JAWS - Quick3270 terminal emulator
Problem:
You need to configure the Quick3270 Terminal Emulator software for use with JAWS.
Detail
A Terminal was in history a hardware unit that attached to another computer (typically a mainframe at the time to access the computer resources. Once desktop PCs became common Terminal Emulation software was developed to accommodate these functions. Typically such packages will be compatible with one or more Terminal Emulation protocols of which IBM 3270 is one such protocol.
Resolution:
A support document is available that suggests the Quick3270 terminal emulator software can be configured with an option to support JAWS by creating a configuration entry in the [Gernal] section of the .efc configuration file with the value JAWS boolean setting thus:
[General]
JAWS=TRUE
If no value is set in the configuration file the software does not provide JAWS support.
Document link:
https://dn-computing.com/download/Quick3270%20configuration.pdf
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