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I don't recall all the rules as IBM tends to change them now and then.

For some releases and machines the O/S was with the machine. This means the seller should have provide the keys and if they did not but said the machine was licensed you should get your money back.

For other releases and machines the O/S was NOT with the machine and stayed with the original purchaser. In this case they cannot give you said keys and still be in IBM's good graces. Often the use license was transferred off the machine and to a new machine.

In no case did any other software go with the machine. That is, no PDM or Compilers etc.

In ALL cases the software is NOT owned by the user only by IBM and a license to use the software is the best you will ever get. It's those license terms that change from time to time.

All that said, you can learn from that machine about hardware and RAID and Mirroring and installs and PTFs and whatnot. You cannot do anything modern with it anyway, no zend, no Ruby, no serious SQL, no fully free RPG, no advanced networking none of the new web tools and on and on. So just enjoy the thing for a while, learn what you can, and then turn it into a beer tap or something truly useful.

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 9/30/2014 8:56 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I think some of the cloud services have a 'home use' rate.

Was there some model in the way back machine that had the OS transferable?
Maybe. What model was that and how do you go about getting those keys if
the person has initialized the disks are interesting questions.
If there was any thing in the sale that indicated that the keys should be
provided then you may have grounds for an equipment return if they are
unable to provide them.

Rob Berendt


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