Re: Updates

Pete

Did you ever do anymore on the web5250 than the last time I looked over 
it?  I just saw the thread on the midrange list and the discussion looks 
pretty cool.

Pete Helgren wrote:
> Kenneth,
>
> I know Aaron well.  We have had several conversations and shared a beer 
> or two at Common Conferences in the past.  Very good guy.  Smart.  Loves 
> the i and is under 30 !
>
> Where I have seen tn5250j show up lately was as an eclipse plugin 
> (something *I* was going to do if I ever got the time) and some 
> discussion of a web version that would deliver JSON data to be 
> consumed.  Sort of like what you had done, and I played with, with the 
> web5250 stuff.  Except the consumer would be something like jQuery that 
> would render/respond to the JSON/5250 stream.  It would actually be a 
> cool little tool that would allow you to login and grab some IBM i data 
> and interact with the i.  Plus it would be a relatively lightweight 5250 
> browser application.   That discussion fell out of a discussion on 
> midrange.com that was then picked up by a developer of ICEBreak who 
> prototyped a JSON based 5250 browser using RPG to generate the JSON.
>
> 5250 is still alive and well on the i, despite the many reports of its 
> demise!
>
> I may end up with some additional time in the summer since a contract 
> that I have had with an i customer may not be renewed this year. If so, 
> I might have time for more "fun" (but less profitable) work on tn5250j 
> plus other things.
>
> Good yo see you back here.  It has be WAY too quiet. 
>
> Also, there were some posts from an Italian company that had some 
> interest in enhancing tn5250j as well (last September/October).  Did 
> they ever contact you?  What became of that?
>
> Pete
>
>
> kjpou wrote:
>   
>> Hey all
>>
>> Just wanted to introduce myself again.  Been AWOL for a while on the 
>> server, PC and network side.  Lot's of neat projects that allowed me to 
>> learn and expand.
>>
>> It looks like I am on an AS400 again.  This time writing webservices.  
>> Cool package at http://www.rpg-xml.com
>>
>> Hey they also use the tn5250j emulator.  Talked to aaron bartel as 
>> well.  Very nice guy.
>>
>> It looks like the project has grown way beyond me and taken on a life of 
>> it's own.  Did a search on 'tn5250j' and came up with a lot of hits.
>>
>> Not sure how much time I will have to contribute but hopefully get some 
>> activity up and going again.
>>
>> Downloaded the source and ran it on my Mac today but no AS400 to connect 
>> to so it just sat there looking sad.  A little wave of nostalgia.
>>
>> I know there seems to be some problems with keyboard mapping which was a 
>> PITA to begin with.  Does anybody know off the top of their heads if it 
>> is just a recompile problem or some code needs to be put in?
>>
>> Any other problems that have had solutions while I was away?  Maybe we 
>> can get them into the main code base.
>>
>> Anybody out there from the old days still around?
>>
>> I know Pete is out there.  So want to send a hello to him.
>>
>> I received no takers on the CVS to SVN so will give it a shot.
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA
>> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise
>> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation
>> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD
>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H
>> _______________________________________________
>> Tn5250j-develop mailing list
>> [email protected]
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tn5250j-develop
>>
>>   
>>     
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA
> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise
> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation
> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD
> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H
> _______________________________________________
> Tn5250j-develop mailing list
> [email protected]
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tn5250j-develop
>
>   

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA
-OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise
-Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation
-Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD
http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H