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... -- Cory Smelosky b...@gewt.net _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh