RE: What to have on a new AS/400

["Art Tostaine, Jr." <Art@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

128 Meg memory is too small in my opinion.  I don't configure a box with less 
than 256, 320 or 384
even better.

Unless you want to spend a lot of time making it work, don't get the Op Con 
cable.  Get a twinax
port.  It's the same cost, and it will save you a lot of headaches.  Plus, 
you'll be able to support
all of the new bleeding edge twinax devices coming out :)

Seriously, even the IBM CE's we deal with are happy when they walk into a shop 
and see a dumb
terminal for the console.

Where's your ethernet card?

Also, if you're really trying to save some money, pick up disk drives and 
memory (true blue IBM
only) on the used market.  Buy the used equipment certified for IBM 
maintenance, have IBM install
them (which they'll do for free if you have a service contract with them).  Any 
peripherals that are
in the main system box do not increase your monthly hardware service cost.

Look into IBM partners in Development.  If you qualify, you can buy hardware 
direct from IBM real
cheap.

They have a web page that is accessible from the main as/400 page.

Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Jackson, NJ 08527


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Mauricio
Della-Quercia
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 2:06 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: What to have on a new AS/400



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