Getting an ibm as/400

[devin davison]

The size of two pc towers. I am trying to figure out how to log in. I tried
the account qsecofr with pass qsecofr with no luck. I might actually have a
licenced os on this thing, it is very different from anything i have worked
with before. Not sure really where to go from here.

The drives are scsi, are they in a standard filesystem format i could read
in a seperate machine?

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, Pontus Pihlgren <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote:

> Nice! I have a 170 (not up and running, no OS). Which variant do you have.
> Is it
> about the size of a PC tower or or two PC towers next to each other?
>
> /P
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 08:09:02PM -0400, devin davison wrote:
> > Alright. Picked up the machine today. Much smaller than expected, but
> > everything needed seems to be included. I got a terminal as well as a box
> > of cables. I managed to boot the machine up to the login screen. However
> I
> > do not know the username or password. I was speaking with someone on the
> > phone that was quite knowlegable, they said that after 3 attempts to
> login
> > it becomes a potato. What do i do from here. I am going to try and
> contact
> > the original owners, however i believe they are unwilling to help. Im
> quite
> > amazed the main drive was not wiped. Anyhow, if i can not get the
> password
> > from the original owners, there does appear to be a working install on
> the
> > drives, how would I go about resetting the password to gain access to the
> > machine? The machine is a ibm as/400e 170.
> >
> > pictures to follow once I find my camera.
> >
> > --Devin
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Mazzini Alessandro <mazzinia at tin.it
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > You had it easy.
> > >
> > > Once upon a time, a place I was working for decided to get a new
> > > development
> > > as/400. The toy was 2x the 270 you mentioned (hd cage taking one
> side)...
> > > and the shipping original ibm box upped the weight to dunno... king
> kong.
> > > It didn't fit in the elevator, and anyway exceeded the max weight.
> > >
> > > The office was 2 floors up....
> > >
> > > We pushed it up, I still have the nightmares
> > >
> > > -----Messaggio originale-----
> > > Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org <javascript:;>] Per
> conto di Kevin
> > > Monceaux
> > > Inviato: mercoledì 13 aprile 2016 21:09
> > > A: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> > > Oggetto: Re: Getting an ibm as/400
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 01:26:29AM -0400, Ian Primus wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 12:42 AM, Jason T <silent700 at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > In IBM-speak, it's a "Midrange."
> > > >
> > > > Which is a fancy word for "unusually heavy for its size".
> > >
> > > That's the truth.  In a previous reply I mentioned I have a "small"
> > > 9406-270
> > > in my living room.  I found it listed on eBay.  It was in New York.
> I'm in
> > > Central Texas.  It was listed with a flat $50 shipping fee.  From the
> > > photos
> > > and shipping fee I was expecting something small enough to be shipped
> by
> > > UPS
> > > or FedEx.  I made the seller an offer $50 less than the list price
> which
> > > they accepted, so I basically got free shipping.  It was shipped by UPS
> > > - UPS Freight.  There was no way UPS Fright could get down my driveway
> so I
> > > had to pick it up at their terminal.  Fortunately it was shipped on a
> tiny
> > > pallet that just fit in the back of my mini-van.  It looks like an
> > > oversized
> > > tower PC, but is definitely unusually heavy for its size.  I have to
> use a
> > > dolly to move it around.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > >
>