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 Pacer > boxes. That allows bus and tag gear to connect up to ESCON channels. My 3174 was last attached to a z890, 2086-A04, via a similar ESCON converter box. Actually, they might be the same. The name Optica sounds familiar. We have five or six of them under the floor. I haven't pulled them yet, but they're on my list. Since we've downgraded to an AS/400 based platform, the powers that be want "all that old mainframe stuff" out of our computer room. Fortunately I managed to get permission to haul off as much as I can myself before they get recyclers involved. Now if I could only fit a z890 in my minivan. :-) 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 giving the platform a single letter name makes searching for online information about the platform a challenge. -- 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.
