5 Jun
2016
5 Jun
'16
10:34 a.m.
Hi Johnny,
ElMore specifically, I?m looking for an usable
COBOL-81 compiler. The one which is not corrupted (cobol_v4_4) is COBOL/C11, not COBOL 81,
and even for hobbyist stuff, handling COBOL-74 is a PITA?
I wrote a tool that can fix BRU tapes. I can't remember if the Cobol-81 tape is a BRU
tape. If it is a DOS-11 tape, then you're in for a lot of headaches...
Well, cobol_81_v3_1.tpc looks like a BRU tape. Going thru ?strings? it shows:
VOL1BACKUP D%B1111001001 1
***THIS VOLUME DOES NOT CONTAIN A HARDWARE BOOTABLE SYSTEM ***
^L@^LB^L
HDR1AUT101.A
00010001000100 00000 00000 000000DECFILE11A P
HDR2U0414404144 M 00
AUT101.A
USER1
16OCT90135110
DECN
***THIS VOLUME DOES NOT CONTAIN A HARDWARE BOOTABLE SYSTEM ***
^L@^LB^L
USER1
/29NOV88183932
USER1
[001,001] DECFILE11A
HEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADHEADP
Looks like a BRU-based autoin install kit to me :)
Moreover, the datatrieve 3.3 tape (datatrive_rsx_v3_3a.tpc) seems to be a BRU tape also? I
have not checked other files. I remember BP2 2.7 is a DOS-11 tape.
Have you make public your fixing tool? If so, I?ll give it a try?