On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Chuck McManis wrote:

> At 08:11 AM 4/14/00 +0200, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> >You are Unix-damaged. :-)
> 
> Sad but true :-)

Well, you're not the only one. :-)

> >Typical example for variable length records are ANSI format tapes.
> 
> Ok, I got the picture. I would however bet a case of Diet Dr. Pepper that 
> the XXDP+ tape is a single, 512 byte block file that is bootable. With some 
> number of 512 byte blocked memory images (one per file) on the tape after 
> the "shell".

Hmm, well, we're not talking XXDP now, are we? This was a question of
formatter for VAXen, not PDP-11s.

But yes, I believe XXDP tapes might be all 512 byte blocks...

The VAX tape I have no idea. It boots some kind of a manu-driven system,
where you have a few functions you can run.

> But the point is moot if there is no tape to copy.

But there is. I know where there is a copy of that tape...

(I also happen to have XXDP by the way.)

	Johnny

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