R: Getting an ibm as/400

You had it easy. Once upon a time, a place I was working for decided to get a new development as/400. The toy was 2x the 270 you mentioned (hd cage taking one side)... and the shipping original ibm box upped the weight to dunno... king kong. It didn't fit in the elevator, and anyway exceeded the max weight. The office was 2 floors up.... We pushed it up, I still have the nightmares -----Messaggio originale----- Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] Per conto di Kevin Monceaux Inviato: mercoled? 13 aprile 2016 21:09 A: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Oggetto: Re: Getting an ibm as/400 On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 01:26:29AM -0400, Ian Primus wrote: That's the truth. In a previous reply I mentioned I have a "small" 9406-270 in my living room. I found it listed on eBay. It was in New York. I'm in Central Texas. It was listed with a flat $50 shipping fee. From the photos and shipping fee I was expecting something small enough to be shipped by UPS or FedEx. I made the seller an offer $50 less than the list price which they accepted, so I basically got free shipping. It was shipped by UPS - UPS Freight. There was no way UPS Fright could get down my driveway so I had to pick it up at their terminal. Fortunately it was shipped on a tiny pallet that just fit in the back of my mini-van. It looks like an oversized tower PC, but is definitely unusually heavy for its size. I have to use a dolly to move it around. -- Kevin http://www.RawFedDogs.net http://www.Lassie.xyz http://www.WacoAgilityGroup.org Bruceville, TX What's the definition of a legacy system? One that works! Errare humanum est, ignoscere caninum.