Re: Mochasoft and Windows 7

[jmmckee <jmmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Simon Coulter shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:57:16 -0600
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Mochasoft and Windows 7

> On 10/03/2010, at 11:50 AM, jmmckee wrote:
>
> > Also tried PC5250 and that still did not offer, according to the  
> > other end, an entry for a terminal type.
>
> Almost none of the emulators allow you to choose the terminal type.  
> Instead they offer a screen size choice. Generally the 3rd-party ones  
> simply copy PC5250 which uses a 3179-2 for 24*80 and a 3477-FC for  
> 24*80. The DBCS version of PC5250 uses 5555-C01 for both screen sizes-- 
> it can do this because whether the emulator accepts wide-screen data  
> is a result of the correct response to a 5520 Query Request rather  
> than anything inherent in the device type itself.
>
> Why do you think you need a specific terminal type for Win7?
>
> Regards,
> Simon Coulter.
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I had seen a terminal type selection on Windows XP version.  The caller told me that the Windows 7 version only offered the resolution choice.  No connection resulted.  There was also talk between the remote person and his network guy.  There was speculation that the issue was not a configuration issue. I just wanted to make sure that the lack of connection was not due to a request for a specific terminal type not matching the configured workstation device.  

Thanks for the clarification.

John McKee