How can I make an emulation of an AS/400 from 2000?

[Esqueider1972]

If possible, with an RPG 400 and a Cobol 400

[scottgus1]

Had to Google what an AS/400 was. And I'm still unclear: Is it an x86-based computer? If not, no joy.

Virtualbox isn't an emulator. It virtualizes standard PC hardware, and puts a portion of the physical CPU into the guest environment with the virtualized 'motherboard & peripherals' so the x86 or x64 guest OS can run.

Wikipedia says AS/400's ran on custom IBM CPUs or PowerPCs, so this project might not work.

[mpack]

If possible, with an RPG 400 and a Cobol 400

Not possible. VirtualBox is not a CPU simulator.

The AS/400 was a continuation of IBMs old mini/midi computer systems, so no it was definitely not a PC, nor any other flavor of Intel.

As for RPG and COBOL (pedantic note: it's an acryonym, not a word, so you shouldn't write it as "Cobol"), there are COBOL compilers available for PC, you don't need a VM for that. Allegedly the language is standardized, but I never had experience using it. I know nothing about RPG. The companies I worked for liked DEC not IBM.

[Esqueider1972]

Not possible. VirtualBox is not a CPU simulator.

The AS/400 was a continuation of IBMs old mini/midi computer systems, so no it was definitely not a PC, nor any other flavor of Intel.

As for RPG and COBOL (pedantic note: it's an acryonym, not a word, so you shouldn't write it as "Cobol"), there are COBOL compilers available for PC, you don't need a VM for that. Allegedly the language is standardized, but I never had experience using it. I know nothing about RPG. The companies I worked for liked DEC not IBM.

Thank you very much, for your information, that real HELPS ME with my question of DISCARD VirtualBox option for practicing and reminding RPG 400 and COBOL 400, as well as the AS/400 system itself. Perhaps I would intent with an IBM Cloud account and "installing" on it, an IBM i system (the "AS/400 for actual times"...).
And thanks too, for the information of COBOL's for PC. RPG is (or at least, WAS in 2000 year...) a powerful database framework especially designed for AS/400, but I have informed there is a "version for PC".
Regards!,
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