11 Jun
1998
11 Jun
'98
12:53 a.m.
At 02:08 PM 6/10/98, you wrote:
OK what is an IBM 5363 II? I found one in a trift
store.
I've been told that the 5363 was a S/36 that designed to be a very low
cost entry into the 3X architecture and that it runs an operating systems
called SSP. So what is a 5363 II and what OS does it use? Is it worth
picking up and saving? Also does anyone know how to get around the password
protection?
Joe
I have a working 5363 that I use for data conversion work (mostly System/36
data files to PC formats). It isn't what I'd call a "fun machine," (we
won't get into detail on "fun machines" since there may be children
reading) being IBM it's _all business_.
The OS is "System Support Programs," or SSP. Most of the S/36 machines had
RPG II installed and a few had BASIC and perhaps ASM. There is also a COBOL
for S/36, but I haven't been fortunate enough to stumble onto the
distribution diskettes for it.
There is a way around the security--there are a few System/36 consultants
with web sites and one in particular (can't remember which) told me a while
back that for a few $$ he would hack one for a customer of ours. You could
probably find someone on comp.sys.ibm.sys3x.misc or comp.sys.ibm.as400.misc
who knows the hack.
That said, try user "MASTER" and passwd "PASS". IIRC, these were the
defaults for admin and some sites never changed them (this is why "default"
security settings are a bad thing). If I'm wrong about the defaults, email
me and I'll wade through the manuals and find them again--or maybe some
kind soul here knows and will correct me.
Pick it up. If you decide you don't want the thing give me a holler and
I'll buy it for spares for my 5363.
--
David Wollmann
dwollmann(a)ibmhelp.com