25 Dec
2021
25 Dec
'21
2:45 a.m.
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
>>
>>