Using software in a desktop machine to make it perform like a hardware terminal. The emulated terminal is typically in the VT100-500 family, designed originally by Digital Equipment. Connected to stand-alone, centralized minicomputers and mainframes, VT terminals were very popular in the 1980s. See 3270 emulator, twinax card, virtual terminal and xterm.
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- Software downloads 2009-11-17
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- Software downloads 2009-11-09
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- Software downloads 2009-11-05
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- Software downloads 2009-11-05
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- SigmaTerm is a comprehensive set of terminal emulations, including VTxxx, WYSE 50/60, SCO-ANSI, Xterm, Linux and more. SigmaTerm is fully customizable, and can interface with just about any legacy application that exists. SigmaTerm is built around a terminal emulation core that has more than 10 years of development behind it;...
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
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- The NetXtremeSshExec component provides a comprehensive set of interfaces and classes for establishing a Secure Shell SSH communication to a server and execute commands on it. It also helps you to add terminal emulation capabilities to your .NET applications within a minute. The library also offers the flexibility, ease of...
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- Software downloads 2009-07-28
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- Software downloads 2009-07-17
- Quick3270 Secure 3.97 (Windows)
- Quick3270 Secure a 3270/5250 terminal emulator for Windows. Quick3270 is fast, easy to use and includes a large number of advanced features: TN3270 / TN5250 and SNA Server connectivity; SSL/TLS-based security; IND$FILE file transfer; 3287/3812 Printer emulation; GDDM Graphic support; Macro language; OLE Automation. Customizable keyboard; standard and enhanced EHLLAPI...
- Software downloads 2009-07-09
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- Mocha TN5250 for BlackBerry provides TN5250 emulation for AS/400 terminal access. Ã??Designed for BlackBerry OS 4.2 or better Ã??All standard 5250 emulation features , including device names. Ã??Screen size 24x80 and 27x132 Ã??128 bit SSL secure Socket Layer Ã??Supports network types: WiFi, TCP and MDS Ã??Auto login option Ã??Colors can...
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- Software downloads 2009-06-11
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- Software downloads 2009-06-04
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