[TriLUG] Unisys issue

[Bob Evans]

Jeremy

A little more about the existing system:

Do you have the model number for the unisys box?
What OS is it currently running?
Make/model of one of the dumb terminals?

>From that, I can probably tell you what is possible.

Unisys is the result of the merge of Burroughs and
Sperry Rand. Their product line spans lowend Intel
servers, bigger servers running Windows or Linux, and
mainframes...

I would say you cann run Linux on any of those
products, with the possible exception of the
mainframe...






--- Jeremy West <jkwest at rmci.net> wrote:

> Hello again.
> 
> Here is my second question to throw out there.  I'm
> working with a company 
> right now, who use a unisys system and dummy
> terminals.  (you know the ones 
> with green lettering)  Anywho, they have this system
> they never use cause 
> they hate it.  I'm currently searching for options
> as their IT guy.  It's 
> such a nice server that I'd like to keep using it. 
> Can I load linux on it?  
> Do they make color terminal screens?  Would it be
> easier to buy desktops and 
> connect to an sql server running on the unisys
> machine?  I realize that I've 
> got to find someway to import the data from the old
> system into some other 
> format.  I just don't know about software that will
> fit their needs at this 
> point.  Maybe an internal website with php.  The
> system is for inventory.
> 
> I have time to think on this, but wanted to glean
> any info from the vast 
> amounts of experience out there.
> 
> --Jeremy
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