MultiView Mascot

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Although character terminals feature central administration and easy maintenance, they have inherent limitations. Users are limited to a one-dimensional application and session management layer. This can mean lost productivity because users are forced to log in and out frequently, since they can have only one application open at a time.

MultiView Mascot lets you leverage existing software and hardware technology and increase user productivity. To give character terminals transparent access to multiple applications.

End User Benefits

Attain higher productivity through multi-tasking

• Take advantage of UNIX multi-tasking by working in several applications simultaneously and logging on to several systems concurrently.
• Track background tasks with FileWatch, WindowWatch and MailWatch, triggering pop-up menus that give you automatic notification.
• FileWatch monitors any changes to a specified file, such as a shared document, including access, modification or creation.
• WindowWatch lets you continuously check a window for application output, e.g. feedback from a database query.
• MailWatch enables mail monitoring, automatically launching your mail package when a new message is received.

Increase efficiency with ease-of-use

• Effortlessly toggle between applications using the built in hot-keys.
• Easily cut and paste data between windows and files or to a printer.
• Use the Static Data Exchange functionality to automatically extract, edit and transfer data. For example, for exchanging data between applications.

MIS Managers & Sys Admin Benefits

Minimize setup time with easily customizable menu interface
Use the intuitive and interactive pop-up menu system to meet individual user requirements.

Get a higher return on investment with a low-cost, low-risk solution
Upgrade the functionality of character terminals without the need for proprietary applications or additional terminal equipment. MultiView Mascot works with existing hardware and software, extending the life of your legacy system infrastructur.

Maintain control and avoid costly errors through automation
Use the ‘Snapshot Feature’ to automate application startup for specific user groups. Easily set up concurrent target applications so that users never have to see a UNIX prompt.

Add printing capability
Use MultiView Mascot to define virtual devices to print to terminal-attached printers (print spooling).

Supported Platforms

MultiView Mascot is supported on a wide range of UNIX platforms. The list is constantly growing so please check for up-to-date compatibility information.

• SCO UNIX (Including OpenServer)
• UNIXWARE
• IBM AIX
• HP-UX
• Sun SparcStation/SparcServer
• DEC ALPHA

Terminal Support

On a standard character terminal, MultiView Mascot functions by emulating a terminal for each session on a separate pseudo tty in the UNIX operating system