Re: PCOMM alternate screen size

2023-07-31 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
W dniu 31.07.2023 o 17:13, Dana Mitchell pisze: On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:17:13 -0400, Thomas Conley wrote: On 6/28/2012 7:55 PM, Bob Rutledge wrote: Thomas Conley wrote: I'm being forced to use PCOMM, and I can't figure out how to set the alternate screen size. any help you can give would

Re: PCOMM alternate screen size

2023-07-31 Thread Dana Mitchell
S file >with any text editing software and add the following. > >[3270] >QueryReplyMode=Auto >HostCodePage=1047-U >Screensize=50x135 > > >Save it and then launch the pcomm session. > >Thanks, >Kolusu > Thanks Sri, that worked. I thought I tried that, but I may h

Re: PCOMM alternate screen size

2023-07-31 Thread Schmitt, Michael
Check what gets updated when you change the screen size to one of the other listed values. It must be saving it somewhere, either in a config file or in the registry. And there's only so many places that PCOMM stores configuration files. When you find what's updated, note how it stores

Re: PCOMM alternate screen size

2023-07-31 Thread Sri h Kolusu
plyMode=Auto HostCodePage=1047-U Screensize=50x135 Save it and then launch the pcomm session. Thanks, Kolusu -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

PCOMM alternate screen size

2023-07-31 Thread Dana Mitchell
On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:17:13 -0400, Thomas Conley wrote: >On 6/28/2012 7:55 PM, Bob Rutledge wrote: >> Thomas Conley wrote: >>> I'm being forced to use PCOMM, and I can't figure out how to set the >>> alternate screen size. any help you can give would be

Re: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-31 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
of PCOMM? Peter Farley wrote: >Can you point to a page or document that describes the IBM policy >for HACP version upgrades? I am concerned that if I buy a copy but >receive an earlier-than-current version (e.g., V13.0 vs the more current >V14.0) from a non-IBM distributor

Re: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-30 Thread Tom Brennan
The shareware folks figured out there was no need for a box (or anything physical, really) back in the 1990's or so. One of them wrote a little program that produced a 3D image of what looked like a box. So for years a lot of websites had pictures of a pretend box that the customer never

Re: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-30 Thread Timothy Sipples
Peter Farley wrote: >Can you point to a page or document that describes the IBM policy >for HACP version upgrades? I am concerned that if I buy a copy but >receive an earlier-than-current version (e.g., V13.0 vs the more current >V14.0) from a non-IBM distributor that I would not be entitled to

Re: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-30 Thread Attila Fogarasi
, 2022 3:36 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM? > > As you've already figured out, you license IBM Personal Communications via > the IBM Host Access Client Package ("HACP"). This license includes Personal > Communications

Re: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-30 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Timothy Sipples Sent: Monday, May 30, 2022 3:36 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM? As you've already figured out, you license IBM Personal Communications via the IBM Host Access Client Package ("HACP"). T

Re: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-30 Thread Dave Jones
Thanks, Timothy. That was the information I, too, was looking for. DJ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-30 Thread Timothy Sipples
As you’ve already figured out, you license IBM Personal Communications via the IBM Host Access Client Package (“HACP”). This license includes Personal Communications (for Windows) and Host On-Demand for all supported platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows, etc.) One license entitlement = one

Re: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-29 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
Discussion List On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2022 10:20 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM? Tom Brennans Vista is highly recommended. On Sun, May 29, 2022 at 5:03 PM Farley, Peter x23353 <031df298a9da-dmarc-r

Re: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-29 Thread Mike Schwab
ons, but I have not been able to > find anything resembling that information. > > Does anyone have a link or information on where one can find that pricing > (assuming it even exists)? Pricing for host system Windows version 10+ > and/or Ubuntu version 20+ would be ideal. > &g

Re: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-29 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM? I've been roaming around the IBM websites looking for a published price for a single-user copy of IBM Personal Communications, but I have not been able to find anything resembling that information. Does anyone have a link or i

Pricing for a single-user copy of PCOMM?

2022-05-29 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
exists)? Pricing for host system Windows version 10+ and/or Ubuntu version 20+ would be ideal. I would like to use PCOMM for TSO access to the system used by the IBM training site Zxplore. TIA for any leads you can provide. I do already have a copy of TN3270+ but I would also like to have

Re: PCOMM .WS file reference

2021-09-02 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
I tried. No entries found. I mean SessFlags or RuleLinePos, not just .ws -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland W dniu 01.09.2021 o 14:09, Ralph Robison pisze: Try this link in the IBM Docs: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/search/.ws?scope=SSEQ5Y_14.0.0

Re: PCOMM .WS file reference

2021-09-01 Thread Ralph Robison
Try this link in the IBM Docs: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/search/.ws?scope=SSEQ5Y_14.0.0 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

PCOMM .WS file reference

2021-08-31 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
I'm looking for reference manual describing .WS file parameters. Most of them is obvious, but some are not and I it seems undocumented. I browsed all available books searching some keyword - no entry. Examples: SessFlags SoundsOn (that is self-explanatory) RuleLinePos Any clue? -- Radoslaw

Re: Upgrading PCOMM query

2021-04-14 Thread Sean Gleann
Thanks, Radoslaw - PCOMM v14.0.1 now running successfully on my desktop system Regards Sean On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 at 11:12, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > Yes, it is OK. > Most PCOMM upgrades, even minor ones are just full installation packages. > You can use it for upgrade or just installa

Re: Upgrading PCOMM query

2021-04-14 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
Yes, it is OK. Most PCOMM upgrades, even minor ones are just full installation packages. You can use it for upgrade or just installation from scratch. IMHO there is no license enforcement hindrances. -- Radoslaw Skorupka (looking for new job) Lodz, Poland W dniu 14.04.2021 o 12:07, Sean

Upgrading PCOMM query

2021-04-14 Thread Sean Gleann
I recently saw mention somewhere of PCOMM version 14, and realised that I am still using version 13 and have been doing so for longer than I can remember. As a result, I've started down the path of upgrading to version 14. The install package available from IBM appears to be "PCOMM-14.0.

Re: IBM PCOMM - copy/paste doesnt work

2021-03-31 Thread Steve Beaver
What version of PCOMM are you running? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 3:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM PCOMM - copy/paste doesnt work Looks like

Re: IBM PCOMM - copy/paste doesnt work

2021-03-30 Thread Bob Bridges
Browse Choose 1.kemp Open Restart session Your mileage may vary, but that did the trick for me. > --- On Mar 30, 2021, at 8:02 AM, kekronbekron > <02dee3fcae33-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Galaxy brain time, folks: > > There's an option in PCOMM that au

Re: IBM PCOMM - copy/paste doesnt work

2021-03-30 Thread Cameron Conacher
t 8:02 AM, kekronbekron > <02dee3fcae33-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Galaxy brain time, folks: > > There's an option in PCOMM that automatically copies whatever* to the > clipboard. > > whatever* = anything you draw a bounding box over. Selection tool or

Re: IBM PCOMM - copy/paste doesnt work

2021-03-30 Thread kekronbekron
Galaxy brain time, folks: There's an option in PCOMM that automatically copies whatever* to the clipboard. whatever* = anything you draw a bounding box over. Selection tool or whatever it's called. And there's a setting to not persist the display of the bounding box, after the above operation

Re: IBM PCOMM - copy/paste doesnt work

2021-03-30 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
3270 pcom emulator to verify the strokes ? I met such problems, but it was related to Windows problems, not PCOMM itself. Especially when RDP is in use. BTW: I strongly suggest to customize keyboard : Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V instead of pulldown menu. Few hints: Use COPY (alt-e-c) without selecting

Re: IBM PCOMM - copy/paste doesnt work

2021-03-30 Thread ITschak Mugzach
It happens to me with other emulators as well when the data contains unprintable character. It might be the reason. ITschak ITschak Mugzach *|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous Monitoring for z/OS, x/Linux & IBM I **| z/VM coming soon * On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at

IBM PCOMM - copy/paste doesnt work

2021-03-30 Thread Peter
Hello I am unable to.copy or paste within and to any outside application like notpad. When I do Alt +e+c and try to paste within or outside I get blank. Tried resetting keyboard 3270 but no luck. Is there any kind of trace options I can enable within 3270 pcom emulator to verify the strokes ?

Re: Using PCOMM with SSL ?

2020-11-18 Thread Charles Mills
] On Behalf Of Tim Hare Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 12:36 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Using PCOMM with SSL ? If you can export the cert in z/OS then you ought to be able to use one of the RACF certificate displays to determine who signed

Re: Using PCOMM with SSL ?

2020-11-18 Thread Tim Hare
If you can export the cert in z/OS then you ought to be able to use one of the RACF certificate displays to determine who signed it. I _think_ you can export this in Base64 format, move it to Windows as text, and import it into the Windows certificate store.

Re: Using PCOMM with SSL ?

2020-11-17 Thread Charles Mills
in Windows. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lionel B Dyck Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 8:51 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Using PCOMM with SSL ? I would like to enable PCOMM (14.0) to use a secure connectio

Using PCOMM with SSL ?

2020-11-17 Thread Lionel B Dyck
I would like to enable PCOMM (14.0) to use a secure connection. It appears that I need to provide a certificate. IBM support told me to use RACDCERT to export the certificate and import it into PCOMM - that didn't work as there is no place that I can see to do such an import after I did

Re: PCOMM

2020-10-11 Thread Steve Beaver
I found where I could use the keyboard mapping to do edit-copy and edit-paste. IBM or HCL finally fixed it in V14 Sent from my iPhone I promise you I can’t type or Spell on any smartphone > On Oct 11, 2020, at 13:11, Rod wrote: > > In more recent versions of PCOMM, to

Re: PCOMM

2020-10-11 Thread Rod
In more recent versions of PCOMM, to autocopy to clipboard a selected area of text: Settings / Edit / CutCopy / Autocopy check box: "Autocopy This option enables you to automatically copy the selected text to the clipboard. After you mark an area on the screen, the selected

Re: PCOMM

2020-10-09 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 16:41:01 +0200, R.S. wrote: >This is one of major advantages of PCOMM: key mapping. > >If you want, I can send you keyboard definition with Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V as >copy and paste. > For a user who spends much time in UNIX shell, those would be bad habits to form. F

Re: PCOMM

2020-10-09 Thread Beaver, Stephen L.
We have V14 and setting it up, as I found out is much, much easier that in the prior releases -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Friday, October 9, 2020 9:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: PCOMM W dniu 09.10.2020 o 15:16, Steve

Re: PCOMM

2020-10-09 Thread kekronbekron
You know what's better than CNTL-C and CNTL-V? A checkbox that will automatically copy content to clipboard, when you draw a bounding box. Not connected to a work machine right now to tell the actual option. But it exists in PCOMM.. - KB ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Friday, October 9

Re: PCOMM

2020-10-09 Thread R.S.
W dniu 09.10.2020 o 15:16, Steve Beaver pisze: One of the MAJOR reasons I hate PCOMM it that I have trouble setting up CUT/PASTE as CNTL-C and CNTL-V. Are there any IBMers that can tell me how KEYBOARD map these functions. The file is text and short: [Profile] ID=KMP Version=5 Description

Re: PCOMM

2020-10-09 Thread R.S.
This is one of major advantages of PCOMM: key mapping. If you want, I can send you keyboard definition with Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V as copy and paste. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland W dniu 09.10.2020 o 15:16, Steve Beaver pisze: One of the MAJOR reasons I hate PCOMM it that I have trouble

PCOMM

2020-10-09 Thread Steve Beaver
One of the MAJOR reasons I hate PCOMM it that I have trouble setting up CUT/PASTE as CNTL-C and CNTL-V. Are there any IBMers that can tell me how KEYBOARD map these functions. TIA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: 3270 PCOMM Emulator support for Japanese

2020-01-08 Thread Timothy Sipples
Cameron, I'll take a wild guess that you (or somebody else if not you) have installed Personal Communications without its Japanese font files. Yes, when you install Personal Communications you can select or deselect specific national language font file collections. You (or somebody else if not

Re: 3270 PCOMM Emulator support for Japanese

2020-01-07 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 18:52:33 -0500, Cameron Conacher wrote: > >Anyone doing support work for Japanese language? >Using PCOMM Emulator sessions? > >I simply want to have IBM-930 available in the list. >Currently my list shows Italy, and then Latin America; no "J"s at al

3270 PCOMM Emulator support for Japanese

2020-01-07 Thread Cameron Conacher
Hello folks, Quick question. Anyone doing support work for Japanese language? Using PCOMM Emulator sessions? I have been working at this for twenty+ years. We used to run EXTRA, and our own home grown emulator sessions. Now we are running PCOMM. All I want to be able to do, is have my PCOMM

Re: IBM PCOMM Utilities

2019-11-19 Thread Arye Shemer
Hello Alan, In the mean time i find out in IBM PCOMM knowledgecenter site that on PCOMM v13 IBM dropped the use of the old Certificate Management (which is part of the PCOMM utilities). Beginning on PCOMM v13 user (admin) should use the MSCAPI (Microsoft Certificate API). to mange

Re: IBM PCOMM Utilities

2019-11-19 Thread Alan(GMAIL)Watthey
- From: Arye Shemer Sent: 18 November 2019 10:14 pm Subject: IBM PCOMM Utilities IHAC who is installing PCOMM 13. The Utilities menu does not appears where is should be by IBM KNOWLEDGECENTER: >From the Start -> Programs -> IBM® Personal Communications -> Utilities menu, >sel

IBM PCOMM Utilities

2019-11-18 Thread Arye Shemer
IHAC who is installing PCOMM 13. The Utilities menu does not appears where is should be by IBM KNOWLEDGECENTER: >From the Start -> Programs -> IBM® Personal Communications -> Utilities menu, select Certificate Management. Customer is trying to use Certificate Manager to use the Key

Re: PCOMM printer session display is blank

2019-09-23 Thread Statler, David
Jake, Once you start up the PCOMM printer session, you will see it Active in VTAM, but you won't see the ACT/S until it is in session with something (like getting Acquired in a CICS region). We use a different emulator than PCOMM, so I can't really speak to how it's supposed to act. If we

PCOMM printer session display is blank

2019-09-21 Thread Jake Anderson
Hi, Cross posted. This is regarding PCOM 5.7. I have configured the PCOM for a printer session with Telnet 3270. When I see printer LU, I see it as active but not with ACT/S. What I am expecting here is when I configure and connect PRINTER session in PCOMM, long time back I remember we used

Ip printway configuration PCOMM screen

2019-09-17 Thread Jake Anderson
Hi , This is about IP printway When I connect to port 524 of printway I get a screen saying connection status, host name , host type , printer , PDT file, CPI/LPI and best-fit scaling. Is this screen part of PCOMM print driver or IP printway printer driver ? Regards Jake

Re: PCOMM and Windows 2016

2018-07-16 Thread Mike Schwab
asked to find out if PCOMM(aka D6152LL IBM Host Access Client > Package for Multiplatforms) supports Windows 2016. All I can find is that it > now supports Windows 10. Anyone know? > Thanks > > > Regards and thanks > Paul > > Atos, Atos Consulting, Worldline and Canopy The

PCOMM and Windows 2016

2018-07-16 Thread Beesley, Paul
I've been asked to find out if PCOMM(aka D6152LL IBM Host Access Client Package for Multiplatforms) supports Windows 2016. All I can find is that it now supports Windows 10. Anyone know? Thanks Regards and thanks Paul Atos, Atos Consulting, Worldline and Canopy The Open Cloud Company

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-29 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 11/29/2017 11:41 AM, Mark Zelden wrote:   ERROR DESCRIPTION:   We just installed and deployed PCOMM 13.0. It was released   November 9, 2017.   The "about" screen shows 20171108 S - 13.0.0.0   The DEL key just beeps. Doesn't delete *any* characters! Love the

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-29 Thread Mark Zelden
osed . >   Component .. 5639I7000  Duplicate of >   Reported Release . D00  Fixed Release >   Component Name PCOMM COMBO-ENG  Special Notice >   Current Target Date ..  Flags >   SCP ... >   Platform

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-29 Thread Ed Jaffe
S NOT WORK WITH PCOM V13   Symptom .. IN INCORROUT Status ... INTRAN   Severity ... 3  Date Closed .   Component .. 5639I7000  Duplicate of   Reported Release . D00  Fixed Release   Component Name PCOMM

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-27 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 11/27/2017 6:00 AM, Greg Price wrote: On 2017-11-27 7:00 AM, Seymour J Metz wrote: What is "GDDM graphics", APA or PSS? "All Points Addressable" and "Programmable Symbol Sets" are what I take these acronyms (initializations?) to mean. PCOMM refers to

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-27 Thread Mark Pace
Have to many users that are dieing on V12.0.2 They still have not added the update to Fix Central. :( On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Ed Jaffe wrote: > On 11/21/2017 7:36 PM, Ed Jaffe wrote: > >> This problem is not caused by a messed up keyboard map.

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-27 Thread Seymour J Metz
lardus Engelbrecht <elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 3:26 AM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release Tom Brennan wrote: >Well, I said the same thing about IND$FILE back in 1998, thinking it would be >totally replaced by FTP

Re: Graphic output on the mainframe (was: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release)

2017-11-27 Thread Jack J. Woehr
On 11/27/2017 10:18 AM, Dave Jones wrote: I would like to see x3270 support GDDM graphics. Did you ever write to Paul about that? -- Jack J. Woehr # Science is more than a body of knowledge. It's a way of www.well.com/~jax # thinking, a way of skeptically interrogating the universe

Re: Graphic output on the mainframe (was: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release)

2017-11-27 Thread Dave Jones
I would like to see x3270 support GDDM graphics. It would come in handy viewing the GDDM graphics displays the IBM Performance Toolkit for z/VM produces now without having the extra hassle of making a csv file, downloading it to Excel and making a graph there. DJ David Jones | Managing

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-27 Thread Tom Brennan
Hi Greg! Yes, with your help I did get the LPS functions going years ago in what I called V1.25. It seemed fine until some people I worked with started using it for SAS graphs and found errors. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what I was doing wrong, and then (sorry) kind of

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-27 Thread Tom Brennan
LOL - at 06:15 with everyone else still sleeping. Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: ... and FTP is supposed to be replaced by SFTP or FTPS ... but I could be wrong! ;-) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-27 Thread Greg Price
On 2017-11-27 7:00 AM, Seymour J Metz wrote: What is "GDDM graphics", APA or PSS? "All Points Addressable" and "Programmable Symbol Sets" are what I take these acronyms (initializations?) to mean. You could say that "GDDM graphics" is graphics performed by employing calls to GDDM. If

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-27 Thread Greg Price
On 2017-11-27 7:42 AM, Tom Brennan wrote: Years ago I was getting help from Greg Price Probably circa turn of the century (before Vista was also a release of Windows) I thought it might be nice if one the the not-prohibitively-expensive TN3270 clients supported a form of 3270 graphics, and

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-27 Thread Edward Finnell
I forget, but the only big plotter was an EIA attached to a PDP-8 over in the Chemistry building. So I'd have to run the simulations on the mainframe and write the output to DTR and carry them over to the Chem lab. They didn't like me 'cause they couldn't play 'Duck Hunter' while the plotter

Re: Graphic output on the mainframe (was: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release)

2017-11-27 Thread Greg Price
On 2017-11-27 8:06 PM, Bernd Oppolzer wrote: I guess, the original 3279 G displays had small (HP?) plotters attached to them, so that the content of the display could simply be hardcopied by pressing a certain key (or controlled by the application, maybe). Our SAS/MXG performance guy back in

Re: Graphic output on the mainframe (was: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release)

2017-11-27 Thread Bernd Oppolzer
- 2000, I and some of my colleagues used GDDM to display on a 3270 screen (PCOMM IIRC) the SAS graphs produced from SMF data. If the pic is looking great, neat and accurate, then we plot that on a desktop plotter. Now, today I am wondering how the graphs were transferred. I simply can't remember

Re: Graphic output on the mainframe (was: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release)

2017-11-27 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
d GDDM to display on a 3270 screen (PCOMM IIRC) the SAS graphs produced from SMF data. If the pic is looking great, neat and accurate, then we plot that on a desktop plotter. Now, today I am wondering how the graphs were transferred. I simply can't remember how these plotters are connected to the PCs a

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-27 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Tom Brennan wrote: >Well, I said the same thing about IND$FILE back in 1998, thinking it would be >totally replaced by FTP. I was certainly wrong about that! Today I think >people use IND$FILE more than ever for smaller file transfers. ... and FTP is supposed to be replaced by SFTP or FTPS

Graphic output on the mainframe (was: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release)

2017-11-27 Thread Bernd Oppolzer
We used GDDM and 3279 G (IIRC) displays to do preview of our plotter outputs (which were to pe printed on big electrostatic Calcomp plotters in the end). The (most technical) software was written in Pascal and Fortran and built the output using a graphic software which was called GKS (graphic

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Martin Packer
At UCL in the early 1980’s we had Tektronix graphics terminals that were exactly as you said. Exotic and scarce devices, fun to watch :-) , compared to the character-based terminals we all had access to. (This on GEC 4000 series mainframes.) Martin Packer > On 27 Nov 2017, at 06:11, Tom

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release On 27/11/2017 06:10 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: If this morphs into a requirements session, one feature that would be welcome: handling UNIX file names seamlessly. From the get-go Vista could capture

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread David Crayford
On 27/11/2017 9:52 AM, Jack J. Woehr wrote: On 11/26/2017 1:29 PM, Tom Brennan wrote: Thanks, I think the default is GNOME now that you mention the name.  Oh, I assumed all GUI's were X11. If GNOME is not, that's a plus for me - X11 applications always seem a hassle to connect (my uneducated

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Jack J. Woehr
On 11/26/2017 1:29 PM, Tom Brennan wrote: Thanks, I think the default is GNOME now that you mention the name.  Oh, I assumed all GUI's were X11.  If GNOME is not, that's a plus for me - X11 applications always seem a hassle to connect (my uneducated opinion). They're all *on top of* the X

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Andrew Rowley
On 27/11/2017 06:10 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: If this morphs into a requirements session, one feature that would be welcome: handling UNIX file names seamlessly. From the get-go Vista could capture an MVS data set name, or a portion of it, with a simple right mouse click. UNIX file names

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Seymour J Metz
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 3:29 PM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release Thanks, I think the default is GNOME now that you mention the name. Oh, I assumed all GUI's were X11. If GNOME is not, that's a plus for me - X11 applications always seem a hassle to

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu> on behalf of Tom Brennan <t...@tombrennansoftware.com> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 12:39 PM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
, 2017 12:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release Hi Andy... At first I thought "why bother" because people expect Linux software for free, but a bigger issue is that I had never used a Linux GUI. Just recently I've been working with SUSE an

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:06:57 +, Seymour J Metz wrote: >There are many, of which the most common are GNOME and KDE; both GTK+ and QT >are based on X11. > Lots: https://renewablepcs.wordpress.com/about-linux/kde-gnome-or-xfce/ Ubuntu is reportedly trying to veer away from X11. I don't think

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Seymour J Metz
nan <t...@tombrennansoftware.com> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 12:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release Hi Andy... At first I thought "why bother" because people expect Linux software for free, but a bigger issue is that I had never u

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Seymour J Metz
mber 26, 2017 12:39 PM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release Hi Robert, you're right... and many of those errors were because I wrote Vista initially for Windows 3.1, without using some of the built-in functions for dialog windows. I used more of my own

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
ssion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Brennan Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 9:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release Thanks Bill... I do try to keep up with email even when far away from my desk. And this was a fun thre

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Brennan Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 9:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release Thanks Bill... I do try to keep up with email even when far away

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Brennan Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 9:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release Thanks Skip (Vista user #1) - I remember that day. But you may not know that months prior my

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
wrote: I simply don't understand why anyone would still be putting up with PCOMM. Tom Brennan Vista remains both well and fully supported. It is, was, and will always be the best. It probably is the best, but it also has, at least for me, a few annoying "features": - the ind$f

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
In almost 20 years of Vista TN3270 support, I think I've had about 5 people asking for graphics, and most were for "fun" (to play chess, display JPG images, etc.) I don't think I ever had anyone ask me for something business oriented, such as a SAS graph. My thoughts are that virtually all

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
I thought about it early on, but a user would expect that the HLAPPI program they wrote for PCOMM would work with Vista without any modifications, and even without a recompile. Multiply that work by the number of other existing emulator products, and I saw it as a full-time job for about 5

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
Wow... that's interesting, but seems to add complexity I would have certainly avoided. I guess these days people assume servers are running and connections are available. David Crayford wrote: It's not zero footprint at all. It requires a back-end application server! A pure ZERO footprint

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
Hi Andy... At first I thought "why bother" because people expect Linux software for free, but a bigger issue is that I had never used a Linux GUI. Just recently I've been working with SUSE and whatever the default install GUI is, and it's pretty good - enough like Windows that it's easy for

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
Thanks Dave. I hope I can live up to that. David Cole wrote: I simply don't understand why anyone would still be putting up with PCOMM. Tom Brennan Vista remains both well and fully supported. It is, was, and will always be the best. Dave Cole ColeSoft Marketing 414 Third Street, NE

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release On 11/21/2017 7:43 PM, Charles Mills wrote: Tom Brennan Vista? We use that too (an excellent product). We use most of the most well-known emulators: PCOMM, Extra!, BlueZone, Hummingbird, QWS3270,

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
use that too (an excellent product). We use most of the most well-known emulators: PCOMM, Extra!, BlueZone, Hummingbird, QWS3270, etc. even x3270 I know Tom "eats" his own "cooking," probably with a for

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-26 Thread Tom Brennan
t: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 9:26 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release On 22/11/2017 4:46 PM, Styles, Andy (ITS zPlatform Services) wrote: Classification: Public Perhaps Tom could be persuaded to port Vista to Linux :-) That would be fantas

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-23 Thread J R
I've detested PCOMM for decades. User configuration never seemed friendly and, even with perseverance, didn't always cater to valid combinations. IND$FILE was like using a screwdriver to bang in a nail. Then there was the XMIT hoop to jump through. The best I've ever been able to use

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-23 Thread Timothy Sipples
Personal Communications and Host On-Demand both support GDDM graphics, as a notable/important feature. I don't think there's anything else on Linux and Macintosh that supports GDDM except HOD.

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-23 Thread Robert Prins
On 2017-11-22 11:24, David Cole wrote: I simply don't understand why anyone would still be putting up with PCOMM. Tom Brennan Vista remains both well and fully supported. It is, was, and will always be the best. It probably is the best, but it also has, at least for me, a few annoying

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-23 Thread Jack J. Woehr
On 11/23/2017 1:24 AM, Styles, Andy (ITS zPlatform Services) wrote: I have looked and attempted on a couple of occasions, and I've always failed. Because it relies on only X, and not QT or GTK Yes, x3270 simple, well-structured, but out of fashion, and requires that one understand an older

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-23 Thread Jack J. Woehr
On 11/23/2017 12:40 AM, David Crayford wrote: Really? git init git add . git commit -m "Initial commit" git remote add origin https://github.com/repo git push Not that painful :) And then there's the wiki, the bug * the wiki * the bugtracker * the revision history * the ancillary

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-23 Thread Martin Packer
nnel/UCu_65HaYgksbF6Q8SQ4oOvA From: David Boyes <dbo...@sinenomine.net> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 23/11/2017 13:41 Subject:Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > Same problem >finding

Re: Shocking Bug in Latest PCOMM Release

2017-11-23 Thread David Boyes
> Same problem >finding a decent 3270 emulator for macOS. If I had a choice of work >machine I would choose a Mac but I need a decent 3270 emulator. Brown University’s tn3270 for Mac is a gem. IND$FILE support, multiple screen sizes, 3270 graphics, PSS support, the works – even a custom font

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