Hello, I do believe Connor is on here. I will say this the IBM Mainframes and the Large AS/400's are quite different. If you can get a picture of the front plate where it says AS/400 there will be the model nuimber under that and we can figure out what you have from that.
Once you have that info, we can have a better idea what you are in for :) As such can help you accordingly. On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 2:09 PM, devin davison <lyokob...@gmail.com> wrote: > A local recycling center called me and said they are to pick up an ibm > as/400 mainframe from a working environment. I left a deposit and am > scheduled to go pick it up in the next day or so. > > I am not even sure of what all it comes with or what can be run on the > machine. Any advice in advance on what to expect? > > I realize there are a ton of different as/400 models, they were not very > descript on the phone, so i have no way of knowing till i go pick it up > what exactly it is or what it comes with. > > I rushed on dropping a deposit on the thing. The other guy at the place is > notorious for ripping boards with shiny chips out and trying to pass off > the dismantled machine to me. I asked for a picture of the thing on site > before it is moved. If it is not all there I am not purchasing it. > > From the description it sounds like it comes with some terminals and > printers too. could be interesting. > > Is the guy that put the ibm mainframe in his basement on the list? ive been > wanting to talk to him. > > > --Devin > -- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions KD8AMG Amateur Radio Call Sign