[TriLUG] Unisys issue

[Jeremy West]

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Hello everyone.

Here are some more details I've worked out since my last email.  The server
runs SCO netware 7.1.  I'm not sure on the version though.   It's a P3 system.  
Funny side note, the lady in the office told me it caught fire last year.  
I'm guessing it was the presence of SCO.  j/k.  

The present software is not RPG code.  It's weird.  In browsing
the file tree, I found these files that look exactly like the screens on the
dummy terminals, only done in ASCII.  I assume it's the file it reads from to
decide what to display?  There is a file for each screen shot on the dummy
terminal.  There are also lots of comma delimited files with all the
inventory.  I assume these are the data files.  Have you ever heard of
datafiles stored in comma delimited format?  Other than this, there is no more 
documentation.  It almost seems like they've been limited access to certain 
things on purpose.  The company won't tell them any details on how the 
software is setup.  

I'm not sure what your software would do, but the goal is to try and setup an
intranet of sorts with MySQL on the backend and a PHP web front-end.  I want
it to be as user friendly as possible.  The other thing I want is for it to
be easily fixed.  He doesnt' want to be accountable to any company for
support.  He should be able to call any geek and have him fix the
webserver/php coding/network.


On Thursday 19 August 2004 11:49 pm, Bob Evans wrote:
> 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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