[Simh] PDP-10 simulation: TENEX

[Cory Smelosky]

On Wed, Jan 4, 2017, at 12:23, Lars Brinkhoff wrote:
> Cory Smelosky writes:
> > Al Kossow wrote:
> >> I see that there are two tape images I've read from SCRC, one I read
> >> in 2000 and one in 2008. They may be the same, just re-read, the
> >> second read is four megs longer than the first.
> >
> > Any ideas what the tape format is?  As-is neither DUMPER nor BACKUP
> > will touch it.
> 
> I got this below from Mike McMahon.  It seems there are TAPEX
> implementations for TOPS-20, Multics, and Symbolics Genera.  There is a
> TAPEX.MID at trailing-edge, but I can't get at it.
> 
> > I would guess TAPEX, which was the program used to write tapes to be
> > hand carried from SCRC to MIT-AI and MIT Multics before ARPANET was
> > opened up.
> > 
> > You might be able to track down the MIDAS source for that program. I
> > doubt that the PL/I source survives.

Alternatively, I wonder if the Multics distribution for the dps8/m
project has TAPEX...

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  Cory Smelosky
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