ERALink32

What works

Installation - no problems.

What does not

IBSfont.fon is used to display lines and borders on the screen. As it is a bitmapped windows font it is not displayed and screen is not drawn perfectly...sometimes unreadable.

The program uses a licensing scheme that is documented by IBM that checks for existing users on the network using the same license key and either allows the program to run fully or reduces the functionality to Demonstration Mode which soon hangs.

Workarounds

What was not tested

Tried everything I can think of.

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU:
• Driver:

Additional Comments

I had this app working under wine version 20050725 but has not worked since and I cannot roll back my wine version.

After installing ERAlink32 you can change the font by following these steps.

Click 'Setup' from the toolbar then 'Character'

Here you can choose a new Font and Size to overcome the tiny font that is default.
Checking off 'Draw Graphics' helps ensure that your outlines are filled in for a more familiar environment.
I am currently using 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono' and differing sizes depending on my monitor.

After you click ok make sure you click 'File' then 'Save' so it will remember your changes.

I recommend not upgrading to 0.9.53 since it creates some graphical errors in the title bars.  Stick with 0.9.52 for now.  I will report on 0.9.54 when it is released.