Android tablet terminal emulator for filePro on Linux

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Try ConnectBot.  I can't remember if I've used fP with it.  Probably, but
can't 100% remember any longer.  I know I have used it in general, many
times.  That was my primary before moving to BTEP.

I -know- Better Terminal Emulator Pro (BTEP) worked well with filePro in
most versions, but you can't (legally, legitimately, safely) get it any
longer.  If you want to roll your dice with one of the many APK downloads
of it which are apparently available, have fun with that.

I've not used an Android terminal emulator in years.  Those were the best
two I found back in the days of the Galaxy Tab 8.9.  (The original, not the
Tab 2 or later.)  Once I got my iPad for Hearthstone, and the gaming
laptop, and my Galaxy Note 2014 Edition battery issues ticked me off, I
kind of stopped using Android tablets, myself.

Unless you're getting something with a physical keyboard, or are going to
limit yourself to the top third of the screen in dscreen, I wouldn't even
go with tablets.  They'll -suck- for data entry purposes, especially with
an onscreen keyboard.  I have an ASUS tablet with Windows for an
application, and it has a keyboard which plugs into it.  That's -better-,
but not really ideal due to the physical manipulation/placement of tablet
and keyboard.  It's a folding/attached keyboard as big as the tablet, and
plugged into it on one side.  They fold together.  Great tablet, no
complaints, high quality, but it's awkward.

I'd personally rather go with cheap-ass netbooks available for sub-$300,
and use PuTTY, problem solved.  Not sure how much of an issue the camera
bit is, but I have to believe there's something that's better than the
awkwardness and horrible UX of a tablet for any serious data entry.

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On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 03:52:59PM -0500, Mike Schwartz (IT Volunteer) via Filepro-list thus spoke:
>      One of my filePro customers (fairly current filePro version running on
> Red Hat 7) has about a half-dozen Windows 7 computers scattered around their
> shop that they use for production data entry.  These computers run the Anzio
> terminal emulation program to  connect back to the Linux box via a hardwired
> network.  No other Windows apps run on these computers; they are strictly
> used for filePro data entry. 
> 
>  
> 
>      My customer  wants to start printing a barcode with an order number on
> the page.  They asked me to look for a smaller tablet-style computer that
> has a barcode reader built into it.  They also want to increase the number
> of workstations, so that when the order is complete, the operator at each
> machine can simply scan the barcode in to indicate that the order is
> complete.   
> 
>  
> 
>      I've looked at ruggedized tablet computers that run Windows 10 Pro, but
> they cost anywhere from about $1,200.00 to $2,000.00.  I can buy ruggedized
> Android tablets for well under $500.00.
> 
>  
> 
>     The catch is finding a terminal emulator that will run on an Android
> tablet and that works reasonably well with filePro.  It's been several years
> since I looked into Android terminal emulators.  The last time I looked, I
> didn't find any that worked very well.
> 
>  
> 
>      In this case I don't need all the function keys to work.  I just need a
> reasonably formatted filePro screen to appear on the tablet and a few keys
> to work, like the key that will record a screen and the key that will exit
> the user out of the record.  
> 
>  
> 
>      What are your suggestions as far as Android terminal emulators that
> work at least minimally well with filePro?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> Mike Schwartz
> 
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