Hi Don,
I will tell you about my experience as an apprentice of this wonderful
system...
I had my first contact with AS/400 at exactly 5 months, when I bought my
AS/400, a 9406-270, I received it without a terminal, just with the
cables and the computer itself, I did not even know how to power on the
AS/400 much less how to connect to it , after a lot of research I saw
that I needed to buy a terminal to connect to it, so I went to search
here in Brazil who could have this terminal, it was a very complicated
research, but I found a company in a city near where I live, which is
one of the largest AS/400 service providers in Brazil .. so, they sold
me 2 terminals, TWINAXIAl cables and they taught me the minimum to
connect to the computer, which position I should put the TWINAX cable in
the brick and so on...
After a while, I had a serious problem with this my 9406-270, after a
power outage in the region where I lived, my AS/400 DIED :'(
So I met this group, I asked the question about how I could fix my
AS/400 ... and the answer was simple, my computer really died ... I
finally got it from the same company that sold me the terminals, a
9406-170 , which I am using with great pleasure and affection, and I
also bought three 9406-720....
Today, I have the help of Mark S. Waterbury, who I consider my great
master!!... He taught me several things, which are certainly questions
of beginners...
* Configure TCP/IP
* Create Users ( I still have doubts! But in time I will solve hahahaha )
* Patterns for creating "directories" for saving source files
* And various system configurations..
Most important of all, as in any area of learning, is student
curiosity....and keep that curiosity in your disciple!
I make several mistakes, many even!
But, this is standard part of learning!
Alexandre S. Bencz
+55 {15} 997-980-511
On 27/04/2018 02:11, Don Brown wrote:
I have been asked to help a new employee.
They have a Linux, Unix, Windows background and never met the awesome i.
Their role is support.
I have worked with IBM midrange since the early 70's but have not done a
lot of one on one instruction.
A lot of you have.
Any words of wisdom or more specifically any suggested agenda or methods
or comments ?
Appreciate any suggestions.
Thank you
Don Brown
midrange.com
