I saw that Timothy Siples already posted this, but I wanted to share some more information about my new system, and my setup. I am currently a high school junior located in New York. For the last month or so, I have been in the process of acquiring a used z114 mainframe (you may have seen my other post about dasd for the machine). Yesterday, the machine finally arrived. If you want to see some pictures of the machine please do check out my reddit post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/uxsbef/my_new_z114/? At the time of writing, I have not powered up the machine yet, as I still have to run and connect the power to my 220v supply. The HMC for my machine is also still in the mail, and I am expecting it sometime this weekend, or early next week. My main plan for the machine is to use it to learn everything there is to know about the platform, and learn the skills that I would need for a career in mainframe early. I am also trying to get into MIT, and having a unique accomplishment like this on your transcript can be a big help in that regard. Currently, I have a FC SAN for FBA storage, but I am still looking for CKD capable storage. My parents have allowed me to take up to three racks, so if you know of anyone trying to get rid of some, no matter how old it is, I will pay shipping to me. I expect to be posting alot more here as I deal with the myriad chalanges involved with getting the machine set up. If you have any questions you would like to ask, please feel free to do so. I will do my best to reply thoughout the day.
Thank you, Enzo Damato ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
