[Info-vax] Reverse telnet to a terminal emulator?

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 7/19/2011 3:40 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 7/19/2011 7:47 AM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article<j02l2e$2ha$1 at speranza.aioe.org>, Snowshoe<no at spam.please>
>> writes:
>>> Is there any such thing as VTxxx-compatible terminal server software
>>> that runs on a PC that, instead of actively connecting to a host via
>>> telnet, is "passive", it waits until something connects to it? Once a
>>> host connects to it, it acts like a regular VTxxx terminal. My idea is
>>
>> There are some here, myself included, would argue that there is no
>> PeeCee software that acts like a regulat VT terminal.
>
> Probably not.
>
> Emulation is usually just close to 100% compatible.
>
> But there are plenty of products that are usable for most
> purposes.
>
> And some that pretty good. Reflection is pretty good in my
> opinion.
>

In my opinion also!  It's almost as expensive as a terminal implemented 
in hardware.  ISTR paying something in the $400-$500 range.  The 
emulation may not be perfect but I haven't found any problems in casual 
use.  I used it mostly to log into systems at work when I got a trouble 
call.

My employer used Reflection in lieu of VT240 terminals.  I don't recall 
that we ever found anything the a VT240 could do and that Reflection 
could not.  The emulation may have been less than perfect but we were 
able to do everything we needed to do.