One drawback with the AS/400 systems is there is no
alternative
OS for the CISC systems (which is what you usually see selling
cheap or being scrapped).
The CISC AS/400 systems also can't run the newer releases of
the operating system.
I believe our AS/400e is a RISC setup. They're attempting to
do whatever mods to it that are needed for it to run Win 2000. The
smaller AS/400 doesn't even get used any longer. It just sits on the
floor next to the larger 'e'.
Jeff
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