A friend just gave me an AS/400 (9406-S10) mini-computer for no charge. I love to tinker so I would like to at least get it up and running. He also gave me an IBM 3488-V Info Window II user interface (for lack of a better name). The 3488 has a DB15 VGA connector, DB25 parallel connector and a DB9 serial connector on the back. Connected to the DB25 is what I believe is a Twinax adapter -- it has two round 2 pin female connectors hanging from it. On the side of the 3488 are a single RJ45 and a PS/2 connector.
The AS/400 has an RJ45 connector (which appears to be a NIC) and 3 DB9 serial ports -- two are marked UPS and MI and appear to be integral to the system. The third DB9 is on a card plugged into an expansion slot. The RJ45 is also on a card in an expansion slot. There are no Twinax connectors on the AS/400.
My quandry is then, how do I connect the monitor and keyboard to the machine.
I did connect the monitor and keyboard to the 3488 and powered both the 3488 and AS/400. I immediately got an IBM splash screen on the monitor. It then went to the IBM ready screen -- a line across the bottom and the cursor parked at line 1, column 80. The cursor does not blink.
The AS/400 appears to have booted. Many characters and numbers appeared in the front panel LCD while it booted and it appeared to run a disk check of some sort as there was a great deal of HDD activity for about 10 minutes. Apparently it has been quite some time since the system has been powered. It is now "idling" (minimal HDD activity) and is displaying "01 B N" on the front panel LCD. Fans are running.
I appreciate any help that is provided. Thanks
The AS/400 has an RJ45 connector (which appears to be a NIC) and 3 DB9 serial ports -- two are marked UPS and MI and appear to be integral to the system. The third DB9 is on a card plugged into an expansion slot. The RJ45 is also on a card in an expansion slot. There are no Twinax connectors on the AS/400.
My quandry is then, how do I connect the monitor and keyboard to the machine.
I did connect the monitor and keyboard to the 3488 and powered both the 3488 and AS/400. I immediately got an IBM splash screen on the monitor. It then went to the IBM ready screen -- a line across the bottom and the cursor parked at line 1, column 80. The cursor does not blink.
The AS/400 appears to have booted. Many characters and numbers appeared in the front panel LCD while it booted and it appeared to run a disk check of some sort as there was a great deal of HDD activity for about 10 minutes. Apparently it has been quite some time since the system has been powered. It is now "idling" (minimal HDD activity) and is displaying "01 B N" on the front panel LCD. Fans are running.
I appreciate any help that is provided. Thanks