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From: kaiser@cheese.enet.dec.com
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Subject: Re: Reading Ultrix setld distribution tapes on VMS
Keywords: tape,VMSTPC
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Date: 18 Jan 90 13:05:07 GMT
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In article <91@ucunix.SAN.UC.EDU>, rainwatr@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Don Rainwater)
writes...

>Is there some utility for VMS that can
>be used to read a setld tape (TK50) and create another setld tape
>(either TK50 or "regular" magtape)?

I endorse heartily the earlier rather laconic suggestion to use the DECUS VMS
utility VMSTPC, which will make an on-disk copy of any tape of any kind
whatsoever, then copy that on-disk version onto any {other, same} kind of tape.
No need to write your own.  And VMSTPC will {read,write} a tape at streaming
speeds.  I find it invaluable.

---Pete

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