Just the model I have :) I'm a total beginner so I cant advice you. Normally I would say "yank the drive and image them with dd on a unix box". But I'm not sure what that yields, given that the block size is nonstandard (520B?). Perhap you get a copy you can't easily write back to another drive. At worst you get a broken copy.
Either way. I have the same terminal but I lack the cabling. Could you take a picture of all the cables in the order they are connected? I think I know what I need, but it would be nice to get a verification. Thank you, Pontus. On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 12:09:11AM -0400, devin davison wrote: > 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. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >
