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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:37 pm
by Malcolm
A buddy of mine wants to know where he can get some proper literature on these. Recommendations?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:56 pm
by GORDON
These what, AS/400's? Or the programming languages?
Try amazon?
http://www.amazon.com/gp....8570566
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:40 pm
by Malcolm
Nope. Not the language ... the machines. I saw them sitting under three strata of dust, staring back at me like gleaming, metallic dinosaurs.
EDIT : Boss at school is setting up a legacy systems class. He's got pretty much no idea how to do it.
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:41 pm
by GORDON
If they have PDM on them, I'd drive out to pick one up from you. I'd love to have one to develop on.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:43 pm
by GORDON
Regarding the line you edited in:
These aint PC's, expecially if they are older. The older ones need a dedicated terminal, and you don't just boot them up... you do an IPL. That requires knowing when to hit the 2 buttons on the front of the system in the correct order, and what the little blinking light means when it blinks at different speeds and in different colors.
Leisher is actually an expert at this since he has been running them for at least a decade.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:48 pm
by Malcolm
GORDON wrote:If they have PDM on them, I'd drive out to pick one up from you. I'd love to have one to develop on.
I have yet to inspect them closely. I'll see what info I can gather.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:50 pm
by GORDON
Malcolm wrote:GORDON wrote:If they have PDM on them, I'd drive out to pick one up from you. I'd love to have one to develop on.
I have yet to inspect them closely. I'll see what info I can gather.
You won't know if it has PDM until you find the original manuals/install tapes, or get it IPL'd. PDM = Program Development Manager.
Not all AS/400's shipped with it, depending on whether they were to be used in a development environment, or purely production environment. Licenses cost money.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:48 pm
by Malcolm
Machines are real. Apparently, we've got a small closet full of AS/400 shyte to dig thru.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:52 pm
by GORDON
I'm guessing lots of magnetic install tapes that don't work any more.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:34 pm
by Leisher
Leisher is actually an expert at this since he has been running them for at least a decade.
True.
We actually just got a new one. They're now referred to as iSeries.
Not sure what we're going to do with our old one yet. Yes, it has PDM. Before you ask Gordo, it's not mine to give away...yet.
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:27 am
by GORDON
Well I would even buy it if the price is right.