New Find: AS400

[Doc Shipley]

Lyle Bickley wrote:

> 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.

   If you get "Error Code 1" at the console terminal, run away.


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