Ok, I need help here. We have this AS400, a 9606, s-30, with 80Gb of storage(RAID 5). Very fast. very capable, cost around $100,000 two years ago. We upgraded to a smaller faster machine, also an AS400, and then have been trying to get rid of the old one. The problem is that IBM charges as much to upgrade a two year old operating system as they charge for a new computer. So, whoever ends up with this one, will have to use it as is, or deal with IBM. We tried to give it to the county, too expensive for them to accept. We tried to get IBM to haul it off, and they are not interested. It looks like we are going to push this thing into the back of a pickup, and take it to the dump. It is up & operating, under Hardware & Software maintenance agreements. There are multiple power supplies, many hard disks, a tape backup, a cd reader, and a really nice steel box almost five feet high. It has fans and vents, and one of the guys is talking about making it into a smoker, what with the racks and all. It even has a cute little pneumatic door that opens slowly.
Anybody got any ideas? Turn it into cash and I'll split it with you
90%-10%. Ok, I'll take 5% but no lower.
Al Gerharter, Southern Oregon Log Scaling, Roseburg, Ore. 97470