Re: lynx-dev OS-400 Version of Lynx? (fwd)

[dickey]

Is OS-400 anything like OS-390?  one of the developers has made changes
to lynx over the past several months to accommodate that system.
 
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> Eric, 
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> I'm out of the country, but I'm forwarding your message to lynx-dev, 
> someone there should be able to answer your query. 
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> Subir 
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 
> Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 13:07:26 -0500  
> From: "Laimins, Eric" <address@hidden> 
> To: address@hidden 
> Subject: OS-400 Version of Lynx? 
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> Out of curiosity, has anyone ever ported Lynx to OS-400?  We are looking 
> for a way to get a text only browser to dumb-terminals attached to an 
> AS/400... 
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> Essentially, we need to give insurance companies access to our web-site. 
> This poses a problem given the fact that the insurance industry is 
> running a series of legacy mainframe/mid-range machines.  Many of them 
> are running MVS (which makes Lynx attractive for our use), but many are 
> running OS/400.  Since most (if not all) of these companies are 
> terrified of the cost of putting a PC on everyone's desk, we need a text 
> only OS/400 browser.  Do you have any ideas?  Would porting Lynx to this 
> platform pose any significant problem based on your experience?  Is 
> there another browser out there that we could use? 
>  
> Any help is greatly appreciated, 
> Eric Laimins 
> Director of Business Development 
> Premier Car Rental 


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