Topics for TN3270 Terminal
Topics for TN3270 Terminal:

Video Definitions

Status Line Definition

TN3270 emulation mode

National Language


Help for Video Definitions

These options let you set the initial cursor type.

Cursor Type


Cursor Type

The cursor type selection determines the display characteristics of the terminal emulation cursor.   The choices are:

1.	Full Block - the cursor covers the entire character display cell.

2.	Partial Block - the cursor covers the center portion of the character display cell.

3.	Underline - the cursor is a line at the bottom of the character display cell.

Any of the cursor display shapes may be chosen to display as either blinking or solid.


Help for Status Line Definition

Determine the default setting for whether or not an information status line will be displayed when in the Session Window (online terminal emulation).

If the Softerm Status Line is displayed select the default

setting for the date and time format to be used.

For additional information, select:

Status Line Preference

Status Line Time Format


Status Line Preference

If the TN3270 Status Line is selected, the status information will emulate the operator information line of an IBM 3270 terminal.


Status Line Time Format

Date/Time

Choose this setting for the status line to display the current date and time.

Connect Time

Choose this setting for the status line to display the length of time the connection has been established.


TN3270 emulation mode

This option lets you select the terminal type.  The current version of the TN3270 will identify itself as "IBM 3278-2" during Telnet negotiations unless the host requests TN3270 sub-negotiation.

If the sub-negotiation is entered, your choice of emulation types will be the first one sent to the host and the one most likely to be selected by the host if it will support that type.


National Language

The TN3270 emulation uses the EBCDIC character set.  Therefore, if you select a keyboard nationality other than United States, you must select the corresponding national language from this list.

Doing so will provide the emulation with the EBCDIC/ASCII conversion tables for the nationality selected.