Re: Personal AS/400 for learning purposes

[dhandy@xxxxxxxxxxx (Douglas Handy)]

David,

>Perhaps I was thinking of the model 400?  

Could be.  The model 400 is RISC and the lowest processor (2130) is in
the P05 group.  The other three processors (2131-2133) are in the P10
group.  The 400 was in the first RISC announcements.  There have been
numerous 400-2130's on eBay recently, although not all of them were at
V4 so did not necessarily include the OS license.  But those that did
are probably the cheapest way to get a legal personal 400, unless you
can qualify for a Partners In Development lease.

>I vaguely recall that one of those black boxes was v4 capable.
>Model 2069 sticks in my mind, but I wouldn't swear to it....  

I think the only model with a 2069 processor is the 740, where the
2069 is in the P40 tier unless you buy up the interactive feature CPW,
in which case it goes to a P50 tier.  It would be kind of overkill for
a personal AS/400 though.  The processor CPW is a whopping 3660!

Doug
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