Re: Intro AS/400

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.
> >     
-snip-
> 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.
>
> -snip-
>