Getting an ibm as/400

Thu Apr 14 09:06:23 CDT 2016

I called this morning. the place it came from does not want to be helpful.
The person i spoke with was uncertain why the drive was not wiped in the
first place.

I am going to start imaging the drives with dd and see if i can find
anything useful on them. Hex editing the raw hash sounds like the way i
would want to go, but i will need to read more into it.

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Sam O'nella <barythrin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not sure about mounting the drive and reading the filesystem properly (not
> much bad could happen from trying) but that gives you the opportunity to
> back it up (dd) or to potentially hex edit the raw drive itself and
> overwrite the password hash with one you do know as long as its the exact
> same amount of characters. (Any different length of characters will shift
> the data that sectors are looking for ans corrupt the drive).
>
> <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: devin davison <
> lyokoboy0 at gmail.com> </div><div>Date:04/13/2016  10:57 PM  (GMT-06:00)
> </div><div>To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <
> cctalk at classiccmp.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: Getting an ibm as/400
> </div><div>
> </div>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.
> > > >
> > > >
> >
>