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CTCBridge Enterprise Edition is a terminal emulator applet delivered by a server to a client site through an internet or intranet connection. Java is the programming language used to write CTCBridge.
Terminal emulation is the process of simulating the monitor and keyboard input to a mainframe computer. CTCBridge simulates a T27 terminal. The mainframe is fooled into thinking that the PC you use as an emulator is actually a monitor and keyboard attached to the mainframe computer in some physical way.
CTCBridge gives you access to your mainframe computer and the data it contains. Without a terminal emulator, you would work through an actual terminal to access data on the host system. But terminals do not have nearly the same amount of capabilities that your PC does, nor the amount of capabilities that CTCBridge can give you. CTCBridge can make your experience of working with your mainframe much easier and more productive than a terminal session would be because of its ability to tailor itself to your needs.
The person who takes care of your mainframe computer and makes sure that you can connect to it is your administrator. He or she is probably more of an expert with computers and networks, servers and hosts, than you are. This person takes care of a very important resource for your company – the data storage device.
In this capacity of both administering and probably securing information, your administrator can limit your access to the mainframe and your capabilities in CTCBridge. However, limiting your options might also make things much easier for you by quickly guiding you through the terminal screens. In the following topics about the options available in CTCBridge, it is noted where your administrator might have limited you.
This documentation is divided into two major subdivisions. The first tells you what you can do with CTCBridge. The second lists all the features accessed through CTCBridge’s menus and windows.
A good place to start, however, is Conventions In This Documentation which gives you an idea of what to expect from the terminology and format of this documentation. Or follow a link below for a specific topic:
Opening CTCBridge
I want to know how to do something in CTCBridge. See the topic With CTCBridge, You Can . . . for more information.
I want to know more about a CTCBridge menu or window. See the topic CTCBridge Menus and Windows for more information.