I really doubt that it can be done, and the structure of the data is totally
dissimilar from what you can see in windows/unix/vms.
Moreover there are high chances of being on hw raid
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Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Sam O'nella
Inviato:
You can'read the disks elsewhere: you can only image them with sg_utils. Sector
formatting is not 512 and they are grouped in pools by OS/400. How many disks
you have? Main pool has not been wiped, may be more than one disk...
You had it easy.
Once upon a time, a place I was working for decided to get a new development
as/400. The toy was 2x the 270 you mentioned (hd cage taking one side)...
and the shipping original ibm box upped the weight to dunno... king kong.
It didn't fit in the elevator, and anyway exceeded the m
Wiped drives is something you can live with ( if you get the licenses - paper
sheets btw ).
Destroyed drives is another thing. As/400 require specific IBM scsi hard
disks. You cannot use anything else... don't even try to put a normal hd inside.
And never try to format an as/400 hd in a normal p
Good to know. IM trying to clear a place to put the thing. They have not
been returning my calls, i have been trying to determine the model number
and exactly what tapes and accessories/ terminals, etc it comes with.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
> Key thing is what color it
Key thing is what color it is. If it's light grey it's definitely an old
CISC machine - classic 48-bit AS/400. They're good and desirable but they
do need the MULIC (Model Unique Licensed Internal Code) tape to get going.
If it's black... Well some of the very last CISC AS/400s (e.g. 9406-500)
were
The main issue with As/400 is related with licenses, os included.
There are some models (relatively old) that can run unlicensed (and going back
in time, some required a special tape unique to that serial number, to be
reinstalled. Fat chances of getting a copy of that from ibm now, so in those
Check cards and get all the cables. They are somewhat hard to find if you miss
something...
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Da: devin davison
Data:12/04/2016 20:09 (GMT+01:00)
A: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
Oggetto: Getting an ibm as/400
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