Android tablet terminal emulator for filePro on Linux

[Mike Schwartz]

     Thanks!  I will try COnnectBot tomorrow, then report back to the list.

Mike.

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> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 4:44 PM
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> Subject: Re: Android tablet terminal emulator for filePro on Linux
> 
> 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.
> 
> m->
> 
> 
> 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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