IBM Mainframe

[Mike Ross]

That would be me :-)

That's a very rare beast in the video: an Application Starterpak 3000, AKA
the 'Warthog'. That's a real mainframe, basically a Multiprise 2000 in a
half-height rack. But yes, they all rely on OS/2.

Mike
On 2 May 2015 7:49 pm, "Sean Caron" <scaron at umich.edu> wrote:

> Yeah, the fellow in the video shows that; it looks like the system is
> totally dependent on the OS/2 based front-end processor. I wonder if he is
> a list member? Maybe he can help out if you are missing software; I don't
> know if you have ever seen the videos on Youtube; they are pretty easy to
> find.
>
> Best,
>
> Sean
>
>
> On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Mike Ross <tmfdmike at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, you know they use  a custom OS/2-based front end, much like a
> > 'real' mainframe SE/HMC? That thing is an absolute nightmare of arcane
> > IBM complexity; that's where all my problems were, no way no how could
> > I get the damn CPU to initialise... good luck, unless you have a
> > running box freshly switched off (which mine was supposed to be!)
> > you'll need it!
> >
> > On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
> > > Yes it was!  I'm getting another one as soon as Will makes his trip out
> > > West.  I had intended
> > > for this one as spares.
> > >
> > > Great!  My concern has been getting S/W for them.  I don't know what's
> on
> > > them (yet).
> > >
> > > TTFN - Guy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/2/15 12:25 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Oh was this the one on epay last week? I nearly went for that myself!
> I
> > >> have two (one for spares) but major issues getting it operational. I
> do
> > >> have pretty complete docs and software, so we should probably stay in
> > >> touch!
> > >>
> > >> Mike
> > >> On 2 May 2015 3:06 pm, "Guy Sotomayor" <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I just received my first IBM mainframe.  It's an IBM Multiprise 3000
> > >>> model
> > >>> 7060-H30.  It's a a P/390 class machine.  It has 6 18GB drives and 3
> 9
> > GB
> > >>> drives.  I'll be posting some pictures on my website soon.
> > >>>
> > >>> Getting it home was interesting since the freight companies can't
> made
> > >>> the
> > >>> drive from the main roads to my house (curse of living out in the
> > >>> country)
> > >>> so I had to run down to the shipping depot (about 60 miles away) and
> > have
> > >>> them load up the pallet into the bed of my pickup truck which meant
> > >>> getting
> > >>> it out without a forklift was going to be interesting!  It wasn't
> > until I
> > >>> got home that I realized that it was packed in the original crate
> from
> > >>> IBM!  It even had the original uncrating instructions stuffed into
> the
> > >>> crate...which wasn't particularly useful!
> > >>>
> > >>> Overall it appears to be in really good shape.  There were also a
> > number
> > >>> of other "goodies" in the crate including some new in the bag
> > bus-and-tag
> > >>> cables.
> > >>>
> > >>> It'll be a bit before I can power it up and see what's there because
> I
> > >>> have to find an SVGA monitor and a PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
> > >>>
> > >>> TTFN - Guy
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> > Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame.
> > For one person, in the dark, where no one will ever know or see.'
> >
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