24 Oct
2010
24 Oct
'10
12:32 p.m.
The LIC for the r/390's and the pc/390's was at one time freely
downloadable.
It is the OS Licensed material that is not transferable to another
entity. The firmware is not a problem. Most of the peripherals have
LIC code and you only need to call IBM to get copies if you supply the
model number.
I have two 3174's that have "LIC" and IBM's support number supplied the
code at IBM's cost to fix me up. I have to say that I was impressed
with that. I also ordered 3290 support as well as the latest rev of the
Token Ring support on 2mb floppies.
I also believe that the firmware for the 9370's is not a problem to
transfer, just the OS. Linux is not a problem.
I will ask a friend who has two of these running what if any issues he
has, as he may have transferred a license I don't know about for one of
the smaller 390's he has. Based on his use, I would almost (but for
that detail) say there is no problem as long as you have the hardware.
On 10/24/2010 11:25 AM, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
On Sunday, October 24, 2010, Daniel Seagraves wrote:
This isn't true at all. The last time I read
the license agreement that
popped up booting my S/390's service element, it required you to
transfer the LIC with the machine. It certainly didn't allow you to
keep the LIC if you got rid of the machine, nor did it require you to
destroy the copy of the LIC if you transferred the machine to someone
else.
Pat
On Oct 24, 2010, at 7:53 AM, St?phane Tsacas
<stephane.tsacas at gmail.com> wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220685200658
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220685200658>
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PP39
0G1.html
Do be advised that if you should obtain one of these, it is illegal
for you to operate it in any way. The microcode, which IBM calls the
LIC or Licensed Internal Code, is licensed only for the use of the
original purchaser and only on the specific machine and
configuration as IBM delivered it. Any other usage by any other
party is unlicensed and illegal.