From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 11 15:01:28 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id PAA11183 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 11 Apr 1995 15:01:28 -0700 Received: from cs.weber.edu (cs.weber.edu [137.190.16.16]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with SMTP id PAA11177 for ; Tue, 11 Apr 1995 15:01:25 -0700 Received: by cs.weber.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1.1) id AA02073; Tue, 11 Apr 95 15:54:40 MDT From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert) Message-Id: <9504112154.AA02073@cs.weber.edu> Subject: Re: [Q] read decvmsbackup format To: jmb@kryten.atinc.com (Jonathan M. Bresler) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 95 15:54:39 MDT Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "Jonathan M. Bresler" at Apr 11, 95 04:09:48 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4dev PL52] Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > off topic for the list, but > > does anyone have a FreeBSD tool or pointer to code to read dec vms backup > format 9 track tapes? here is an example of the header on the tape > (retrieved with dd) There is a program called "ansitape" that is in the comp.sources.unix archives on most major FTP sites. You will have to find out which volume yourself. I know it runs on VMS 9 tracks read with a Cypher drive with a differential to regualr SCSI converter board. No, I don't have access to theis wierd hardware any more. Terry Lambert terry@cs.weber.edu --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.