Getting an ibm as/400

Thu Apr 14 01:06:20 CDT 2016

Just the model I have :) I'm a total beginner so I cant advice you. 
Normally I would say "yank the drive and image them with dd on a unix 
box". But I'm not sure what that yields, given that the block size is 
nonstandard (520B?). Perhap you get a copy you can't easily write back 
to another drive. At worst you get a broken copy.

Either way. I have the same terminal but I lack the cabling. Could you 
take a picture of all the cables in the order they are connected?

I think I know what I need, but it would be nice to get a verification.

Thank you,
Pontus.

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 12:09:11AM -0400, devin davison wrote:
> Couple of pictures.
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> On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, devin davison <lyokoboy0 at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lyokoboy0 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
> 
> > 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>
> >> 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] 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>
> >> 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.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >>
> >