New Find: AS400

[Ethan Dicks]

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:02:49 -0800 (PST), Eric Smith <eric at brouhaha.com> wrote:
> David wrote:
> > I was under the impression that IBM would provide a password for non-commercial
> > use on the CICS machine assuming a valid chain of ownership was provided.....
> 
> I tried to do that and they quoted me a price in the thousands of dollars.

!!!

> I bought the machine at an auction.  I don't remember if I still had
> the auction paperwork at the time, but the IBM rep didn't ask me for it.

I picked this up from a private individual... no paperwork...
 
> The other problem is if you don't get the MULIC tape with the machine.
> That's "Machine-Unique Licensed Internal Code".  Basically the software
> that runs on the bare metal, beneath OS/400.  As the name suggests, it's
> specific to each model.  And if you don't have that tape, IBM will be
> happy to sell you one for really big buck$.

I _did_ get a tape that was tucked into a pouch inside the back
cover... I don't know for sure, but I _think_ that is such a tape.  I
did know that MULICs exist, and that it would be virtually impossible
to aquire if I it didn't come with the machine.
 
-ethan