I have an AS/400 in my trunk...

From: Zubla2001_at_aol.com <(Zubla2001_at_aol.com)>
Date: Fri Dec 5 04:57:55 2003

First message, second try. ?Sorry if I mess up.

> If anyone ever comes up with some real system tapes, please save them!
> The lack of "early" IBM software is really annoying (not only AS/400, but
> for the earlier S/3x and S/3 lines, and even the mainframe lines).
>
> William Donzelli

Even that early model had some sort of emulation or compatability modes
for S36 and S38.

While there may not be a Linux (or AIX) port, there was supposed to be
a way to run... NT? from inside some sort of AS400. ?Maybe post-CISC?

The AS400 was primarily for RPG and COBOL, but did have other languages.
In fact it had C, but I was never quite sure how a ported C program would
work with their batch-IO to terminals...

The batch/script/command language is very strong and fills several manuals.

Manuals! ?200?+ 3" manuals. ?But available on CD for PC or for AS400.
>From IBM of course.

Nothing at all wrong with having an AS400 reel tape drive...
That'd do it for me except for the lic cost. Then Token-ring to an 8228 to
a PC with a TR card and a nic.

There was a way to start subsystems beyond the OS, but you didn't want
to challenge a 9404 too much.

Other comm cards you might see could be one of V.35, X.21 or EIA (~RS232)
And of course twinaxial connections to the console, printers and CRTs.

Have fun.

~Zubla
Received on Fri Dec 05 2003 - 04:57:55 GMT