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IBM PC 3270 Emulator Conflicting With WordPer
DocumentID: 653478
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:23 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The customer has an IBM PC that emulates an IBM terminal so that she can access the mainframe. WordPerfect is not consistent when the emulator is loaded. She is using the /NC and /NK switches. The emulation package is a TSR that allows her to hotkey to the host. The keyboard is erratic in the host. If she exits from WP, the keyboard is fine. Sometimes if she presses the Shift key, it makes the letters capital from then on even if the Caps Lock key isn't on. WordPerfect also locks intermittently when running concurrently with the emulator. Solutions: The IBM PC 3270 emulation takes and retains many of the screen display and keyboard interrupts that WP needs and wants. To solve this problem, the user can upgrade to the 1.01 LEVEL 4 revision of IBM's Personal Communication 3270 Terminal Emulator. IBM has changed the emulation software in such a way that it has eliminated the lockups typically seen when terminal emulations and WP are run concurrently. Specifically, the emulator will save DOS screens. There is a new option available that will allow the user to control whether the emulation software saves DOS screens. In the past it has not; if the user intends to run WP and the emulation software concurrently, this option must be set to Yes. This will prevent the lockups. These changes will also be available in the 2.0 release of IBM's PC 3270 Software.

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