Usually with the AS400, they have a 5250 emulation client. The early emulator was called Client Access and changed to ISeries Access. Both of these are accessible. To get Window-Eyes to talk, you will need to change the cursor from blinking to block. There might be a few minor setting changes also
David Ayers Tioga County Information Technology 56 Main Street Owego, NY 13827 Phone: 607/687/8296 http://www.tiogacountyny.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Steve Jacobson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2013 10:24 AM To: GW-INFO List Subject: Re: accessing info with as400 In general, the AS-400 is a type of IBM mainframe, and it is usually accessed using a terminal emulator. Some terminal emulators are more accessible than others, so if they are already using one but it isn't accessible, it is possible that another one could be found. Having said that, there are other ways to connect to an AS-400, and it is possible that software is running on the PC to connect to data on the AS-400 directly. Therefore, one would need to know more about the specific setup to provide a better answer. In short, though, there is at least a possibility that the system could be made to be accessible, but there are variables. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:25:11 -0400, [email protected] wrote: >Do they access from command line or what? >Jed Barton <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hey guys, >> >> Alright, for you seasoned computer pros, I thought I would throw this >> out there, hoping someone has an idea. >> Here's my situation. I am more than likely going to take a position >> with an organization in public safety dispatching who uses a very old cad system. >> By old I mean, it's using the ibm as400 protocall for those who are >> familiar. >> They use ibm client services to access it. Yes, it's command line, ouch! >> Anyway, I need some help, what would be the best way to access this >> and navigate it? They're running windows machines of course, but my >> question is how well would it interact with window-eyes. >> Any ideas? >> Thanks, >> Jed >> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >> sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >> message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >> >> GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >-- >Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: >How do >you spend it? > John Covici > [email protected] >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
