IBM System/38 Available for Free, Is It Worth It?

There is an abandoned IBM system/38 mini in a nearby tobacco warehouse that I've been offered if I want it. The main unit is in good shape, there *is* one panel missing on the front that accessed the disk drive. It also has a terminal and a printer plotter, and still has the original software on 8" media. Was used to keep a company's books for years, and I don't know if the drives were locked when it was moved. Haven't looked at it that close yet. A little research on the comp.sys.ibm.sys38 newsgroup revealed that the general feeling is that these computers are not worth fooling with, as basically you get a room-sized 8088 in the end. What say ye? Is it worth messing with in your opinion? I'd have to find a place to set it up, and moving it would be a pain. But it would be a stretch for me and the first opportunity for me to mess with a mini. What's the consensus? Kirk Scott scottk5(a)ibm.net