 905/940-9000 Fax: +1 905/940-9009 Email: -- Edward (Ted) de Beaudrap Programmer Analyst Specialist II Telus Communications Incorporated (403) 493-3458 :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Contact: Ron Bowden The old address was on Peachtree Street in Atlanta; here's the 1998 address: Bowden Systems, Inc. Suite 170 35 Technology Parkway South Norcross, GA 30092 voice: +1 770/613-5304 fax: +1 770/613-5305 email: Web: http://www.bsi.com/ FTP: ftp://ftp.bsi.com/ Products: BSI-x6530 Unix X-Window 6530 Emulator (and API) B6530 ASCII 6530 Emulator for vt100 (and API) :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Path: list.stratagy.com!transfer.stratus.com!cam-news-feed2.bbnplanet.com !cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com !news.bbnplanet.com!baron.netcom.net.uk!netcom.net.uk!knife.netcom.net.uk !netcom.net.uk!not-for-mail Message-ID: <6h5thf$gf0$1@taliesin.netcom.net.uk> References: <35361730.FD391BFD@ghit.co.uk> <6h5ep5$65o@unix2.sba.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-05-46.netcomuk.co.uk X-Trace: taliesin.netcom.net.uk 892762479 16864 194.42.229.110 (16 Apr 1998 21:34:39 GMT) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 22:34:09 +0100 From: "Alexander Burton" Subject: Re: PC6530 and WIN95 J. Gebhardt first wrote: >>> >>> I have installed an async connection using pc6530 g50 on a win 95 >>> workstation. The session starts up fine the first time after >>> a system boot, but stopping the session and restarting it does not >>> work. I get a "CSS 18 Too many opens" message. Well, >>> the book says that it is because the LAN6530 driver needs to be >>> configured with a higher values. But, like I said this is an >>> async connection. Any help would be appreciated. > >In article <35361730.FD391BFD@ghit.co.uk>, Tandem Utility (Cliff) >(gh045@ghit.co.uk) wrote: >>I`ve not used this on Win95 but it sounds to me like you`re not ending >>your PCT session when you come out of it :- >> >>If you CTRL-END from pct then it Stops the pct emulator. >>If you ALT-END from pct then the emulator is left running and would hold >>the port open. From here you should re-activate the session instead of >>starting another. >> >>So check that you are actually ending the PCT. >>Hope this helps >> >>Cliff J. Gebhardt then wrote in message <6h5ep5$65o@unix2.sba.com>... >Cliff, >I forgot to say that this only happens when I close the window not >when I press ctrl-end. I guess what I am trying to ask is more of a >win95 questions. I thought that the dos session running the emulator >was a virtual dos session and when I closed out the session (click >the X in the corner) that all resources should be freed up. I know >in os/2 that this is the case. Anyone have any insight into win95? > Usually when you click on the X icon in Windows95 inside a DOS program such as PCT then you get a "Windows cannot shut down this program automatically" message. Are you getting this ? You can only dismiss a DOS session in the way you describe cleanly by clicking on the X icon once you are back at the command line. The simple answer is not to click on the X icon and to CTRL+END :-) Regards, Alexander Burton -- :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Access Beyond (used to be Penril/Datability) sells terminal servers that do 6530-to-VT320 protocol conversion. http://www.accessbeyond.com/ :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.terminals Path: utkcs2!ihnp4!seismo!transfer.stratus.com!list.stratagy.com!shuford Message-ID: Reply-To: "Richard S. Shuford" Organization: Stratagy Users Group From: "Richard S. Shuford" Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 14:37:48 -0400 Subject: Re: Tandem 6530 terminal emulation In message <354AA765.D07AD535@concentric.net>, Dana Hall wrote: > > Does anyone know of a Tandem 6530 terminal emulator that runs on > Linux, perferably X and is free or shareware? Thanks. There is no such freeware or shareware. Computer-using institutions who would buy a Tandem system typically have lots of money. Their managers generally, by policy, will allow use of only supported commercial products, be it a Unix operating system or a terminal emulator. So, for them, a shareware terminal emulator under freeware Linux is an answer to the wrong question. (Somebody has to pay for those Tandem salesmen, who historically have been the highest paid salepeople of any company in the entire computer industry...) The most likely Linux solution would be the Java emulation applet "J6530 Server" from Tektonic Software (a Tandem subsidiary): http://www.tektonic.com/ Otherwise, a lot of shops seem to buy CrystalPoint's OutsideView: http://www.outside.com/default.htm Teemtalk is also a decent product: http://www.pericom.co.uk/ Here's an idea: have the institution trade in the Tandem for a Stratus machine. Then it (and you) can use a VT320 emulation. :-) ...RSS -- (P.S. I have a slight bias here, since I work for Stratus Computer, the other big fault-tolerant computer vendor. :-) http://www.stratus.com/ 1-800/STRATUS ...RSS :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: The ICE product from Insession offers IBM and TCP/IP connectivity for Tandem. Insession, Inc. 100 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder, CO 80302 USA +1 303/440-3300 1-800/414-7759 +31 20 301 7878 +61 2 9512 0222 http://www.insession.com/ :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Path: utkcs2!stc06.ctd.ornl.gov!news.he.net!newsfeed.nacamar.de !europa.clark.net!news.clark.net!noos.hooked.net!news.well.com From: "Jon E. Schmidt" Subject: Re: Good Tandem Emulator Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 21:08:12 -0700 Organization: Transaction Design, Inc. Message-ID: <3352FF2C.6AEE@aol.com> References: <01bc403b$9871e360$6581b784@fairhurst> <33492090.576D@lelystad.flnet.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: sf3-ppp29.well.com Otto van Rijswijk wrote: > > And now maybe the importantst thing: the support on WIN6530 is excellent > and the company behind Outside View is gone. Sorry, Otto, unless something happened to them in the last couple of days, Crystal Point is alive and well and still marketing and supporting Outside View. They are at +1 206/487-3656 or . We use their product and are pleased with it. -- Jon E. Schmidt Transaction Design, Inc. http://www.trxndesign.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW (1997) WEB SITE: http://www.crystalpoint.com/ :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Path: utkcs2!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com !news.bbnplanet.com!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net !portc01.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: corpdrone@aol.com (CorpDrone) Subject: Attn all Outside View users Message-ID: <1998060806523500.CAA08950@ladder03.news.aol.com> Date: 08 Jun 1998 06:52:35 GMT I recommend anyone using or considering purchasing the OutsideView software from Crystal Point to look at other vendors. This company is at risk from several standpoints, listed below. Management: Last November, Crystal Point fired the director of sales and marketing. He was not replaced. Not long after the engineering manager was pushed out the door. He was not replaced either. Now management consists of a contractor engineering manager and a contractor project manager (both essentially part time). The CEO herself is managing the sales department with the help of the finance manager. The finance manager is also running operations and human resources (personnel). Does this sound like a well-managed company to you? Product: Last fall at ITUG, Crystal Point had a flashy new booth and heavily promoted a new web browser based solution they called OutsideView Server. They had no product to show but ran a nice piece of demoware (built specifically for ITUG) as a proof of concept. Internally this product was supposed to be the future direction of the company. In January the project was killed. The new direction was supposed to be a new version of OutsideView internally known as "6.0". Since CP hadn't put out any new products in a while they knew they needed to do something. The plans called for keeping the same core product that is now 5.1 but only adding a flashy new user interface and some minor customer requests. They didn't want to tamper with the core code they had finally gotten working. Now 6 months later, they have yet to finish the specifications for 6.0 or even decide on a name for the product (a finished mailing was yanked at the last minute promoting a product called OutsideView 2000). So don't expect any tangible products at ITUG this year either. People: The loss of a major executive and the well-liked engineering manager was not lost on the employees. Over half the company has quit (they are down to about 18 regular full time people from a high of around 36). The only position that has been refilled, the only one, was a salesperson. No engineers. Sounds like "sell sell sell" but not "build build build". CEO: Chris Stephens (pronounced STEFF-ens) is a unique woman. She says she built the company out of nothing, but more likely she was in the right place at the right time. Her husband and company co-founder Fred developed a terminal emulator. Tandem computers came to them with an exclusive offer to sell the product. Hard to beat that kind of backing. It was a contentious partnership. The nickname for Chris around Tandem was (and probably still is) "The Dragon Lady". Her temper is well-known. But she runs a multimillion dollar company. Not bad for a high school dropout with no formal business training. And it shows. She treats people like cattle, which probably explains the quick exodus of highly-skilled engineers and others. And probably also explains why only 6 employees have been with the company more than two years. Co-founder: Fred Stephens was the computer whiz whose product made Crystal Point. He also has "left" the company to "pursue other directions". Whatever the real reason, the co-founder and technical visionary of OutsideView is no longer with the company. The Company: Every employee who has ever left Crystal Point has left in anger. Perhaps that explains the legal trouble the company faces. A sexual harrassment lawsuit was settled out of court. A wrongful termination lawsuit has been filed by the former sales and marketing executive. Many others could do the same thing if they wish. Two employees, for example, were terminated under circumstances of blatant age discrimination. Also the company is being investigated by the IRS (the USA's tax revenue agency) for its shady monetary dealings. (Allegedly, the company has been billed for things such as wedding showers, private dinners, even redecorating the Stephens' house.) Profitability: In response to a rumor in PC Week in January, the CEO said the company's revenue was up 22% over last year. And the company was above projections for the fiscal year. Yet at the end of the fiscal year, the CEO reports that the company conveniently "broke even" due to "several one-time extraordinary expenses" and therefore no profit-sharing bonuses would be paid. Were there really expenses or were too many ex-employees vested under the company's 401(k) retirement plan and would have been due their profit share? In short, this is a company that is spiralling towards disappearance. You should not buy any more product from them, or you might find yourself with no one to support it. Ken Jackson :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Path: utkcs2!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com !news.bbnplanet.com!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net !portc01.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail Message-ID: <1998061203393500.XAA20352@ladder01.news.aol.com> References: <1998060806523500.CAA08950@ladder03.news.aol.com> Date: 12 Jun 1998 03:39:35 GMT From: corpdrone@aol.com (CorpDrone) Subject: Re: Attn all Outside View users > I recommend anyone using or considering purchasing the OutsideView software > from Crystal Point to look at other vendors. This company is at risk from > several standpoints, listed below. I've gotten a lot emails asking if the negative post on Crystal Point is true. It's good to be skeptical. I can tell you this information comes from several ex-employees and is very reliable. They have reasons to be mad. These are professionals. Many worked nights and weekends for months to meet deadlines. It's only normal to take it personally when your profit sharing has suspisciously disappeared. The CEO is a multimillionaire who earned her money from others' hard work. Taking this info public exposes her lack of morals and ethics. There is also a large installed base of OutsideView. If Crystal Point disappears, it impacts a lot of companies (and you) out there. CP will try to put a positive spin on this info. When you hear it, realize it for what it is. Don't fault the remaining employees for trying to do their jobs. Just don't buy any more product. -- Ken Jackson :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Path: utkcs2!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com !news.bbnplanet.com!newshub.northeast.verio.net!newshub2.home.com !news.home.com!news.rdc1.nj.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail References: <1998060806523500.CAA08950@ladder03.news.aol.com> <6ljaas$d8d$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: cc322238-a.vron1.nj.home.com Organization: @Home Network Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 13:05:13 GMT From: "Steve" Subject: Re: Attn all Outside View users From: dbossi@attmail.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Subject: Re: Attn all Outside View users In message <6ljaas$d8d$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, Dave Bossi wrote: > > Anyone else who has been around Tandem for the past 15-20 years think > this sounds like 90 percent of the companies that grew up in the > incestuous Tandem world?" > > I have to admit that this story gave me a good laugh and brought back > many fond memories of similar companies over the years (although I also > must say that *I* wouldn't have put in print for all to see. ...ever notice how many of us Tandem programmers have large foreheads and narrow eyes and sort of a dopey look on our faces? :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Path: utkcs2!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-backup-west.sprintlink.net !news.sprintlink.net!199.242.16.13!news4.ixa.net!ixa.net!news.netos.com !204.201.168.28 Message-ID: <358569E5.E85DFEF2@crystalpoint.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 204.201.168.28 Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 11:37:26 -0700 From: aziz jellouli Subject: Letter From Crystal Point Inc. June 10, 1998 Dear OutsideView User: Several months ago, Crystal Point underwent an extensive reorganization in an effort to upgrade our management team and rebuild expertise in key areas to take the company to the next level. In the aftermath, there has been false and malicious gossip circulated about our company and management. We are dismayed and saddened that certain individuals have seen fit to respond negatively to our positive steps. Crystal Point is committed to delivering excellent products and services to our customers, and to providing a constructive, positive working environment for all our employees. I want to take this opportunity to share with you some exciting specifics on our progress and call a couple of important initiatives to your attention. First, our product research and development efforts have been reinvigorated with the addition of Mr. David Gilman. Mr. Gilman is former Director of Product Development at Attachmate, and an 8-year Microsoft veteran in technical management and system development positions. We have high confidence in Mr. Gilman's significant technical vision and experience. He continues the legacy of Crystal Point co-founder, Fred Stephens, who is now devoting his energy to another new business opportunity, and remains involved in the company as a trusted advisor on technical and sales issues. Second, Version 6.0 of our 32-bit OutsideView software product is scheduled for release this fall. While we continue to develop an appropriate product name, our engineers diligently work to support its 1998 release. As stated some months ago, the development of Outside View Server has been suspended pending further research and a clearer efinition of user requirements. Most features intended for the Server are now being incorporated into Outside View 6.0. These include: * over-the-network installations and maintenance updates; * data encryption for TCP/IP networks; * more flexibility for interface customization; and * more administrative controls to prevent unauthorized changes. Third, Marketing and Sales is now under my direction and we have strengthened our team with a senior project manager and two marketing experts to support our extensive market research initiative. We have undertaken this initiative to assess the new and emerging needs of our customers, so that we can continue to provide market-leading connectivity products as Tandem technology and industry evolve. Thank you for your continued support of our company. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We welcome your feedback and inquiries. Sincerely, Chris Stephens Chief Executive Officer :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Message-ID: <35694ec5.11540511@news.eunet.be> Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 11:00:02 GMT From: Koenp@bigfoot.com Subject: Re: Outside View 5.1 On 21 May 1998 01:16:43 GMT, in message <01bd8456$05ecc9a0$0c01450a@jeffrey>, "Jeffrey Chua" wrote: > > Has anyone experience success in using Outisde View 5.1 > to TELNET to a EICON X.25 GATEWAY (Windows NT server)? > We have encountered some problems with this form of connectivity > although we managed to obtain TACL prompt. Hi Jeffery, I am a technical support person from the company Crystal Point ( the European office ) and we have a document how to setup your system to be able to use X.25 toghether with OV 5.1. I'll send the document to your email address, just let me know if it works for you Koen :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Message-ID: <1998062417445401.NAA03408@ladder03.news.aol.com> Date: 24 Jun 1998 17:44:54 GMT From: RGalloway3 Subject: Re: Letter From Crystal Point Inc. In article <6mrbvn$po9$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, fcote@cme.com writes: >Only two complaints; 1. "Ctl >O" brings up the "Open" window which is a pain if you're in alternate >character mode because of a line hit or fup copy an object file. Use Shift-Ctrl-O to send a Ctrl-O character. > 2. "Ctl >enter" is mapped to something so Seeview users can't do some functions. You should be able to use the Key Mapper in the Options menu to un-map that key. Look at the "End of (Line/Field)" function. Rich Rich Galloway rgalloway3@aol.com :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Message-ID: <6mmenh$29c_001@news.netdirect.net> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 20:30:45 GMT From: dlmiller@inetdirect.net Subject: Re: Letter From Crystal Point Inc. In article <358dd0bd.1310493@news3.ibm.net>, kande00@ibm.net (Kelvin Anderson) wrote: >Unfortunate, I have not experienced the GPF's you speak of, I'm >familiar with CTT for windows and it works quite well. I believe OV >5.1 is far more flexible than any other 6530 emulator I've used so >far. That may be. OV 5.0, however, is extremely unstable. We have observed repeated GPFs and "hung" PCs repeatedly while using OV 5.0 under Win95 despite the fact that 5.0 was supposedly specifically designed to run on that platform. I hope 5.1 is better. OV 4.1 seems much more stable under Win95 than 5.0, although it is not free of problems (returning from a Windows screen saver while in block mode causes a GPF, IXF doesn't work, and a few other little jewels). :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.terminals Organization: American Medical Laboratories Message-ID: Newsgroups: comp.terminals Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:00:16 -0400 From: Marshall Stewart <73252.2477@CompuServe.COM> Subject: Function keys I am trying to use a Tandem 6530 terminal with an RS/6000 (pass-thru from the Tandem). The problem I have is that the 6530 appends the cursor location onto the function key control sequence. Is there a way to ignore the last byte? A wildcard character or something? ^A Thanks. ^A Marshall Stewart stewpub@aol.com :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 12:33:40 GMT From: dbossi@attmail.com Subject: Re: Nonstop programming sample in NMC In article <35b30911.0@news.ic-marl.de>, "Alex Lewandowski" wrote: > Hi all, > Is there anyone out there having an source example of Native Mode C > handling Nonstop Programming (create Backup-Process etc.). Probably not because I don't believe this was carried along in the C implementation of the Tandem-specific functions. You will have to create your own. It's pretty straightforward if you think through the tasks that the TAL system calls perform. Dave :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Subject: Re: Anybody programming ATM monitoring, BASE24, TANDEM EMULATORS ? Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 02:26:54 GMT Organization: ibm.net Message-ID: <35c9c1bb.8139222@news3.ibm.net> References: <01bc9fec$6d689540$0586d00a@alex> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/32.452 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 32.100.216.48 X-Trace: 5 Aug 1998 02:26:52 GMT, 32.100.216.48 Lines: 50 X-Notice: Items posted that violate the IBM.NET Acceptable Use Policy X-Notice: should be reported to postmaster@ibm.net X-Complaints-To: postmaster@ibm.net Path: transfer.stratus.com!cam-news-feed2.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!ulowe ll.uml.edu!news.tacom.army.mil!news.webspan.net!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news. maxwell.syr.edu!newsm.ibm.net!ibm.net!news3.ibm.net!32.100.216.48 If i understand your post correctly You may need to define the terminal type in the telnet service (Base24) parameter field. For Example: Under the Telnet services The PROGRAM name is $SYSTEM.SYSTEM.PATHCOM the parameter should look like " $PPMN;RUN PS40-LOGON,TYPE 6:4" The "TYPE 6:4" passes the terminal type to the application, and you should be presented with a BASE24 logon screen. This is pretty typical for blockmode applications running on a Telnet session. "Alex" wrote: >Hi all ! > >I'm use OutsideView 4.0 with tandem terminal emulation (6530) support. > >Access for ATM monitoring performing in next case: > >1. Connection to host by simply telnet entry throuth TCP/IP Win Sock >2. Host emit "TACL>" promt >3. I'm sending to host "Logon 0dh 0ah " >4. Host return next main menu: > - Base24 logon > - EMS peruse >5. I'm select first point and entrance to ATM monitoring ONLY IF I'M USE >6530 EMULATOR, else (if using telnet) host say, that my terminal emulation >does not supported Base24 !!!! >???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? >QUESTION: HOW ACCES TO BASE24 BY T E L N E T (Win Sock, LowLevel >TCP/IP) or may be anybody known other way??? > >HELP ME PLEASE !!! > >ALEX. > From dale_b@xypro.com Fri Aug 28 16:18:20 1998 Path: transfer.stratus.com!cam-news-feed2.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!shore !nntprelay.mathworks.com!news2.ais.net!jamie!ais.net!ameritech.net!uunet!in5.uu. net!not-for-mail From: "Dale Blommendahl" Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Subject: Re: FORMAT 6530 emulation (Help me !) Date: 3 Aug 1998 18:26:43 GMT Lines: 39 Message-ID: <01bdbf0c$6912e280$3797cad0@bighand.concentric.net> References: <01bc9fe6$03eba2c0$0586d00a@alex> NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.202.151.55 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1161 Alex, In order to do a good job of creating a new emulator you'll need a lot of experience with the various versions of both Tandem and others 6530/6526 emulators. Among the emulators that have existed are: PCT/PC6530, Tandem Terminal Emulator (TTE), CAIL's T6530 (CTT), Crystal Point's Emulator, FutureSoft's DynaComm Tandem 6530, CASEMaker's DRSE, and other's I can't remember at this time (sorry to any of you I've forgotten to mention). The single best source of information on the 6530 protocols is the 6530 Multipage Terminal Programming Guide that was published about 14 years ago. To my knowledge you'll have to find one that someone is willing to part with as they are out of print and have been for a long time. There are also many user's guides and manuals from the emualtor vendors that can be very helpful: CTT Communication Facility Operator Guide (CAIL Systems), Tandem Terminal Emulators User's Guide, 6530 Multi-Page Terminal Users Guide, PC6530 User's Guide (Tandem), 6526 Multi-Page Terminal Installation and Operation Guide, etc. A word of caution: there are lots of undocumented "features" that you'll have to find by testing your emulator with every piece of software Tandem (and some customers) ever wrote. If you are only going to support TCP/IP it will cut down on the number of these nasty "got you" features that you have to deal with. Alex wrote in article <01bc9fe6$03eba2c0$0586d00a@alex>... > Hi ! > > Please help me ! > > I want to write 6530 emulator throuth telnet WinSocket. > > Where i can get docs about format of tandem emulation? > > Alex. > RUSSIA > > Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 12:38:42 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: host-209-214-33-198.mco.bellsouth.net Message-ID: <35C9A486.DCB89BAF@bellsouth.net> From: Dave Calderon Subject: Re: FORMAT 6530 emulation (Help me !) There was also an even rarer addemdum to the Tandem published manual that worth its wieght in gold if you can find it. It had some really deep info on escape codes not found in the original manual. Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.150.6.241 Message-ID: <35ca6044.609690@news.cyberzone.net> Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 22:07:00 -0400 From: freds@cyberzone.net (Fred S.) Subject: Re: FORMAT 6530 emulation (Help me !) Dave Calderon wrote: > >There was also an even rarer addemdum to the Tandem published manual that worth >its wieght in gold if you can find it. It had some really deep info on escape >codes not found in the original manual. > For instance, how to do color register and palette mapping under host control. Of course, few people ever used this function, since Scobol was not enhanced to support it (to the best of my knowledge). My employer happens to be one of the odd companies which used 6530s without Pathway and did exotic things with custom 6530 TAL programs, so I happen to have all of this information sitting right on my desk. Now, the question is just how much can I reproduce for others without getting in trouble with Tandem on copyright issues? :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: Newsgroups: alt.comp.tandem-users, comp.sys.tandem Message-ID: <6tmqum$hge@dfw-ixnews9.ix.netcom.com> References: <35fddd81.201310510@news.mctcnet.net> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 18:44:21 -0400 From: Raymond DeVoe Subject: Re: Announce: Tandem 6530 Client Option for Windows CE Jeff Iverson wrote in message <35fddd81.201310510@news.mctcnet.net>... >http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry10?SP=10023&PN=1&V1=109872&xid=5712 > >DynaComm Connectivity Series for Handheld PCs (DCS-H/PC) combines the >power of the enterprise with the flexibility of mobile computing. With >the availability of the Tandem 6530 Client Option, the functionality >of DCS-H/PC is extended to provide access to the Tandem environment. >Proven stability and excellent performance make DCS-H/PC the preferred >business solution for customers who have the need to access multiple >hosts from a handheld device. The DCS-H/PC core product must be >installed to utilize this Client Option. > >..Supported Emulation >....Tandem 6530^Wwith EM3270 support > >..Network Connectivity >....Telnet (TCP/IP) >....Modem (TAPI) >....Direct Serial > > http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry10?SP=10023&PN=1&V1=109872&xid=5712 How about doing something like this for the PalmPilot? -Ray- :^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^:^: ============================================================================== Message-ID: <01be0724$c2626d00$77e29fc2@yw-mbolkow> References: <71m58j$7j4@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com> Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 12:21:57 GMT From: Martin Bölkow Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Subject: Re: 653x Escape Sequences Dear Priyo, Get the 'Tandem NonStop TCP/IP Applications user Guide' (117469) appendx D: TN6530 Control Codes and Escape Sequences and read all about them! With Regards, Martin Bölkow YoungWood Solutions #1 in Business-critical Computing Consultancy ============================================================================== Message-ID: <365B8475.A5EC9430@ibm.net> References: <365af50a.0@p3.isdn.net.il> Organization: Dean Malone And Associates Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 23:15:49 -0500 From: Dean Malone Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Subject: Re: Tandem specific telnet commands. Cherny Michael wrote: > I have strange telnet command which is undocumented in RFC and any other > place I looked in. > Does anyone know is there tandem-specific telnet commands? > Any help will be mostly appreciated!!! The truth is that there are two flavors of telnet on NSK. If you are doing 6530 terminal emulation, this happens against the Telnet well-known port but it is a TACL process managing the session. Only TACL commands work. If you want an OSS (i.e. UNIX) terminal session, you need to modify your TCP/IP telnet server to offer OSS as an alternate command line interpreter. When you set this up, you get a sh shell and you get dropped in a default home directory in the OSS file space. If you don't know this, OSS is a UNIX shell and SVR4 compliant implementation implemented on top of the NSK OS. This shell interface will act like a real UNIX shell. The terminal emulation is typically VT-100. I trust this clarifies things for you. -- Dean ============================================================================== Message-ID: <37160fbf.1576076@news.ais.net> References: <3715fdb0.180414234@news.ozemail.com.au> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 16:33:38 GMT Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem From: joe.peterson@text.mindspring.com Subject: Re: Clearing 6530 terminal screen On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 15:00:54 GMT, dnicholls@nospam.acm.org (Dean Nicholls) murmured: >I need a to write a program that needs to be able to write data to a >terminal and then after being prompted clear the screen, and have the >cursor return home. People have told me this is relatively simple >using "escape sequences". Unfortunately perusal of both TIM and CDREAD >has not turned these guys up, other than to inform me that they >exist.... > >The program will be written in TAL, executed from the TACL prompt and >use simple 6530 terminal IO (ie open the terminal and use writeread >etc.). >Any help will be appreciated. By no means can I claim to be an expert on T6530 escape sequences, but I use a couple of them in my TACL code. There are countless others, of course, but that mythical manual that used to explain them all is as rare as rare can get. Note that in the notations below, to avoid confusion, I specify the ASCII character code table entry numbers for each byte. E.g.: <27> means the escape character, <111> is a lower-case "o", etc. Anyway, here are the ones I know: clear screen to page 0 ==> <27><73> start writing to line 25 ==> <27><111> (writing to l25 is terminated by a carriage return/line feed) turn on reverse video ==> <27><54><36> turn on reverse video/dim ==> <27><54><37> turn all attributes off ==> <27><54><40> It's been ages since I coded these, so I don't even remember from where I got the sequences, but they do work. I do remember that the third byte in the reverse video/dim sequences is a bit mask indicating which attributes should be turned on or off, but that's as far as can remember. Hope that helps! \_((o))_/ Joe ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Message-ID: <7f5sqr$1pn@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> References: <3715fdb0.180414234@news.ozemail.com.au> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 19:30:28 -0400 Organization: Netcom Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem From: louv Subject: Re: Clearing 6530 terminal screen I've done it in TACL but you can also write a program. I used the CLEAR command without any arguments to clear the screen. The arguments ALL, ASSIGN and PARAM were left intact. #FRAME #PUSH :^arg [#CASE [#ARGUMENT/VALUE :^arg/ KEYWORD/WORDLIST all assign param/ OTHERWISE] | 1 | [#CASE [:^arg] |all| [#CASE [#ARGUMENT/VALUE :^arg/ KEYWORD/WORDLIST assign param/ END] |1| [#CASE [:^arg] |assign| #SET #ASSIGN |param| #SET #PARAM ] |2| #SET #ASSIGN #SET #PARAM ] |assign| [#IF [#ARGUMENT/VALUE :^arg/ ASSIGN/SYNTAX/] |THEN| #SET #ASSIGN [:^arg] ] |param| [#IF [#ARGUMENT/VALUE :^arg/ PARAM/SYNTAX/] |THEN| #SET #PARAM [:^arg] ] ] |OTHERWISE| [#IF NOT [#VARIABLEINFO/EXISTENCE/ scrn^clr^] |THEN| #PUSH scrn^clr^ #SET/TYPE DELTA/ cmds^ 27III$ #SET scrn^clr^ [#DELTA/COMMANDS cmds^/] #SET ctr^ [#COMPUTE [ctr^] + 1 ] ] #OUTPUT [scrn^clr^] ] #UNFRAME -- lou ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// References: <3715fdb0.180414234@news.ozemail.com.au> Message-ID: <9TwR2.3646$Sr.102472@newse3.tampabay.rr.com> Organization: RoadRunner - TampaBay Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 02:02:45 GMT Organization: RoadRunner - TampaBay Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem From: Art Rice Subject: Re: Clearing 6530 terminal screen The TACL Programming Manual clearly demonstrates the use of a STRUCT and #DEF to clear the screen using ESC I (eye). Code Follows: ?SECTION cls MACRO #FRAME == define the clear screen escape sequence [#DEF ascii STRUCT BEGIN BYTE byt0 (0:1) value 27 73; == decimal escape-I CHAR clear (0:1) REDEFINES byt0; END; ] #OUTPUT [ascii:clear(0:1)] #UNFRAME In TAL you would need to: define a LITERAL ESC = 27; define clear = ESC,"I"#; and write it to the terminal. Actually, after checking ESC-I clears the memory (of the terminal). Hope this helps.Tandem's Multipage Terminal Programming Manual has been out of print for a long time. How come the D48 manuals still refer us back to a manual that is not in print and not on-line? -- Art Rice ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// References: <3715fdb0.180414234@news.ozemail.com.au> Message-ID: <3716ecbc@news.ic-marl.de> Organization: Dr. Buelow & Masiak GmbH - Internet Center Marl Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 09:56:18 +0200 Organization: Dr. Buelow & Masiak GmbH - Internet Center Marl Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem From: Alex Lewandowski Subject: Re: Clearing 6530 terminal screen see Appendix D: TN6530 Control Codes and Escape Sequences of Tandem NonStop TCP/IP Applications User Guide^×117469 in TIM -Manual. Hope this helps. regards Alex ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// tandem_terminals_news.txt Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem References: <3715fdb0.180414234@news.ozemail.com.au> <3715fdb0.180414234@news.ozemail.com.au> <37160fbf.1576076@news.ais.net> Message-ID: <#7CgUpKi#GA.363@nih2naad.prod2.compuserve.com> Organization: Missing Data Link Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 10:11:49 +0200 Organization: Missing Data Link Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem From: Jean -Jacques de Beaufort Subject: Re: Clearing 6530 terminal screen Hi, here are some esc sequence find in 653x multi-page terminal installation and operation guide ( 82308 b00 may 1984) a very old ref manual ESC H cursor home ESC J erase from cursor to end of page ESC L insert a line (in block mode) ESC M delete a line (in block mode) ESC 6x ( set video attribute) --> ESC6space=nornal, ESC6!=dim, ESC6$=reverse, ESC60=underscore,ESC6&=reverse blinking and more ESCo display text on 25th line many other ESC sequences are avalaible... I hope these help you regards Jean ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Message-ID: <37248aa0.0@news.netos.com> References: Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 08:37:18 -0700 Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem From: Charles Domingue Subject: Re: Outside View 32 Hello OutsideView32 Users; Thank you for the lively thread on OutsideView32 issues. The slow session switching and mnemonics by default problems described in this thread have been addressed in our most recent release, OutsideView32 6.0A. This release is available at no charge to any registered user of OutsideView32 6.0. Please contact us by phone at (425)806-1143 or submit a Technical Support Request via our web site, www.crystalpoint.com/techform.htm, and a CDROM will be rushed to you. Please be aware that technical support is available at no charge for any registered OutsideView user. Best Regards; Charles Domingue Crystal Point Technical Support ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Message-ID: <37B598E3.5302@ix.netcom.com> References: <37b4c893.3379787@news.primary.net> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 11:27:15 -0500 Organization: EnterAct L.L.C. Turbo-Elite News Server Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem From: Richard S. Pope Subject: Re: Using a Terminal Server and 6526 terminal Curt Bates wrote: > > I am trying to setup a Digi Network Terminal Server (Port Server) with > a 6526 terminal. The terminal is connected to the port server and it > is configured to telnet into the Tandem system. This works for > conversational mode, but not full screen mode. The port server is > setup to tell TELSERV that the terminal is "tn6530". This is where I > think the problem is. > > Has anyoneelse tried this? Anybody have an idea on what the correct > terminal setting is? 6530 family terminals (like the 6526) have a moderately complex async protocol which is implemented in the old 36xx and 61xx controllers, and nowadays in the AWAN terminal server products from Tandem (3883/4/5 and soon 3886). AWAN handles both the proprietary async protocol to the terminal and the proprietary TN6530 protocol into Tandem Telserv. Anything else treats the terminal like a dumb-ascii device - strictly line by line mode. If you want full screen, you have to get an AWAN. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Message-ID: <37b7cc9c.262284826@news.nl.net> References: <37b4c893.3379787@news.primary.net> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 08:32:30 GMT Organization: AEX-IT Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem From: Tandem Systeembeheer Subject: Re: Using a Terminal Server and 6526 terminal crbates@bigfoot.com (Curt Bates) wrote: > >I am trying to setup a Digi Network Terminal Server (Port Server) with >a 6526 terminal. Not sure what you are trying to accomplish; 1 terminal server and a terminal? We have dircect terminals setup far away from the computer center in two ways: 1: tandem - TD MUX - dedicated serial cable - TD MUX - Terminal 2: tandem - terminal server - IP network (i.e. FTP cabling) - terminal server - terminal first solution is the simplest but requires dedicated cable second solution needs some tweaking to get the break across; sometimes we need a reset of the terminal server ports after a cold load of the tandem. HtH Andre -- Andre Hoekstra - tandem@serv.optiebeurs.see.sig.nl (change .see.sig.nl to .nl when replying!) The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop. - Mark Twain ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Message-ID: <7pmupp$4eb$1@holly.prod.itd.earthlink.net> References: <37b4c893.3379787@news.primary.net> <37B598E3.5302@ix.netcom.com> <7pi4qs$ffo$1@ash.prod.itd.earthlink.net> <37BD5835.1333@ix.netcom.com> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 15:30:52 -0400 From: Hobson Bruce Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem Subject: Re: Using a Terminal Server and 6526 terminal In article <37BD5835.1333@ix.netcom.com> , "Richard S. Pope" wrote: > Bruce, > > Thanks for the vote of confidence, but a few corrections are needed: > > Hobson Bruce wrote: > >> But, You can use any Terminal Server. IF and again, I say IF and only if the >> Terminal Server acts as a pipe. And doesn't change, exchange of other wise >> mess with the data. And only acts as a pass-thru device. Even with the Break >> key and long-break, etc.. good luck on that one. > Single -vs- paired terminal servers need to be distinguished. A pair of > generic terminal servers can function like a pair of traditional (i.e. > almost obsolete) multiplexors or even x.3 pads. In this case, the pair > or terminal servers, or whatever, are acting as an async pipe, analogous > to a pair of modems: the async stuff is coverted to something that can > carry over a TCP/IP network or whatever medium connects the pair. If > the async pipe is perfectly carried, then what you in effect have is a > very long async cable that logically directly connects the 6526 into the > Tandem 36xx/61xx async controller. Your "IF" is a good point: > propagation of break (frequently used with Tandem terminals) is a > problem; in fact most terminal servers don't do it at all. > Additionally, data can move "jerky" bursts and aggravate timeout > problems. The end-to-end delay is noticable in block mode where an ACK > needs to flow back for every 256 bytes of screen data. Even a 0.1 > second end-to-end delay adds up to 2.4 additional seconds for an > all-too-typical 3000 byte Pathway screen. Make sure you have XON flow > control disabled, and in fact all characters are passed through. XON is > used heavily (set screen address) in 6530 block mode, and LRC characters > (from terminal or host) can assume any 8-bit value. THe cost of a > *pair* of terminal servers has to be considered. > > Single terminal servers - with a TCP/IP connection into a Tandem > ethernet controller, are another thing. As my previous email mentioned, > conversational (line-by-line) mode will work 99% OK with any terminal > server, but block mode requires an AWAN. > >> The one thing none of the other terminal servers can do is current-loop >> connections. (Up to 1500 feet) and Tandem T-Tap protocol with old Tandem >> printers. Except for a AWAN of course. > Current-loop *can* be handled by external current-loop adapters, but > this is clunky and can get expensive. AWAN current-loop is the clear > winner here. > > AWAN actually does *not* handle T-TAP protocol. Fastptcp does all the > T-TAP stuff, and AWAN is acting 100% in passthrough mode. Presumably > *any* terminal server will handle this as well as AWAN, since Fastptcp > is doing all the polling and checking of "ACK". The only things that > AWAN handles differently for Fastptcp (i.e. AWAN Port Type Hardcopy) are > items which apply to dumb printers and do not matter for T-TAP: (1) when > Port Flow CTS is used, AWAN will not accept an open for the port if CTS > is down - "don't start a print job when the printer is offline to begin > with", and (2) when Fastptcp sends IAC DO TM at the end of job, AWAN > does not respond until all queued data has been sent out the async > port. Again, although neither of these apply to T-TAP printers, they > are very useful for dumb printers and give AWAN a big advantage over > other terminal servers in this regard. Like I said. (Value added by Richard Pope.) Bruce :-) ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Message-ID: <385A4E7F.ECB384BF@geminic.com> References: <3c964.2312$Rx1.16774@news.uswest.net> Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 08:53:51 -0600 Organization: Gemini Communications, Inc. Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem From: Richard S. Pope Subject: Re: 6530 emulator for Windows NT Craig, My company is the developer for a Java-based solution which has many features including strong encryption. See http://www.tantau.com/Nonstop/j6530.asp For a traditional Windows app, I recommend CTT http://www.cail.com Rich ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem,comp.terminals Message-ID: References: <8ho4gd$4ob$1@news.ctimail.com> <8hr54t$4gr$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <6dt2ks4sn1m8bs7554juti44knrrga3ldv@4ax.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:49:02 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.94.112.2 From: Art Rice Subject: Re: Tandem 6530 terminal programming On Fri, 09 Jun 2000 19:05:06 -0400, QjoeW.EpetersonR@Tmindspring.Ycom wrote: >On Fri, 09 Jun 2000 16:14:36 GMT, MSage >spewed forth: > >>You can probably talk to your sales rep. Ours managed to find a copy >>and sent me a copy of it (I, in turn, have copied the copy and have >>stored it in a "nice safe place" :-). > >I wonder why Tandem doesn't make the 6530 programming documentation >more readily available for customers and s/w vendors? Maybe, someday, >if that project I've heard rumors of to build a GUI-supportive >terminal controller (ala some X-windows sort of setup) ever becomes a >real product, they can expect customer to stop needing 6530 info. But >in the meantime ... ?? >``` >Joe They do make it available to Alliance Partners. Crystal Point, Future Soft, Cail, Casemaker, ACI, among others all have the specs and signed "Non-Disclosure" documents. -- Art Rice ** Special Data Processing Corporation -------------------------------------- All opinions expressed are mine and do not reflect the views of my employer. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem NNTP-Posting-Host: 16.27.194.185 NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 04:06:30 PST References: <1133888979.781375.92370@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Organization: Hewlett-Packard GmbH Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:06:30 GMT From: Joachim Schmitz Subject: Re: openssh schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:1133888979.781375.92370@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > I am installing SSH on a Tandem S-78000. The README_FLOSS file tells > me to change "RhostsAuthentication' to 'yes'. When I look at the > 'sshd_config' file, it has a comment that says '# rhosts authentication > should not be used'. Which should I believe? Should it only be > changed in 'ssh_config' and not 'sshd_config'? Just follow the README_FLOSS for now and try to get it to work that way. Later you can try to break it 8-) by making changes to the config... The hint not to use rhosts authentication comes as part of the openssh package, it hasn't been changed as part of the port to OSS. And rhosts-based authentication isn't the most secure option, but I don't believe the OSS port supports another one. Maybe Tom Bates can shed a light on us here. Bye, Jojo ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.91.193.7 NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:33:38 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <8346aae7-e888-4f7e-8cc3-d34d7f0bf8f7@m25g2000yqc.googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:33:38 -0800 (PST) From: Manu Subject: Capture the terminal text Guys, Is there any way to capture the test that currently available in the screen to a file or variable ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:14:24 -0600 References: <8346aae7-e888-4f7e-8cc3-d34d7f0bf8f7@m25g2000yqc.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:14:22 -0800 From: Keith Dick Subject: Re: Capture the terminal text Manu wrote: > Guys, > > Is there any way to capture the test that currently available in the > screen to a file or variable ? Depending on which terminal emulator you are using, you probably can do a typical copy and paste to get the text from the screen into a PC file. Also, I believe at least some of the terminal emulators have a way to log all the interaction to a file, but you have to turn that on before doing the things you want to capture. But I imagine that isn't what you are asking for. I think you want a TACL command that will capture what is on the screen. I don't remember any TACL command that does that. The closest thing I can think of to that is the EDIT ADD BLOCK command, but it probably isn't quite what you want. I have never tried this from within a TACL macro, but I have done it interactively. I think it would work from within a macro. If you execute the following command: EDIT file!;add block;exit (Note, that is EDIT, not TEDIT.) This will start the EDIT program, create the new Edit file named "file", switch the terminal to block mode, keeping all the text on the screen, then wait for you to press any function key. If at that point, you move the cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen, then press any function key, EDIT will read the contents of the screen, store it into "file", switch the terminal back to conversational mode, and exit. Since this requires operator action to move the cursor and press a function key, it probably is not quite what you want. Unless you are watching the terminal carefully, it isn't very obvious when this command gets executed, so you could have some trouble knowing when to do your part by moving the cursor and pushing a function key. You could have the macro write a prompt to the screen before running the above command, but that prompt would cause some of the screen contents to be lost since they would scroll up off the top of the screen. I remember that when doing this intereactively, EDIT displayed its normal startup line and a line about creating the new edit file, which caused the top two lines to scroll off the screen. I imagine that would also happen if you used the command from inside a macro. Given what the ADD BLOCK command can do, there probably is a sequence of control characters that you could send to a terminal from within a TACL macro via #outputv that would get the terminal to do something similar to what ADD BLOCK does without requiring operator interaction. I think you could send control codes to move the cursor to the bottom, read the screen, and switch back to conversational mode without waiting for a function key press. I would have to study the 6530 terminal's programming manual to see what control codes would do that (assuming it is possible). Maybe someone else already knows the proper control character sequence and can answer the question without research. Or maybe there is a little utility program someone can give you that does the whole operation, including storing the text into a file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandem NNTP-Posting-Host: 202.57.34.140 NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:51:31 +0000 (UTC) References: <8346aae7-e888-4f7e-8cc3-d34d7f0bf8f7@m25g2000yqc.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:51:31 -0800 (PST) From: MicroTech Subject: Re: Capture the terminal text On Dec 29 2009, 8:33 pm, Manu wrote... Hello Manu, It's been a while, you may have got what you needed already... Well, if not, the TAL source below does what you want. It was originally written in 1984, and I never bothered to "enlighten" the code, but it should run fine on any NonStop server. To compile: TAL / IN source / object; SUPPRESS. Cheers, Henry Norman MicroTech Consulting http://groups.google.com/group/microtech_software ?PAGE"Capture 65** terminal screen data" -- -- This program writes the contents of the 65** screen buffer to the OUT file -- -- Henry Norman, Tandem Computers, Western SSG -- Freely distributable -- ?NOCODE, NOICODE, NOIMAP, NOLMAP ?SYMBOLS, INSPECT, SAVEABEND LITERAL lCR = 13, -- Line separator ("carriage return") in 65** term buffer lESC = 27; -- ASCII escape character INT .buf[ 0:1920/2-1 ] := [ "$RECEIVE", 8*[ " " ] ], .oldmode[ 0:1 ] := -1, .lbuf[ 0:1920/2-1 ], count, term, out; STRING .sbuf := @buf'<<'1, .s := @lbuf'<<'1; ?NOLIST,SOURCE$SYSTEM.SYSTEM.EXTDECS( ? ABEND ? CLOSE ? DEBUG ? FILEINFO ? MYTERM ? OPEN ? READ ? SETMODE ? STOP ? WRITE ? WRITEREAD ? ) ?LIST PROC writeLines; BEGIN STRING .line := @sbuf, .eol; -- Loop until buffer exhausted: WHILE ( 2+2 = 4 ) DO BEGIN SCAN line UNTIL lCR -> @eol; -- Exit when stopper hit: IF ( $CARRY ) THEN RETURN; s':='line FOR ( count := @eol'-'@line ); WRITE( out, lbuf, count ); @line := @eol[ 1 ]; END; END; -- PROC writeLines() PROC errorExit; BEGIN -- Reset terminal mode if necessary: IF ( oldmode <> -1 ) THEN SETMODE( term, 8, oldmode, oldmode[ 1 ] ); ABEND(); END; -- PROC errorExit() PROC S0000V03_capture_20010413 MAIN; BEGIN -- Open $receive: OPEN ( buf, term ); IF ( <> ) THEN errorExit(); -- Read the startup message: READ( term, buf, 200 ); IF ( <> ) THEN errorExit(); CLOSE( term ); -- Open the OUT file (may be a TACL variable): OPEN( buf[ 21 ], out ); IF ( <> ) THEN errorExit(); -- Extract terminal name: MYTERM( buf ); OPEN( buf, term ); -- Open the terminal IF ( <> ) THEN errorExit(); -- Switch to block mode: SETMODE( term, 8, 1, 1, oldmode ); IF ( <> ) THEN errorExit(); -- Unlock the keyboard: sbuf':='[ %33, "b" ]; WRITE( term, buf, 2 ); IF ( <> ) THEN errorExit(); -- Wait for any fkey to be hit: READ( term, buf, 4 ); IF ( <> ) THEN errorExit(); -- Escape sequence (ESC"<") to read terminal buffer: sbuf':='[ lESC, "<" ]; WRITEREAD( term, buf, 2, 1920, count ); IF ( <> ) THEN errorExit(); -- Insert a "SCAN stopper" in termbuffer: sbuf[ count ] := 0; -- Return to previous terminal mode: SETMODE( term, 8, oldmode, oldmode[ 1 ] ); CLOSE ( term ); -- Split term buffer into separate lines: writeLines(); -- All done: CLOSE( out ); STOP(); END; -- PROC S0000V03_capture_20010413 MAIN //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////