AS400 vs. AIX? 1

[mikefortune]

Can anyone explain to me if there is a difference between AIX and AS400? And if anyone knows about an AS400 emulator where I can download it?

Thanks

 

[slgordon]

AIX is IBMs version of UNIX that runs on their RS/6000s.
AS/400 is one of IBMs midrange servers and runs OS/400 as it's OS.
If you are looking for a good emulator, you want to look for one that supports 5250 emulation.
Says the Manager to the person that invented the modem: "Tell me again why you need two prototypes?!?"

 

[MikeLacey]

Mike,

When you say an emulator -- what do you want to do? run AS/400 programs on an AiX box? Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com
Email welcome if you're in a hurry or something -- but post in tek-tips as well please, and I will post my reply here as well.

 

[BobMCT]

OS400 is NOT Unix but AIX is. There are people who just love OS400 but perhaps have not gotten used to AIX and its extreme flexibility, reliability and speed. Our shop after growing up on IBM mid range switch to AIX in 1991 and we never looked back.

If you wish to run your AS400 apps unchanged then take a look at

http://www.unibol.com

as they offer an AIX based OS400 environment (and they know how to use it).

 

[mikefortune]

Thanks all. I just found a wealth of info on AS/400 stuff. All this time I thought as/400 was and OS not the architecture. I have recently learned the differences. Thank you for the help all. I now need some dummy books on as/400, any suggestions?
Thanks.

 

[gah]

I am trying to print from a UNIX system to a AS400, I get the data to my output queue but it has garbage after the data. What settings do I need to use on the UNIx and the AS400?

 

[gheist]

RISC processors in AS/400 are same PowerPC just like ones in Nintendos, PowerMAC's, and RS/6000, no extra power or other wonders

 

[Yegolev]

I thought AS/400 used 128-bit procs?

 

[avadh]

Hello,
1) AS/400 and AIX use 64 bit processor both have some powerpc chips.
2) There are no dummy books on AS/400. To learn AS/400 go to

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com

and you will find lots of book on AS/400 now known as I server.
3) for the printing problem from unix to as/400. try to setup nfs between both and see if you are able to print.