[Simh] RSTS/E and TPC formatted tape images

[Dave L]

Can't recall now as it's been a long time since I worked with RSTS/e but
isn't there a list option for backup, so you could try something like
"backup/list mta0:*.*" and it should start listing the savesets out - which
would give you the names too.

 

Dave

 

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From: simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com [mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com]
On Behalf Of Michael Richter
Sent: 16 April 2010 05:33
To: Douglas A. Gwyn
Cc: simh at trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] RSTS/E and TPC formatted tape images

 

Actually, as it turns out, SIMH supports TPC format but, as Tim Shoppa
graciously assisted me with, it turns out you have to tell SIMH the image is
a TPC formatted file.  I was assuming it would autodetect the format.

 

Next problem is figuring out what the backup set is named so I can restore
the tape.  I can't see anything in the tape headers that gives me a clue.

On 16 April 2010 09:02, Douglas A. Gwyn <DAGwyn at null.net> wrote:

Michael Richter <ttmrichter at ...> writes:
>...  I've got a few TPC files lying around that I've attached in SIMH ...

Unless something has changed, SIMH supports only TAP format, not TPC.
As I recall, the latter is missing the length word after each record.
You could write a small C program to convert TPC data into TAP data.



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