Re: Intro AS/400

FYI - 150s & 170s can use direct-connect OpsCon, too - just be sure to have the special cable. Did it on the 150 at a previous employer - the box is not holding my kitchen table down! Could not find the entitlements, so when I want to play, it will be the 69-day shuffle-off-to-Buffalo.

But whatever Kevin gets, needs to be sure to have all the license keys current - the machine he gets will likely not be on support anyhow, so no concern there. PTFs can be had, if needed, from a friend, maybe, who does have support.

Lukas Beeler wrote:

On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 22:09, Kevin Bowling <kevin.bowling@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I also see the potential problem of finding a system with software,
since I assume it is not cheap to get a hold of os400. Any comments or
suggestions would be appreciated.. as you can tell I am a total newbie
to AS/400s.

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Model 150: The oldest one, extremely small and not noisy. Supports
Ethernet with a #2838 card, not all of the models had them. Console is
Twinax. I think the max OS without keys was V4R5, and newer OS were
possible but uncommon.

Model 170: Probably the most easy to find, as these machines have
become completely impossible to use due to their extravagant slowness.
Latest OS on it is V5R3, but if you get such a machine with V5R3 it
will be even slooooower. Also uses #2838 Ethernet cards, which were
pretty common. Console is Twinax.

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