The other day the mailman delivered the bills and a lead saying a doctor's office
around the corner wanted to get rid of their 'big old' computer. Picture my
stationwagon's wheels squealing out of the driveway moments later. ;)
Turns out to be a IBM PowerServer 520, a 3151 ascii terminal, a 7207 scsi tape, a 4226
printer, a couple of concentrator boxes, and the cabeling to run it all. It boots cleanly
into AIX 3.2 and I've got the root password for it. Sweet, though I didn't get
any media or docs or see a C compiler in there either. Off to the faqs there
It was supprisingly liftable after an earlier experience toting a 'small' AS400.
Has anyone been inside a 3151 terminal? The screen is pretty dim even with the front
contrast knob jacked up all the way. Is there a pot inside (and where) to brighten the
screen?
And can anyone recommend any of the cool cards/options to look out for? It's my
first AIX box.
Thanks
- Mike: dogas at
bellsouth.net
ps. here are some pics...
http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/a.JPG
http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/b.JPG
http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/c.JPG
http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/d.JPG
http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/e.JPG
http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/f.JPG
http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/g.JPG