Getting an ibm as/400

[devin davison]

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.
>> > >
>> > >
>>
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