[HECnet] SIMH TOPS-20 question

[Paul Koning]

Ok, thanks.


As you may notice, I'm really rather ignorant about TOPS-20.  I've never used it before, and only just barely touched it in recent weeks.

	paul

> On Dec 24, 2021, at 6:21 PM, Thomas DeBellis <tommytimesharing at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Let me know how you make out with that.  If worse comes to worst, let me know and I will grab the tape, restore the files and give you an ANONYMOUS FAL pointer to grab them.
> 
> On 12/24/21 5:48 PM, Thomas DeBellis wrote:
>> That would only work for a Tops-20 labeled or ANSI labeled tape.
>> 
>> You want to run DUMPER, then
>> 
>>     tape mt0:
>>     rewind
>>     print tty:
>> The tapes are not in TPC format, they are in TPS format (if the extention is .TAP, .TPS or TPE)
>> 
>> On 12/24/21 4:46 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
>>>> On Dec 24, 2021, at 3:17 PM, Peter Lothberg <roll at stupi.com> <mailto:roll at stupi.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Take MRC's "Panda distribution" if you just want
>>>> it up and runnning.  I'ts somwhere on trailing edge..
>>>> 
>>>> -P
>>> What I'm trying to do is fill out the missing bits of the TOPS-20 4.1 DECnet Phase II system I have.  I think tape image BB-D867E-BM.tap is the relevant kit.  
>>> 
>>> When I attached it in TPC format I get some messages that look scary but perhaps they are just confusing.  I don't know how to ask TOPS-20 what it sees on the tape, though.  "dir mt0:" complains that someone else owns the tape.
>>> 
>>> 	paul
>>> 
>>> 

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