RE: [whimsy] permanent shutdown

In the past I have tried to give away (to charitable organizations and such) everything from a System/3 to an iSeries (hoping for at least a tax write-off). The only taker I ever had was for a S/34 which I gave to our maintenance vendor for simply pulling his pickup up to our back door and hauling it away. I even had to help him load it on the truck.

About the only appeal these old machines have is for possible parts.

We still have a 720 sitting in our back room because our owner "knew" he could get better than the $700 I offered him for it three years ago. Lately he asked me what I'd give for it (it's at v5r1); I said I'd haul it away for him.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale
office: 615-995-7024
email: jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DeLong, Eric
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:08 PM
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Subject: RE: permanent shutdown

Obsolete... That model maxes at V5R3, which limits its appeal. Mainenance charges for those machines is more than its worth....

Eric

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Doug Palme
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:42 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: permanent shutdown


Why not sell it?

From: "Greg Wenzloff" <GWenzloff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 08/21/2008 03:32 PM
Subject: permanent shutdown

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How do I permanently shut down an AS400 model 720 which has an internal
UPS?
I did the PWRDWNSYS restart *no.
Do I then just pull the plugs?
I'm planning on just trashing the machine after smashing the disk
drives.
Do I need to treat the batteries as hazardous waste?

Greg
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