Re: Personal AS/400 for learning purposes

[dhandy@xxxxxxxxxxx (Douglas Handy)]

David,

>If you want to go used, check out the model 300.  You can find them on Ebay
>lately.  They're pretty cheap on the used market.  But licensing the OS and
>all the goodies might get expensive.  To give you an idea, 

[snip]

>A 150 and a 300 are probably both in the P05 processor group, so the $10K
>figure might be in the ballpark.

The 300 is a CISC machine, so won't run V4 software.  And all the 300
models (2040, 2041, and 2042) are in the P20 software tier.  This
means getting the OS for them will be *very* expensive considering the
CPW is only 11.6 to 21.1 depending on processor.

That is why they are so cheap on eBay right now.  Buy them for parts
but I don't recommend a P20 CISC machine for personal use...

Doug

PS - The last I checked, for a P20 license for the OS, Query, SQL,
ADTS, and RPG compiler, the total is $46,650.  But you better hurry,
I'm not sure how much longer you can order it!
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