[HECnet] SIMH TOPS-20 question

[Thomas DeBellis]

Don't worry about it; there are plenty of willing hands here.

The DEC supplied documentation isn't terrible, either.  Really.

On 12/24/21 8:29 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
> 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>  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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