About to acquire an IBM 5360...

From: Steve Robertson <steverob_at_hotoffice.com>
Date: Thu Aug 19 17:17:27 1999

On Thursday, August 19, 1999 1:11 PM, Joe [SMTP:rigdonj_at_intellistar.net]
wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Nope but I have a 5363 that needs a home! (currently in Florida).
>
> Joe
>
>
> At 03:42 PM 8/19/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hey, everyone. :-)
> >
> > I have an opprotunity to get an IBM 5360 (looks like a System/36 to
> >me) with a 5224 printer (heavy beast!) and a 5291-2 monochrome display.
> >Does anyone have any information on this, like how I can determine the
> >amount of DASD in it, how much RAM, and what I can do with it?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Chris
> >
>
>

Chris,

There seem to be a BUNCH of variants of the 536X systems so it's hard to
predict what's gonna be inside. I think mine is an early example because it
will only support drives up to 60MB each. Currently, it has a 60MB and a
30MB drive installed. I think some of the later models had drives in the
1GB range but, I'm not positive of that.

I have a complete set of user manuals but, they don't have much detail
about the hardware. As a matter of fact, I couldn't even tell ya how much
RAM mine has in it. My guess is somewhere around 512KB. But, that's just a
guess. The system is dog slow but, is supposed to be pretty solid.

I've also got one of those heavy ass printers. Built like a rock, works
like a champ!

Those systems generally ran COBOL, FORTRAN, BASIC, RPG, or ASSEMBLY.
Unfortunately, RPG is the only package currently installed on mine. Anyone
know where I can get COBOL or FORTRAN for it?

If you need help getting it going, let me know. I can't part with the DOCs
but, I'll be glad to look up any info for you.


BTW: A few months ago, someone was looking for "Ball Bat" ribbons. I've got
a few extras and might be willing to part with a couple (make an offer).

See Ya,

Steve Robertson <steverob_at_hotoffice.com>
Received on Thu Aug 19 1999 - 17:17:27 BST