Relay Gold by Microcom is a versatile terminal emulation software package which allows PCs connection to mainframes, information services, or other PCs. It offers a single, universal solution to a variety of connectivity needs through support for asynchronous dial-up, networks such as TYMNET and TELENET, satellite connections, 3270 emulation boards, or through protocol converters via a single user interface. It offers advanced technology for automatic communications and multitasking. Its implementation of the ACT data compression algorithm, licensed from Adaptive Computer Technologies, makes file transfer throughput up to four times faster than the effective speed of your modem, offering up to 9600 bps with a 2400 bpsmodem. You can connect to a mainframe for 3270 emulation over normal phone lines without additional boards or cables.
Relay Gold supports up to 15 simultaneous communications sessions on a PC and lets users send and receive files in background without leaving their foreground application. For example, you can be simultaneously connected to two different computers through a modem and a 3270 emulation board. The script language lets you automate applications such as login, complex data collection, and file transfer between Relay Gold and other applications products. Using IF.THEN..ELSE logic, nesting, and looping,
Relay Gold can handle any contingency and can perform transfer operations unattended. A learn mode captures your keystrokes and creates scripts automatically Pop-up windows make the script language easy to use. Relay Communications also has host component software available which will allow your PC to do 3270 terminal emulation asynchronously, without an emulation adapter. The two programs,
Relay Gold on the PC and Relay (VM, TSO, or 3270) on the host, work together to create a shell on the PC which handles the EBCDIC to ASCII data translation and converts file attributes. This can be a real savings for large users who want neither the expense of emulation adapters or cluster controllers. With the host component installed, users are also guaranteed error-free file transfer between PC and the host. In this environment Relay Gold provides 3278 models 2, 3, 4, and 5 as well as 3279 models 2 and 3 terminal emulations. In addition, Relay Gold supports graphics terminals such as the IBM 3279 models S2G and S3G (fully supporting the IBM 3279 Program Symbol Set), and DEC VT240 (fully supporting ReGIS and SIXEL graphics). Relay Gold provides DFT support for both SNA and non-SNA single- and multisession applications. Research Relay Gold
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