11 Jul
2001
11 Jul
'01
3:06 p.m.
Actually, I don't think a movement switch would be needed with
mainframe's given that they aren't likely to be moved without a great
deal of disassembly. The AS/400 comes in a numbef of different sizes
(our AS/400 is pretty small while our AS/400e is roughly 3-4 times
it's size). I've heard mention before concerning such a switch with
them though. If that's the case, and I were stuck with one, it'd
definately be time to find another OS to run on the thing! It would
seem plenty of surplus AS/400's may be headed to the scrap heap
because nobody can afford the licensing....that ranks up there with
MS and thier new subscription-only software ideas...
Jeff
I think that was Mainframes. These are mini's.
Peace... Sridhar
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Tony Duell wrote:
> >
> >
> > The only problem with AS/400s is that the OS licenses are
> > non-transferrable and VERY expensive.
>
> Are these the machines that contain a vibration switch so they can tell
> if they've been moved? and if so, the license becomes invalid?
>
> -tony
>
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