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beats the old mac extension
I purchased Conflict Catcher to replace the existing extension that came with 9.1 because of problems with the software. It crashes, hogs some memory and has limited function compareable to the most colorful Conflict Catcher which has more function than a hard bound encyclopedia. Its function is apparent during the start up and you can adjust the icons to its smaller size to avoid less clutter on the desktop upon startup. You can make multiple sets of extensions to reduce the amount of existing extensions needed so the computer can run smoothly without slowing down. If there is conflict with a particular extension software, the Conflict catcher will alert you to it so you can make a decision to ignore the problem extension software entirely, or even better, to delete the offending extension to ensure a smooth ride to your desktop. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

This product is a license. The software described below must be purchased separately.

Attachmate's e-Vantage Viewer is a thin, terminal emulator in the form of a Java applet that provides access to Unisys, IBM, DEC/VAX, and UNIX hosts, as well as IBM AS400 systems from within a standard Web browser. Attachmate e-Vantage Viewers provide an opportunity to Web-enable your enterprise by extending host access to remote or occasional users. The viewers are invoked when licensed users launch their Web browsers, visit a Web site, and select to run the emulator. When users perform these three simple steps, the Java applets dynamically download and run from their Webtops--desktops running a Web browser.

Because e-Vantage Viewer applets are small, they download quickly, regardless of how fast or slow the network is, resulting in virtually no waiting time for the user. Since e-Vantage Viewers are accessed through an Internet, intranet, or extranet connection and a familiar Web browser, an administrator no longer has to deploy or support a local application for each user. It offers the familiar look and feel of traditional emulation screens. The Attachmate e-Vantage Viewer applet is a thin terminal emulator, and offers the choice of a framed or embedded view. Regardless of the chosen view, there is no need to retrain the users, because the applets look and act just like the emulators in the desktop product with which they are already familiar.

Once the Viewer applet downloads, communication between the browser and the Web server ceases (reducing network traffic) and only the host connection remains. Centrally managed applets mean no end-user installation, configuration, and maintenance. The viewers are configured by an administrator, then placed on a Web server where they are available for individual Webtops. Because e-Vantage Viewers reside on a centrally located server, administrator configuration and maintenance is easy--there is no need to travel to remote locations to install, configure, or support host access software. No client software also means lower cost per user, and no end-user configuration reduces administrator support activities. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Attachmate e-Vantage Viewer is a thin, terminal emulator in the form of a Java applet that provides access to a Unisys, IBM, DEC/VAX, and UNIX hosts, as well as IBM AS400 systems from within a standard Web browser. Attachmate e-Vantage Viewers provide an opportunity to Web-enable your enterprise by extending host access to remote or occasional users. The viewers are invoked when licensed users launch their Web browsers, visit a Web site, and select to run the emulator. When users perform these three simple steps, the Java applets dynamically download and run from their Webtops--desktops running a Web browser.

Because e-Vantage Viewer applets are small, they download quickly, regardless of how fast or slow the network is, resulting in virtually no waiting time for the user. Since e-Vantage Viewers are accessed through an Internet, intranet, or extranet connection and a familiar Web browser, an administrator no longer has to deploy or support a local application for each user. It offers the familiar look and feel of traditional emulation screens.

The Attachmate e-Vantage Viewer applet is a thin terminal emulator, and offers the choice of a framed or embedded view. Regardless of the chosen view, there is no need to retrain the users, because the applets look and act just like the emulators in the desktop product with which they are already familiar.

Once the viewer applet downloads, communication between the browser and the Web server ceases (reducing network traffic), and only the host connection remains. Centrally managed applets mean no end-user installation, configuration, and maintenance. The viewers are configured by an administrator, then placed on a Web server where they are available for individual Webtops. Because e-Vantage Viewers reside on a centrally located server, administrator configuration and maintenance is easy--there is no need to travel to remote locations to install, configure, or support host access software. No client software also means lower cost per user, and no end-user configuration reduces administrator support activities. ... Read more

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Laughable in the face of the PC version
Reflection for Macintosh is a terminal emulation program for the Mac platform. It allows any Mac user to access a Unix or OpenVMS system, emulating terminals ranging from VT52 to VT400 to WYSE to UNISYS, and a handful of others.

Mac Reflection is a commercial emulator, but falls short of what I expect from a commercial application. I've seen freeware emulators which are more feature rich than Mac Reflection. Granted, Mac Reflection supports high-wide characters and 132 column mode, which I have yet to find in a freeware application, and it does support ANSWERBACK settings, as well as a set of other custimizable features.

The one thing that is very weak in Mac Reflection is the window font. It does allow you to change the font size, but the font itself is ugly. Freeware emulators have a nicer looking font, and bumped up against PacerTerm, another commercial emulator for th Mac, it doesn't even compare. In addition to that, Mac Reflection suffers from stray characters when the graphics character set is invoked on the server.

The biggest let down of Mac Reflection is that its cousin, Reflection for ReGIS Graphics, which runs on the Windows platform, has all of the features and customizations that is wanted on the Mac platform. Users can close a session without properly logging off the server, and in the PC version, there is a feature to prevent that. In the Mac version, there is not. The macro (scripting) features of the PC client are far richer, as well as the window, menu, and toolbar customizations. To get a good idea of what Mac Reflection lacks, check out the review on Reflection for ReGIS Graphics. Most, if not all, of the highlighted features for PC Reflection do not exist for Mac Reflection.

As a bare minimum emulator, Mac Reflection gives you the basic functionality required to emulate other systems. In terms of custimization, user interface, and design, Mac Reflection falls short of being a good commercial emulator.

Pros

-Supports highwide and 132 column features
-Supports ANSWERBACK

Cons

-Week connection controls
-Ugly font display
-Buggy handling of graphics character set
-Lack of commercial quality interface and custimization
-Not built to the same spec as the Windows version of Reflection (which is a great emulator)

I cannot recommend this product. For basic emulation, you are better off using a freeware emulator. For a feature rich emulator, try the commercial emulator PacerTerm. ... Read more