[HECnet] VMS progtram for real tape -> TAP --> VMS copying through clustering --> tenvax rtc

[Robert Armstrong]

   Yes, there's a BACKUP/DUMPER program for VMS.  Works great for text, 
but it mangles 36 bit binary files (e.g. .EXE, .REL, .UNV, etc).  Or at 
least I've never found a way to get the files back from VMS to TOPS10 
and have them still be functional.

   Reading the tape on TOPS10 with actual BACKUP seems like the best 
plan, but thanks for the suggestions.

Bob


On 11/19/21 12:39 PM, R. Voorhorst wrote:
>
> As far as I know here are programs on Vax Vms that also read Tops10 
> tapes; on the 10/20-Vax integration tools there was tenvax: 
> decsystem-10 to Vax to do something like that. Just google around and 
> you find something. Intergaration tools are on pdp10 archive.
>
> Reindert
>
> *From:*owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] 
> *On Behalf Of *Robert Armstrong
> *Sent:* Friday, 19 November, 2021 21:30
> *To:* hecnet at Update.UU.SE
> *Subject:* Re: [HECnet] VMS progtram for real tape -> TAP --> VMS 
> copying through clustering
>
>   Thanks, but it's a TOPS10 tape that I want to read, on a simulated 
> KS10 with TOPS10.
>
> Bob
>
> On 11/19/21 12:06 PM, R. Voorhorst wrote:
>
>     Use the real vax Vms Ethernet clustered with a simh Vax, enable
>     Mscp disk and tape serving and you can use the Vms commands like
>     copy, dump and backup and specific programs to read tapes  to move
>     contents onto simh device files whether disk or tape.
>
>     Reindert
>
>     *From:* owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
>     <mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE>
>     [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] *On Behalf Of *Robert Armstrong
>     *Sent:* Friday, 19 November, 2021 20:23
>     *To:* hecnet at Update.UU.SE <mailto:hecnet at Update.UU.SE>
>     *Subject:* [HECnet] VMS progtram for real tape -> TAP
>
>       Can someone point me to a program for VMS that will read a real,
>     physical, 9-track tape into a simh compatible TAP or TPC file?   I
>     was sure I already had one, but I can’t seem to find it anymore.
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Bob
>
>
>
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