[HECnet] SIMH TOPS-20 question

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> <mailto: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 >> >>