Re: when buying an as/400 what do you look for?

Mohammad,

Since I am wrestling with the same questions, I will speak to the
printer issue, If you will be using Client Access or Rumba and you set
up a network with an attached PC to run it on, you only need to set up a
printer session for the PC attached printer. This means, that those
things that would go to a system printer will just wait in the printer
Queue which you will need to monitor and keep clean. So, the short
answer is you can probably skip the printer....now, I need to get IBM's
answer on this plan.

The power supply / UPS is another issue that needs to be resolved, those
of you folks that have 170's could probably help with this issue.

mohammad khan wrote:
> 
> is it possible or even reasonable to ask
> whether or not someone can own an as400
> for their home? i mean, you can set one up
> in your house can't you? if not, why not?
> how about the power supply, it doesn't need
> any special kind of outlet does it?
> 
> i'm considering about buying one, but i don't
> know what sort of configuration i should be
> looking for. i'll basically want to practice
> rpg, cl, subfiles on it mostly, and security
> issues too. so what sort of a set up does the
> machine need for such things? are monitors and
> printers a separate issue too? i mean, it's not
> like you could hookup a dot matrix to one of these
> things could you? i'd be forced to buy one of those
> giant ibm printers too wouldn't i?
> 
> please inform me!
> 
> regards,
> 
> Mohammad
> 
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