8 Dec
2015
8 Dec
'15
12:24 a.m.
Can't help, since I live on the other side if the pond, but AS/400s are cool machines.
I own a bunch of them (and some S/36s too) and I like them. OS/400 was and is a good OS
(if you have clear in mind what it can and what it can't do).
Meanwhile, you could request a free AS/400 access to the folks at pub1.rzkh.de and play
with OS/400. It's fun to access such a beast from a... Smart Phone :)
-------- Messaggio originale --------
Da: Brian Adams <fink at stenoweb.net>
Data:07/12/2015 21:58 (GMT+01:00)
A: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Oggetto: Looking for AS/400
Hi there,
Recently, I've been reading up into AS/400s.. They seem like really neat machines, and
look really sharp with those matching block terminals.
I remember retail stores using those, and I always wondered what kind of a system they
were running on... I figured it was DOS!
I've been having trouble locating one, however.
Anybody have one lying around, or know of where to find one in the Toronto area?
It needn't be a high spec machine, just something to play with OS/400 and a terminal.
Thanks!
-brian
10:53 a.m.
New subject: Looking for AS/400
Yeah, I've got an account on an AS/400 right now. I like the OS, I probably
couldn't do anything useful with it, but I like the look.
But having an account on a remote system isn't the same as a physical system, ya know?
And I don't have QSECOFR access of course.
Maybe I can find one at a surplus or recycler, mm.
-Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of supervinx
Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 3:25 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: R: Looking for AS/400
Can't help, since I live on the other side if the pond, but AS/400s are cool machines.
I own a bunch of them (and some S/36s too) and I like them. OS/400 was and is a good OS
(if you have clear in mind what it can and what it can't do).
Meanwhile, you could request a free AS/400 access to the folks at pub1.rzkh.de and play
with OS/400. It's fun to access such a beast from a... Smart Phone :)
-------- Messaggio originale --------
Da: Brian Adams <fink at stenoweb.net>
Data:07/12/2015 21:58 (GMT+01:00)
A: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Oggetto: Looking for AS/400
Hi there,
Recently, I've been reading up into AS/400s.. They seem like really neat machines, and
look really sharp with those matching block terminals.
I remember retail stores using those, and I always wondered what kind of a system they
were running on... I figured it was DOS!
I've been having trouble locating one, however.
Anybody have one lying around, or know of where to find one in the Toronto area?
It needn't be a high spec machine, just something to play with OS/400 and a terminal.
Thanks!
-brian
3:50 p.m.
New subject: Looking for AS/400
On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 06:53:31PM +0000, Brian Adams wrote:
Yeah, I've got an account on an AS/400 right now.
I like the OS, I
probably couldn't do anything useful with it, but I like the look.
I've had an account there for years, though I don't use it much these days.
But having an account on a remote system isn't the
same as a physical
system, ya know? And I don't have QSECOFR access of course.
Maybe I can find one at a surplus or recycler, mm.
Having a box with full access is definitely a plus. I have a 9406-270 in my
living room that I found on eBay for a fairly descent price. It's been
encountering some memory errors for a while now, but seems to be hanging in
there. I might have to find some replacement memory, or a replacement box,
one of these days myself. There was a post on the Midrange-L list last
month from someone with a couple of "old 525 systems" that he's looking to
part with:
http://Archive.Midrange.com/midrange-l/201511/msg00446.html
I contacted him recently and as of a few days ago they were still available.
I'd have grabbed one of them if I had the funds to spare at the moment.
--
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.
4:37 p.m.
New subject: midrange-l - WAS:::Re: Looking for AS/400
Thank you for that post, I wasn't aware of that list. I'm now subscribed.
Hoping to relive some of my System/34 and System/36 days, or even better (for
me) virtualized.
Jerry
On 12/ 8/15 05:50 PM, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
There was a post on the Midrange-L list last
month from someone with a couple of "old 525
systems" that he's looking to
part with:
http://Archive.Midrange.com/midrange-l/201511/msg00446.html
I contacted him recently and as of a few days ago they were still available.
I'd have grabbed one of them if I had the funds to spare at the moment.
6:01 p.m.
New subject: midrange-l - WAS:::Re: Looking for AS/400
Check my YouTube channel - name is 'abaduck' (!) - for videos of all my IBM
midrange machines, from System/3 to System/38, running :)
Mike
On Dec 9, 2015 1:37 PM, "Jerry Kemp" <other at oryx.us> wrote:
Thank you for that post, I wasn't aware of that
list. I'm now subscribed.
Hoping to relive some of my System/34 and System/36 days, or even better
(for me) virtualized.
Jerry
On 12/ 8/15 05:50 PM, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
There was a post on the Midrange-L list last
> month from someone with a couple of "old 525 systems" that he's looking
to
> part with:
>
> http://Archive.Midrange.com/midrange-l/201511/msg00446.html
>
> I contacted him recently and as of a few days ago they were still
> available.
> I'd have grabbed one of them if I had the funds to spare at the moment.
>
>
>
>
9 Dec
9 Dec
6:23 a.m.
New subject: midrange-l - WAS:::Re: Looking for AS/400
Sorry to bust in this post but I have read the page where I sighned up and
well.. How do to make a post and not just reply to others? Again sorry for
the off-topic question...
On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Mike Ross <tmfdmike at gmail.com> wrote:
Check my YouTube channel - name is 'abaduck'
(!) - for videos of all my IBM
midrange machines, from System/3 to System/38, running :)
Mike
On Dec 9, 2015 1:37 PM, "Jerry Kemp" <other at oryx.us> wrote:
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Thank you for that post, I wasn't aware of
that list. I'm now
subscribed.
Hoping to relive some of my System/34 and System/36 days, or even better
(for me) virtualized.
Jerry
On 12/ 8/15 05:50 PM, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
There was a post on the Midrange-L list last
> month from someone with a couple of "old 525 systems" that he's looking
to
> part with:
>
> http://Archive.Midrange.com/midrange-l/201511/msg00446.html
>
> I contacted him recently and as of a few days ago they were still
> available.
> I'd have grabbed one of them if I had the funds to spare at the moment.
>
>
>
>
8:45 a.m.
New subject: midrange-l - WAS:::Re: Looking for AS/400
Mike write...
--------------------
Sorry to bust in this post but I have read the page where I sighned up and well.. How do
to make a post and not just reply to others? Again sorry for the off-topic question...
--------------------
This (as well as subsequent post) were handled off-list.
J
8 Dec
8 Dec
4:58 p.m.
New subject: Looking for AS/400
I was considering asking on that list, but I figured it was geared toward new machines.
I'll take a look.
-Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Monceaux
Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 6:51 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <CCTalk at ClassicCmp.org>
Subject: Re: Looking for AS/400
On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 06:53:31PM +0000, Brian Adams wrote:
Yeah, I've got an account on an AS/400 right now.
I like the OS, I
probably couldn't do anything useful with it, but I like the look.
I've had an account there for years, though I don't use it much these days.
But having an account on a remote system isn't the
same as a physical
system, ya know? And I don't have QSECOFR access of course.
Maybe I can find one at a surplus or recycler, mm.
Having a box with full access is definitely a plus. I have a 9406-270 in my living room
that I found on eBay for a fairly descent price. It's been encountering some memory
errors for a while now, but seems to be hanging in there. I might have to find some
replacement memory, or a replacement box, one of these days myself. There was a post on
the Midrange-L list last month from someone with a couple of "old 525 systems"
that he's looking to part with:
http://Archive.Midrange.com/midrange-l/201511/msg00446.html
I contacted him recently and as of a few days ago they were still available.
I'd have grabbed one of them if I had the funds to spare at the moment.
--
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.
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