Couple of pictures. http://s20.postimg.org/zf5twva0d/20160413_210749.jpg
http://s20.postimg.org/dephg8rcd/20160413_210826.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/61eov0wod/20160413_210836.jpg On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, devin davison <lyokob...@gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lyokob...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > The size of two pc towers. I am trying to figure out how to log in. I > tried the account qsecofr with pass qsecofr with no luck. I might actually > have a licenced os on this thing, it is very different from anything i have > worked with before. Not sure really where to go from here. > > The drives are scsi, are they in a standard filesystem format i could read > in a seperate machine? > > On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, Pontus Pihlgren <pon...@update.uu.se> wrote: > >> Nice! I have a 170 (not up and running, no OS). Which variant do you >> have. Is it >> about the size of a PC tower or or two PC towers next to each other? >> >> /P >> >> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 08:09:02PM -0400, devin davison wrote: >> > Alright. Picked up the machine today. Much smaller than expected, but >> > everything needed seems to be included. I got a terminal as well as a >> box >> > of cables. I managed to boot the machine up to the login screen. >> However I >> > do not know the username or password. I was speaking with someone on the >> > phone that was quite knowlegable, they said that after 3 attempts to >> login >> > it becomes a potato. What do i do from here. I am going to try and >> contact >> > the original owners, however i believe they are unwilling to help. Im >> quite >> > amazed the main drive was not wiped. Anyhow, if i can not get the >> password >> > from the original owners, there does appear to be a working install on >> the >> > drives, how would I go about resetting the password to gain access to >> the >> > machine? The machine is a ibm as/400e 170. >> > >> > pictures to follow once I find my camera. >> > >> > --Devin >> > >> > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Mazzini Alessandro <mazzi...@tin.it> >> wrote: >> > >> > > 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 max weight. >> > > >> > > The office was 2 floors up.... >> > > >> > > We pushed it up, I still have the nightmares >> > > >> > > -----Messaggio originale----- >> > > Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Kevin >> > > Monceaux >> > > Inviato: mercoledì 13 aprile 2016 21:09 >> > > A: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts >> > > Oggetto: Re: Getting an ibm as/400 >> > > >> > > >> > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 01:26:29AM -0400, Ian Primus wrote: >> > > >> > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 12:42 AM, Jason T <silent...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > >> > > > > In IBM-speak, it's a "Midrange." >> > > > >> > > > Which is a fancy word for "unusually heavy for its size". >> > > >> > > That's the truth. In a previous reply I mentioned I have a "small" >> > > 9406-270 >> > > in my living room. I found it listed on eBay. It was in New York. >> I'm in >> > > Central Texas. It was listed with a flat $50 shipping fee. From the >> > > photos >> > > and shipping fee I was expecting something small enough to be shipped >> by >> > > UPS >> > > or FedEx. I made the seller an offer $50 less than the list price >> which >> > > they accepted, so I basically got free shipping. It was shipped by >> UPS >> > > - UPS Freight. There was no way UPS Fright could get down my >> driveway so I >> > > had to pick it up at their terminal. Fortunately it was shipped on a >> tiny >> > > pallet that just fit in the back of my mini-van. It looks like an >> > > oversized >> > > tower PC, but is definitely unusually heavy for its size. I have to >> use a >> > > dolly to move it around. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > >> > > Kevin >> > > http://www.RawFedDogs.net >> > > http://www.Lassie.xyz >> > > http://www.WacoAgilityGroup.org >> > > Bruceville, TX >> > > >> > > What's the definition of a legacy system? One that works! >> > > Errare humanum est, ignoscere caninum. >> > > >> > > >> >
