Hi Joshi,
I didn't know anyone was still using dumb terminals
I'm not real clear on the architecture on the client side, but generally speaking you'll probably need to set up some sort of messaging service on the clients to translate the output from the DT's to what your server is expecting. This may or may not involve a technique called
screen scraping which extracts information from the DT's. You will probably have to write some native code to bridge between the legacy system and your Java code. While you're struggling through all this, try to come up with reasons why your client should donate their legacy equipment to the local landfill
Hope this helps
Michael Morris
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