New Find: AS400

[Lyle Bickley]

On Wednesday 02 February 2005 18:56, Ethan Dicks wrote:

> 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

I recently purchased an old CMOS AS/400 at an auction - I checked for the 
MULIC tape and the IBM "Deinstall Sheet" which contains the password(s) 
needed to bring the system back up.  It had both.

I used to work on AS/400's as a network integrator (networked them with IBM 
Mainframes, *NIX boxes, etc.).

I'm waiting on an ASCII workstation "adapter interface" (cable w/RS232 box) 
from a broker so I can connect ASCII terminals to the critter and see if I 
can get it to work.

I'll keep you posted on my progress (or lack thereof) regarding the license, 
etc.  I have pretty good contacts at IBM - so if we need a "non-commercial" 
license - and such a thing exists - I'll let you (and the list) know the 
process to get one.

Lyle
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Lyle Bickley
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