Hi folks,
This gentlemen could use some expert advice.
I don't know diddly about IBM stuff of this magnitude,
so, at his request, I have reposted his plea here.
Can someone respond directly to him with some
useful information?
Thanks in advance.....
I've also suggested that he join the CC list...:^)
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Epton <aceware(a)iinet.net.au>
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
Date: Saturday, 19 December 1998 18:04
Subject: *URGENT* moving IBM 5360 to museum-need advice
On Tuesday we will be moving an IBM 5360 10 Km from a
warehouse to our
museum.
Can anyone please give me any advice on issues such as how to lock
down drives and any other steps which should be taken to protect the
machine while moving it.
I already have another IBM 5360, with a disk expansion bay. But this
machine is of rather dubious origins. I bought it from a scrap metal
yard and I don't know how badly treated it was before I obtained it.
Also, to move it I had to dismantle the power supply to reduce the
weight. I carefully labelled every lead but unfortunately some of the
labels fell off. Hence I have been reluctant to power it up for fear
of it errupting into a molten ball of flames.
For these reasons I was thinking of gutting the present machine for
any good parts and replacing with the newer machine.
The new machine has no expansion bay but was working two years ago
when turned off.
How hard would it be to add the expansion bay on to the new machine ?
In terms of configuration steps ?
Some guys are going to use a forklift to move the machine on Monday
and stick it in a storage area - what do I need to do beforehand ?
Many thanks in anticipation.
Tony Epton
Hardware Curator
Australian Computer Museum Association (Western Australia)
Cheers
Geoff Roberts
Computer Room Internet Cafe
Port Pirie
South Australia.
netcafe(a)pirie.mtx.net.au