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From: gfr@cobra.mitre.org (Glenn Roberts)
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Subject: sun/apollo
Keywords: Software
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> I want to be able to write a cartridge tape so that either the a sun-3 or
> 4 OR an apollo DN 3010 can read it.  I've been told it's possible using
> tar and some sort of particular format forced on the tape; but I haven't
> found anyone here who really knows how to do it.  help?

Use tar and specify device /dev/rst8 or /dev/nrst8 when writing the tape.
This uses the so-called quik-24 format instead of quik-11 (that's the
extent of my knowledge on the subject).  I don't know Apollo model numbers
but all the Apollos here seem to be able to read tar tapes made in this
fashion.

- Glenn Roberts, The MITRE Corp., McLean VA (703) 883-6820
  groberts@mitre.org