There was quite a bit of difference up until POWER6 although each
generation came closer and closer together. It wasn’t just the IOPs, the
systems had different management controllers, cases, expansion enclosures,
etc as late as POWER5 and only ran AIX in LPARs or PASE.
The early PowerPC 400s
On 2019-02-15 4:04 p.m., Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 19:27, Paul Berger via cctalk
wrote:
Knowledge Center refers to it as IBM i, but it is not the name of a
system it is just the name of another OS that runs on IBM Power systems
and can even be vitalized on a
Liam Proven wrote:
>
> And some of my younger colleagues thought it was strange that I could
> predict hard disk failures from the running noises they made, and
> later than that, whether WinNT's bus-mastering DMA-mode disk
> controller device driver was installed from the sound of the disk
>
Jeffrey S. Worley wrote:
>
> Back in 2000-ish, I was upgrading my DG MV4000/dc to 8mb so as to be
> able to run the snazzy AOS/VS II tapes I'd got along with the 9 track
> drive I hacked onto the machine...
>
> The install would start and then bomb at a certain point every time. I
> decided to
On 02/15/2019 02:43 PM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk wrote:
On *some* Power Systems machines. IBM really hates it if you try running
it on Power hardware it's not licensed for, even if you can get it working
(ditto for AIX).
I think Linux will run on any contemporary IBM POWER system. You need
On 2/15/19 3:04 AM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
> 2) https://www.argecy.com/2389 have microcode. Al says he got some from them
> recently. I can copy the latest version but I am short of 2.4MB disks
> (and in th uk)
They have many revs of the firmware. I bought two, the last for the hard-disk
No luck with direct email (to either spacewar or brouhaha) or LinkedIn PM.
I've been cleaning out my old garage and in the process, discovered some
sheet metal (a pair of back doors for a double-wide cab, and one of the
four white separator shims that goes between the three cabs) which belonged
to
> Knowledge Center refers to it as IBM i, but it is not the name of a
> system it is just the name of another OS that runs on IBM Power systems
> and can even be vitalized on a system with other OSes.
On *some* Power Systems machines. IBM really hates it if you try running
it on Power hardware
On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 20:31, Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
>
> In these discouraging times, that brings hope for the next generation.
>
> They will learn programming skills,
On that note, this non-retro little computer really pleases me.
https://basicengine.org/
It's a modern version of a
On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 19:27, Paul Berger via cctalk
wrote:
> Knowledge Center refers to it as IBM i, but it is not the name of a
> system it is just the name of another OS that runs on IBM Power systems
> and can even be vitalized on a system with other OSes.
IBM moved the AS/400 onto POWER
On Fri, 15 Feb 2019, John Foust via cctalk wrote:
Kids rapidly figure out solutions to bypass limits.
In these discouraging times, that brings hope for the next generation.
They will learn programming skills, network management, how to work
with others, or project management.
Some might
On 2/14/19 11:17 PM, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote:
> Before I develop this, I thought it may already exist, and the classiccmp
> mail list might be the place to ask.
>
> What we have, is the screen time problem with the kids. If we are not there
> hounding and policing them, they will be on
On 2019-02-15 12:45 p.m., Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
On 02/15/2019 08:03 AM, Kevin Monceaux via cctalk wrote:
I know, they're not called AS/400s any more. We're on a POWER 8 box,
an 8286-41A. But until IBM comes up with a new name that's an
improvement over AS/400, we're sticking with
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk On Behalf Of Liam Proven via
> cctalk
> Sent: 15 February 2019 16:01
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
>
> Subject: Re: a timer for the PC - screen tme for the kids
>
> On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 16:46, Dave Wade via cctalk
>
> I know, they're not called AS/400s any more. We're on a POWER 8 box,
> an 8286-41A. But until IBM comes up with a new name that's an improvement
> over AS/400, we're sticking with that name.
Just like approximately everyone else. I have even heard IBMers
involved with the machines stick to
> From: Paul Koning
> Studied it for a while, took out a small hammer, whacked the device at
> some spot, and reported "fixed".
That reminds me of an amusing story from the first time I went to see 'Star
Wars; I went with a group of people from Tech Sq. It has that scene where
On 02/15/2019 08:03 AM, Kevin Monceaux via cctalk wrote:
I know, they're not called AS/400s any more. We're on a POWER 8 box,
an 8286-41A. But until IBM comes up with a new name that's an improvement
over AS/400, we're sticking with that name. Apple was already using the
letter i, and
On 2/14/2019 9:28 PM, Kevin Monceaux via cctalk wrote:
> Classic Computer Fans,
>
> I posted this to the IBM-Legacy-Hercules mailing list. I just realized it
> probably wouldn't hurt to post it here too.
>
> I'm finally in possession of a box that hopefully is capable or can be made
> capable
On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 16:46, Dave Wade via cctalk
wrote:
>
> The "simplest" is to create a logon event that's does "shutdown /t nn
> /s" where "n" is the number of seconds of play time.
No, honestly, there are much easier ways.
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk On Behalf Of John Foust via
> cctalk
> Sent: 15 February 2019 15:16
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: a timer for the PC - screen tme for the kids
>
> At 01:17 AM 2/15/2019, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote:
> >What we have, is the screen time
On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 08:17, Randy Dawson via cctalk
wrote:
> My idea was initially do this in hardware, with a timer, and a solid state
> relay to gate the AC to the PC.
Sounds like a good way for a regularly-trashed boot disk filesystem to me, TBH.
> Has anybody seen this, before I
On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 14:59, Paul Koning wrote:
>
> Speaking of sounds made by machines, there is a famous security paper from a
> few years ago in which researchers read the encryption keys out of
> smartphones by listening to the sounds made by the device while it was
> execution the crypto
At 01:17 AM 2/15/2019, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote:
>What we have, is the screen time problem with the kids. If we are not there
>hounding and policing them, they will be on for hours.
There are also consumer firewall/routers that have time-based limits.
When I've had clients ask about this,
Jim,
On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 11:37:34PM -0600, Jim Stefanik via cctalk wrote:
> As for my system, I've got a z800 (a 2066-0A1 to be exact).
Nice!!
> It's got ESCON, so I've got an Optica converter box of which the model
> number escapes me; but it's the replacement/alternative to the IBM
> On Feb 15, 2019, at 6:06 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 04:34, Jeffrey S. Worley via cctalk
> wrote:
>>
>> The install would start and then bomb at a certain point every time. I
>> decided to work the machine hard and then pull the board and give a
>>
Fritz Mueller wrote:
>
> That's right -- I wasn't without an army, it was just a very small and
> quite dedicated army! :-)
>
> I think I'd have gone down many blind alleys without help and perspective
> provided by others here, and in particular a lot guidance provided by Noel
> over the past
I happen to be the CEO of Qustodio, we have a free version of the service
that works on Windows computers and there's also Mac and mobile devices
support, let me know if I can help anyhow.
Regards.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 12:02 PM Jim Manley via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Hi
On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 04:34, Jeffrey S. Worley via cctalk
wrote:
>
> The install would start and then bomb at a certain point every time. I
> decided to work the machine hard and then pull the board and give a
> good SNIFF.
Got a nose for a hardware fault, eh? ;-)
And some of my younger
1) If it has a token ring card then it does not matter that it also has
Bus+Tag channel card. It will still talk TCP/IP and other machines.
2) https://www.argecy.com/2389 have microcode. Al says he got some from them
recently. I can copy the latest version but I am short of 2.4MB disks
(and in th
Hi Randy,
Here’s how to do it in Windows 10 (and probably 8):
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/set-time-limits-windows-10
For Windows 7:
https://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/6900/windows-7-how-to-set-time-limits-for-a-child/
All the Best,
Jim
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