Re: Netbook and iSeries Access

["Lukas Beeler" <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 22:18,  <Mark.Bazer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Has anyone tried to run iSeries access on a netbook. It seems as if it
> would be a reasonable solution for remote system administration if iSeries
> access will run on such a platform.

Well, it depends on what OS runs on your netbook of choice. They're
just small, slow and cheap laptops.

Some netbooks run Windows - Windows is necessary if you need all the
System i Access tools, like System i Navigator.

There is also a System i Access for Linux, which offers a subset of
System i Access for Windows functionality (namely ODBC and 5250) - it
may not be designed for the distribution your netbook of choice runs,
but you'll probably be able to get it running.

https://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/access/linux/downloads.html

There are also other 5250 emulators available for Linux, which may
even be included in the distribution you intend to use.

However, i would recommend against buying netbooks for use in a
corporate environment. We evaluated a few of them, and then decided to
use ThinkPad x200s instead, which offer the same form factor as a
netbook, but a better screen, better keyboard, better performance and
better management functionality. Like Centrino Pro, which includes
Intel's AMT technology.