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I hope they have the DOS/VSE or whatever operating system that ran on them on backup or installed on the hard drive. I remember 360's had a level you pulled ca

I hope they have the DOS/VSE or whatever operating system that ran on them on backup or installed on the hard drive. I remember 360's had a level you pulled called the IPL button. Initial Program Load.

taborj 7y ago
It's been over a decade since I was responsible for an IBM 400/iSeries, but we still used the term "IPL" for firing up the machine. I bet it's still in use.