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Emulations
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Communications
Script Language
File Transfer

 
Emulations   
IBM 3270  for TN3270 servers 
IBM 5250  for TN5250 servers 
ANSI 3.64   HDS, SCO, bulletin board compatible  
DEC VTnnn  VT102, VT220, major subset of VT340  
VIP77nn  VIP7700, VIP7760, Thomas Box compatible 
IBM 3151  for IBM async 
Prestel  Videotex (Viewdata) 
Minitel  Videotex (Teletel) 
DKU7xxx  Bull Questar 
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Functions   
Attributes  underline, inverse, low, blank, blink, 7-colour foreground/ background, double height/width  
Capture  to file or printer 
Characters  ANSI/national/international/PC 
Clipboard  standard and extended character sets 
DDE  many DDE server functions available, DDE client through script commands 
Dialog  extensive script language 
Drag-and-drop  for starting scripts or delivering to script 
Fonts  16, sizes from 3x2 to 32x14 
Fonts  Latin-2 and Greek 
Graphical  button bar, toolbar, status bar 
Help  extensive help file, context-sensitive 
HLLAPI  IBM-compatible HLLAPI 
Jscript  Start Javascript with COM object access to emulator 
Keyboard  redefinable 
Macros  programmable keys 
Mouse  script language support 
OLE  OLE server, COM, COM+, OLE client with scripts 
Printing  either direct, through Windows GDI or Macintosh Drivers 
Screen size  initial appearance, position and number of rows/columns configurable and programmable 
Scrollback  limited only by available memory, with cut/paste to file/host, separate window for ease of use 
UVTI  Bull-compatible UVTI support 
VBscript  Start VB script with COM object access to emulator 
Jscript  Start Java script with COM object access to emulator 
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Communications   
Atlantis/Bull  for VIP and X.25 synchronous links 
Atlantis/Shiva  for X.25 connection 
Cirel/FPX  for TGX25/polled VIP Bull host gateway 
DNTD gateway  shared access to DPS6000 via NetBios, SPX or any supported TCP/IP interface (via separate G&R gateway products) 
Eicon NABios  for X.25 connection 
NetBios (Modem)  shared modem access in NetBios networks 
NetBios (LAN)  for generic NetBios comms servers 
Serial port  standard serial interface & drivers 
SPX  shared modem access on Novell networks 
WinSock  TCP/IP Provides Telnet, Ggate, TNVIP, TN3270, TN5250, rlogin, DNTD gateway and raw TCP/IP connectivity
Secure Socket Layer supported  
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Scripts   
Applications  can be initiated, emulator runs in parallel or waits for termination 
Background  can execute in background, waiting for events 
Compilation  of final version for efficiency and security 
Configuration  all emulator parameters can be set 
Debugging  line buffer and debug mode 
Dial  can utilise dialling directory entries 
Dialog  send/receive char/line to/from variables 
Disk files  read/write, char/ line/ block to/ from variables  
Event driven  can react to strings, keystrokes, timeouts 
Extensive  over 200 verbs 
File transfer  to/from host, all protocols and parameters 
Keyboard  feed keystrokes into the emulator 
Password  available from dialling directory 
Pop-up menus  for user choices, or input, uses dialog boxes 
User name  available from dialling directory 
GUI support   DDE client functions
Full dialog box functionality
User-defined menu items
User-defined toolbar items
User-defined button bar
Disable/enable menu items  
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File transfer   
Initiation  by user, host, or script 
ASCII  for hosts with no protocol 
Compuserve B+  commercial on-line service 
FTP  Full FTP GUI client included 
FTRAN/GKRM  MML file transfer for Bull mainframes 
IND$FILE  file transfer for IBM mainframes 
Kermit  sliding windows, long packets 
Kermit  server mode (Bull OnePlus compatible) 
Telink/Modem7  extensions of Xmodem, for some environments 
X/Ymodem  traditional bulletin board protocols 
Zmodem  speed in PC and Unix environments 
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Additional functions   
ASCII table  Native and international character sets 
Dialling dirs  999 numbers in each, auto-dial, auto-script 
Fileadmin.  navigation, move/erase/copy/rename/execute 
Modem  setup selection from menu/dialog box 
OS access  both locally and under host control 
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