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Are you a student or instructor at a high school, college or technical school? Are you taking or teaching AS/400 related material and need to access a current AS/400? Do you wish your school had access to a current AS/400 so that you could add AS/400 courses to your curriculum? Now you can get affordable access to a current model AS/400 over the Web! You and your class can get access to RPG, Cobol, C, Java, HTTP Server, SQL, Query and more, all at affordable rates and without the systems management hassles.

Group rates are available for classes, and classes can share libraries, printers, etc. Students that finish the class and want to get an individual account going forward will get a special discount for the first year of their individual account!

TimeShare400 provides a current AS/400 platform that you can access from any internet connected computer, using widely available terminal emulation software. You can do your development from school, home, over lunch, any time. You won't have to buy your own AS/400 and you won't have the systems management issues, either. Just log on and go!

A basic school group account includes the following features:

	10 student user ID's capable of two simultaneous sign on sessions each
	one instructor user ID
	four group libraries - one reserved for save file backups (see the information on backups below). These libraries will be accessible to all group members
	two individual libraries for each user ID - accessible only to the individual user and to the instructor
	one batch job queue for the group
	two output queues (one that can be sent to a printer, the other for holding output)
	20 MB of storage for the group libraries and 5 MB for each student

Programming Languages and Tools

You will have access to RPG, Cobol, C, Java, Query, SQL, ADTS (SEU, SDA, PDM, etc), DFU, FTP, Code/400, VRPG, DB2 UDB and more! If you need additional languages, or have a question about a specific programming language or tool, please contact us with the form below.

Security

Your group libraries will be visible to all group members, but not to other subscribers. Your individual student libraries will be visible only to the individual.

Compiles and other long running batch jobs....

Your development AS/400 will be a shared resource. You will have one single threaded batch queue to use for long running processes, like compiles and other big batch jobs. The system will be monitored for performance purposes. Users found to be abusing the interactive subsystem by running tasks that should be submitted to batch will be contacted and asked to submit such jobs to their batch queue. Failure to follow these and other generally accepted "rules of etiquette" may result in cancellation of an account.

Backups

One of your group libraries will be a 'save file' library. Your host AS/400 will be backed up to tape on a regular basis, but your access to these tapes will be very limited. Since you will want (and need) easy access to save and restore your objects as you see fit, we recommend that you do your own back ups to save files in your 'save file library'. You can then do your own restores as needed. Your save file backup library will be backed up to tape on a nightly basis, so in the event of a disaster they can be restored from tape. Should you ever need a tape restore done, those can be arranged separately.

Emulation Software

If you need terminal emulation software, we have some recommendations. Click here for more information.

Key Benefits

	Develop software on a current machine
	Low cost - no big cash outlay for your own AS/400
	Easy access from any PC with an internet connection
	No system management hassles - just sign on and go

Pricing

Description	SKU #	Monthly Price
Basic School Account (10 students, 1 Instructor)	SCH-1	$250/month
Additional 5 students	SCH-2	$100/month
Upgrade to 50 MB Group Storage	SCH-3	$25/month
Upgrade to 250 MB Group Storage	SCH-4	$100/month

Pricing is subject to change without notice. Other options are available. Contact us for more details.

Students that finish their classes but wish to keep an account at TimeShare400 will receive a 25% discount on their first year's subscription fees.

Subscriber Agreement

Your account will be subject to certain terms and conditions. Please review a sample of our Subscriber Agreement by clicking here.

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