>
> By the way, does VAXen also skip the first block when booting from tape? I
> don't remmeber if I figured that one out or not, and other people here
> maybe already knows.
> 
No, they do not. They require the block size to be 512 bytes also, and 
need some magic numbers in the first block to be able to load and execute it.

> Speaking of which. Does all "modern" VAXen support booting from tape? I
>
Yes, at least all machines without a FE processor.

-- Ragge