[Simh] Transferring files to/from the virtual machine

[Villy Madsen]

 Ulli

http://members.shaw.ca/Villy.Madsen/TapeMaker11a.ZIP   (case sensitive!)
Or 

http://68.150.151.106/simh/

Will get you the latest version.

Instructions are rather primitive, so email me if you have any questions...

Villy

-----Original Message-----
From: Hölscher [mailto:hoelscher-kirchbrak at freenet.de] 
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 09:44
To: Villy.Madsen at shaw.ca
Subject: Re: [Simh] Transferring files to/from the virtual machine

Hi,

yes, please, I'd really like your instructions!

Many thanks in advance.

Regards

Ulli


> FTP works quite well transferring files to and from my virtual vax.  
> But, when I want to populate the web site on the vax with a couple of 
> gigabytes, it takes a while - a long while.

> I found that making use of the tape drive is a lot faster..

> This is windows specific.
> In my ini file, I attach a file to TS (VAX.TAP in my case).

> Startup the VAX.

> In windows, run a program to copy the desired files to the tape.  I 
> use one of my own -

> http://68.150.151.106/simh/maketape.zip  (not always up)

> The gui is a little clumsy in places - if anyone wants to use it email 
> me and I'll scribble up some instructions.

> anyway -

> here is the overall approach

> Load VMS.TAP with the files being transferred on vms mount msa0:vms 
> vms copy msa0:*.* *.*  (for example) dismount/NOUNLOAD msa0:

> you are now free to use VMS.TAP again on the host system - loading 
> more files for example and then repeat the above process

> If you don't use the nounload option, then you have to bounce back to 
> the SCP console to attach VMS.TAP to TS again...

> Villy