HostExplorer


Categories:

Java and Web + UNIX and Windows + Emulation + 3270

Status:

 Active

Vendor:

OpenText Connectivity Solutions

Platforms:

z/OS  z/VM  z/VSE  

Short Description:

TN3270 emulation software
 

Detail:

Windows and browser based emulator for TN3270, TN5250 (System i / AS/400), and VT*. 

Originally developed in 1984 by Pierre Goyette as a class project for McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Rewritten as Net3270 by Goyette for the university, then TCP3270 as it acquired TCP/IP connectivity. 

Acquired by Hummingbird in 1997 for $6.3 million from McGill University and Goyette's company PolarSoft, who jointly owned the rights. Renamed to HostExplorer.


Entry last updated: 27-Dec-2012

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