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Re: VT100 over the web
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Thu, 22 Jun 2000 18:15:04 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Miller writes:
> > Sproaticus <jsproat@io.com> wrote:
> > > http://www.mindbright.se/mindterm/
> > Unfortunately, not legal to use in the US until the RSA patent expires.
> This may turn out to be a non issue for this client.
Hmmm. I wonder (strictly for the sake of wondering) is it illegal to use the
entire Mindterm package in the U.S., or just the bits that use the RSA
algorithm? i.e., if a USian uses just the VT320 stuff and not the ssh stuff,
is it legal? What if the RSA code were removed? Hmmm.
> I need to follow up on
> Sproat's pointers to other Java solutions but the Mindterm suggestion (which
> both Matt and Sproat made, independently, I believe) is an excellent one and I
> appreciate the pointer.
I very much like Mindterm, and whole-heartedly recommend it. However, if you
don't need ssh and would like a runner-up to evaluate against Mindterm, Java
Telnet Application/Applet ( http://www.mud.de/se/jta/ ) is seriously good as
well, even with such a bulky name. :-,
> Another solution if you didn't want to have a Java applet on the client (with
> the security and download time considerations you get with that) would be to
> have an "interposer" which accepted and spoke VT100 but which rendered html
> forms to the user (and processed the resulting responses by emitting VT100
> keystrokes).
You mean something like a dedicated telnet / HTTP gateway? I still think lag
would be be a huge obstacle. How thin do you need your thin client to be? If
you're looking for something you can WAP, then a Java applet is probably not a
good solution. But most desktop browsers can run applets now with almost-zero
setup, and the applets themselves are smaller than many image files.
Cheers,
- jsproat
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