Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Mon Jun 1 17:00:11 CDT 2009
I see three s/390 systems but of unspecifie model letter on Ebay. One is current bid of $10 Another is BUY IT NOW for $700 and the third is in someones STORE for $19,000 Heres some info on it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S390 GK On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:49 PM, John Bartow <john at winhaven.net> wrote: > Just got this from a retired friend: > > Quick question - do you have any old buddies (retired or not) that are > familiar with VSE running on a 390 D model? If you do and they want to make > some very good money, please send me their contact details. Also, if you > know of any old 390 D's anywhere that could be purchased for parts. The > bank that I work for has two 390's in their Bermuda location. One > production and another for spare parts. The hardware has been completely > off maintenance for two years and the software hadn't been upgraded for > something like 5 years. The only application that runs on it is the core > banking system which is also about 5 versions of updates behind. If it > shuts down the bank is dead. It's a mess to say the least. > > The bank has hired EDS to convert us to a new, Group wide, core banking > system but we have to keep the old 390 running until the conversion is > complete. Probably a year away at a minimum. What we're trying to do is > find another machine for parts if needed and a team of 3 guys (knowledgable > in VSE) that are willing to work to upgrade one machine's operating software > and the application software in stages to bring it to the last stable > version. I figure that if no one bothers this team and they have free run > to do what they need to do and buy what they need, this could be done in > about 3 1/2 months. But you know me, I'm always optimistic. I anticipate > that the bank would be willing to pay $400 per hour per person plus expenses > (living & travel) to make this happen, plus a finders fee for the person > that puts the deal together. > > Let me know if you know of anyone interested or if you know of any old > hardware sitting somewhere that needs moving and we'll be all over it. > Looking forward to hearing from you. Talk soon. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-OT mailing list > dba-OT at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-ot > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com