RE: What to have on a new AS/400

["Mauricio Della-Quercia" <mauriciodq@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Comments are inline:

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

256 Meg Memory?, but Art, there will be at most only 4 or 5 people at once 
using it, do you really think it will require that much, the standard was 
64Meg and I thought going to 128Meg would be more than enough.

>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.

Great Idea, and now I can finally put that twinax console I have in the 
basement to good use <g>
Good idea seriously, thanks.

>Where's your ethernet card?

Oops forgot to type that in the hardware specs:

Hardware:
            9406-170 e-Server System Unit
            Modem
            PCI Cable V.24/EIA 232 20-ft
            Op con Cable
            Remote control Panel Cable
            Model 170 Processor 128 MB
            2.5GB 1/4" Cart Tape (PCI)
            4.19GB Disk Units (3) total 12.57GB
            PCI Base 100/10Mbps Ethernet IO
            Base PCI Two-Line WAN IOA
            Preload OS/400 & Lic Prgms
            Software Version V4R4

>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.

I was going to do that for the modem.


>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.

Thanks, I'll look into it.

>Art Tostaine, Jr.
>CCA, Inc.
>Jackson, NJ 08527
>
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Regards
Mauricio Della-Quercia

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