We have done extensive work in determining compatibility between the terminal emulation program (PCOMM, HOD, & Attachmate). Our experience shows that PCOMM and attachmate are very capable of interpreting the screens for Jaws. One thing to remember is that everything coming from the mainframe is accessible. Where the problem comes in is with the terminal emulation. Jaws comes with scripts for both PCOMM & Attachmate. A programmer in British Columbia has written some wonderful scripts to assist in making the emulation more friendly. -----Original Message----- From: Peterson, Jody L [mailto:jody.peterson@xxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 12:08 PM To: 'jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: working with main frame You need to find out which mainframe emulation software is being used to connect to the mainframe. I have used IBM Personal Communications (PCOMM) and it worked very well. Jody Peterson EDS - CRM Applications Delivery * phone: +01-248-299-9773 * cellular: +01-248-877-0539 * mailto:jody.peterson@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: margarena [mailto:margarena@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 11:49 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: working with main frame Hello! I hope that all of you are having a wonderfully tranquil holiday season. I recently got a job as a customer service representative for a company which deals with governmental insurance and benefits. I have to access the main frame a lot, and JFW is not reading very well at all. It rarely reads the field that the cursor is on when I press insert up arrow, and when I type it echoes all of these strange numbers even when I type letters, and I have the characters turned off. I haven't used very many programs on the main frame yet, but I am sure they are only going to be more complicated, and that they won't speak well at all. I'm wondering if anybody has had experience using a main frame before. I'm looking for any suggestions and/or assistance. I want to get this problem solved quickly, because I don't want my employer to decide I'm not worth the energy. I'm not sure that the city in which I live has truly knowledgeable and experienced people who can accurately assist me. Thanks in advance, and have a good day! To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ------------------------------- -- Even though this E-Mail has been scanned and found clean of -- known viruses, OPM can not guarantee this message is virus free. ------------------------------- -- This message was automatically generated. -------------------------------di To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.