Reading RSTS format tapes on Solaris
2007-12-25 11:32:00
There were a number of different answers to my query. Thanks to everyone
who replied.
SOLUTION:
I ended up writing my own program with the help of Tim Shoppa
(shoppa@alph02.triumf.ca). This program (dostape) reads DOS-11/RSTS-E tapes
on a Solaris 2.5 machine in much the same way vmsbackup reads files from a
VMSBACKUP format tape.
If you are interested in this program see
http://www.aims.gov.au/~kjones/programs/dostape.html for more info and a
copy of this program...
Other suggestions:
1. Some pointed me at vmsbackup, which is fine for VMSBACKUP tapes, but
does not read DOS-11/RSTS-E tapes.
2. A couple of others offered to read the tapes for me, but we didn't
really want to ship the tapes to the US.
>Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 10:09:23 +1100
>To: sun-managers@ra.mcs.anl.gov
>From: Kerry Jones <k.jones@aims.gov.au>
>Subject: Reading RSTS format tapes on Solaris
>
>Hi Sunners,
>
>We need a program that will read VMS/RSTS format tapes on a Solaris box.
Does anyone know of such a program?
>
>Sector 7 (http://www.sector7.com) has a program called VBACKUP which looks
like it will do what I want, but they are asking $(US)15,000 for it!!!!!!
SHIT.. I don't want to have to pay that much.
>
>We are willing to pay for a solution, but $(US)15,000 is going overboard.
If anyone has a VMS system that can read RSTS tapes (1/2" tapes) and
convert them to another format such as VMSBACKUP or ANSI format (on exabyte
or 1/2" tape), please contact me with your price.
>
>I have a copy of vmsbackup and ansitape, with which I can read VMSBACKUP
and ANSI format tapes, but I am still left with a lot of RSTS tapes which I
can't read.
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Kerry Jones, UNIX System Manager __ __
Australian Institute of Marine Science, / `-' ) ,,,
Townsville, Australia. | [====||||||||||[:::}
k.jones@aims.gov.au \__.-._\ ```
Ph: (077) 534 400 http://www.aims.gov.au/~kjones
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