Hummingbird - Host Explorer

HostExplorer V7.0
Technical Specifications
Resources

Platforms: Pentium III, Pentium II, Pentium, 486
Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 or higher, Windows 98, Windows 95 (HostExplorer 7.0) [32-bit]; Windows 3.x (HostExplorer v5.3) [16-bit], Citrix (NT V3.5.1)

Desktop Integration

Integration with Windows Explorer (Name Space Extensions)
Initiate and edit session profiles directly from Windows Explorer
HostExplorer session icons on the desktop
Profiles appear under the Hummingbird Neighborhood
Includes WWW, FTP sites, program names and e-mail addresses

TN3270E

TN3270E emulation - Full RFC 1646, RFC 2355 compliance (Printer Support, LU Assignment, SNA keys)
Terminal Types: IBM 3278, 3279 Models 2,3,4,5; Custom Terminal sizes (20x80 to 72x200)
Graphics display: 3179G, 3192G, 3472G, 3279S3G , 3270PCG, Programmed Symbols
Graphics enhancements for SAS applications
Colors user configurable
Printer option to reverse black & white
IND$FILE File Transfer supporting file transfer to and from the Windows clipboard; automatic DFT, CUT detection; Definable Translate tables, file transfer schemes, FTP
LU1 and LU3 printing support (in the PrintExplorer program)
Type Ahead
Drag-and-Drop editing, Paste (with six options: Word Wrap, Overlay, Block, Continuation, Field Mode and Spreadsheet mode)
Full Entry Assist (word wrap, columnar tabs, bell margin)
Definable ASCII/EBCDIC translate tables
Character Sets: US English, French
Light Pen Support with mouse

TN5250E

Standards: RFC1205, TN5250E (Draft)
Definable virtual device name
Logon bypass, language specifications
TN5250E 24 x 80, 27 x 132 terminal sizes
Color selection for all 5250 field types
Capture panels to a file or printer
AS/400 System printer support
Type Ahead
Drag-and-Drop editing, Paste (with six options: Word Wrap, Overlay, Block, Continuation, Field Mode and Spreadsheet mode)
Full Entry Assist (word wrap, columnar tabs, bell margin)
User-definable ASCII/EBCDIC translate tables
User-specified column separator
Print Screen function can send screen image to AS/400 system printer
Keyboard: SysReq key can be programmed to ALT+Print Screen (the natural way for a 5250 keyboard)
Special Features: Cursor Progression, Highlighted entry fields
5250 File Transfer Wizard

Telnet - VT, ANSI

VT420/320/220/101/100/52
SCO-ANSI, ANSI-BBS
IBM 3151
Downloadable Fonts (VT emulation)
Transparent printer pass through
Compliant with RFC 854 and other TELNET specifications
X, Y, ZMODEM, Kermit support
Character Sets: ISO Latin-1, -2, -5
Scroll-back buffer of 9999 lines, optionally with screen attributes
Automatically copy and paste text using only the mouse
Data capture to a file
UPS and NRC character sets options
Variable Screen tab definition
Optimized screen refresh presents display several times faster than competitors (principally WRQ Reflection) and previous releases

Telnet - Other Emulation

Separate program (to the TN3270E, TN5250E, VT/SCO/ANSI emulation)
Emulation: Wyse 50, Wyse 60, DG-210 (Call for information)
Program name is WyseTerm (previously known as htelnet)
Not all emulation features described elsewhere may apply to the Wyse emulation.

General Session Features

Macro Recorder for automatic script building
Hot Spots and definable mouse support
Customizable Floating Buttons and Toolbars
Automatic session restart
Customizable ASCII/EBCDIC translation tables
NVT terminal support
Auto Window Sizing (using TrueType fonts)
TCP Port selectable
Cursor: Underscore, Block, Cross-hair
Session restart capability
Security features to control available functions
Sample scripting applications supplied
nulls
Copy Append for incrementing clipboard contents
Paste: Block, Overlay Block Mode, Stream Mode (with word-wrap), Field Mode with configurable Tab character
Other: UNDO option

SNA Mode Server

Microsoft SNA Server - 3.0, 4.0
Novell SAA Server - 3.0, 4.0
IBM Communication Server NT - CSNT 6.02
IBM Communication Server AIX - 6.02
IBM Communication Server OS/2 - 6.02

Telnet Server

Microsoft SNA Server - 2.11, 3.0, 4.0
Novell SAA Server - 3.0, 4.0
IBM Communication Server NT - CSNT 5.0, 6.0
IBM Communication Server AIX - 5.0, 6.0
IBM Communication Server OS/2 - 5.0, 6.0
IBM OS/390 TCP/IP
IBM VM TCP/IP
OpenConnect Server - OCSII

Certifications

Microsoft BackOffice
Full Support for SMS
Microsoft TSE Server Support
Citrix Server Support

Session Features

Help: All documentation on-line; Manuals in Adobe PDF format
Session Initiation: Windows Explorer, Desktop icons
Session Limit: 26 sessions (additional sessions with multiple program invocation)
Entry Assist: Drag-and-drop editing, Word-wrap, Columnar bells, End-of-line bell

Display

Toolbar: User configurable, Optional ToolTips
OIA: Windows 98 style, 3270/5250 terminal style
Cursor: Vertical Bar, Underscore, Block, Solid, Blink, Cross Hair
Colors: All 3270/5250/Telnet fields configurable
Color palette editor
User defined color schemes
Scrollbar: Hide option

Fonts

Fonts: Bitmap (TCP Terminal font supplied), True Type, Bitmap HostExplorer-Terminal font supplied for clear readability at any resolution
APL character support
ALA characters
Style: Normal, Bold, Blink, Italic, Reverse

Printing Support

Printer Types: LU1, LU3, TN3287, LPR/LPD, IBM-3812-1 (TN5250E)
Printing options: Screen print, full/partial scrollback buffer (Telnet)

Security SOCKS integration: Seamless SOCKS integration, either via a SOCKS server or directly. Kerberos Support: Kerberos V4 support for authentication and encryption.

Feature Restrictions: All emulator functions can be disabled for Call Center and Public Booth use

Languages Terminal emulation messages delivered in:

English
Portuguese
French
Italian
German
Spanish

The following language version is planned for a future update.

Swedish

Windows 3.x Differences

TCP/IP stack delivered with the HostExplorer product
Java configuring not available
Windows Explorer integration does not exist
Some TCP/IP Utilities not upgraded for same feature set