[Simh] SIMH tape images to real tapes

[Matt Burke]

On 15/05/2014 21:38, Cory Smelosky wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Googling around only seems to want to show me how to copy real tapes
> to images.  I need to copy a SIMH tape image to a real tape!
>
> I seem to recall SIMH including a utility for this...but I could be
> mistaken.
>
> I will need a utility that will run on VMS (VAX) as I need to use a
> TK50 to make a TK50. (Unless someone wants to doante a TK70. ;) )
>

I use vtapeutils to convert from the 4 byte record header format that
Simh uses to a 2 byte record header format:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/vtapeutils/

Then I use VMSTPC to copy this to a real tape:

http://decuslib.com/decus/vax86d/bnelson/vmstpc/

Matt