With no disk drives I believe you just purchased a boat anchor or a good target practice item.
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Camiel Vanderhoeven
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 12:43 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Getting started with an AS/400 (9406 model 720)
Hello everyone,
I have just joined this list, so I'll quickly introduce myself first: I'm Camiel Vanderhoeven from the Netherlands, 35 years old, and I've been collecting old computers for a while. My focus is mainly on DEC equipment, but I had an opportunity to put my hands on an AS/400 for next to nothing last week.
Problem is, I don't know a lot about IBM stuff, and it seems there's a bit of a learning curve ahead of me.
My system is a 9406-720, with the following cards installed:
Left side:
CPU: FN243A
C01: 2838 ethernet card
C03: 2809 IOP
C05: 2721 2-line WAN
C09: 2720 WAN + Twinax
C10: 2722 Twinax
C11: 2740 disk controller
Right side:
E15: 2824 IOP
E16: 2740 disk controller
In the front there's a cd-rom drive, a tapedrive (SLR60), 20 slots for disks, and 20 empty disk sleds (types 6607 and 6713). The disks were removed before the auction :-(
I've also got a modem (IBM Options, V34), a serial cable to connect the modem, and two cables with breakout boxes (1 for the 2720 with 4 twinax connectors, and 1 for the 2722 with 8 twinax connectors)
So, where do I get started? I'd like to get something running on the machine. I might be able to obtain installation media for OS/400, but I'll need to be able to interface with the system.
Am I correct in assuming that I need to connect a terminal to act as the console, and that I issue boot commands from that console? Does said console terminal need to be connected through Twinax? What models of terminals should I look for, and what additional cables would I need to hook one up?
Can I use an ordinary serial terminal (VT100-like) as the console?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Camiel.
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