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From: scpinker@pikes.Colorado.EDU (Scott C. Pinkerton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Need Help Reading 9-Track Tapes written on a VAX.
Summary: Want to read 9-Track Tape written by VAX
Keywords: Read 9-Track VAX
Message-ID: <4180@pikes.Colorado.EDU>
Date: 23 Aug 90 23:07:43 GMT
Reply-To: scpinker@pikes.Colorado.EDU (Scott C. Pinkerton)
Followup-To: comp.sys.hp
Organization: University of Colorado, Denver
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Hello, I have recently received a 9-Track tape from some people working on a
VAX.  I am using an HP9000/375 running HP-UX 7.0, with a HP7980XC.  I've tried
a few simple approaches to read the data (ascii) off of the tape - with little
success.  I have tried frecover, tar, and cpio to read the tape but no luck
so far.  The tape included a data sheet with the following info:

Save set:		GCU.SAV
Written by:		BASCHMITT
UIC:			[000135,000001]
Date:			6-AUG-1990 08:41:49.32
Command:		BACKUP/REWIND/LOG/IGNORE=LABEL filenames $7$MUA0:GCU.SAV
Operating System:	VAX/VMS Version V5.3
BACKUP Version:		V5.3
CPU ID register:	05903B14
Node name:		_FLA2B::
Written on:		_$7$MUA0:
Block Size:		8192
Group Size:		10
Buffer count:		16

Total of 2 files, 638 blocks
End of save set


Does this provide enough info to allow some knowledgable sole to help read this
data ??  How are other people trading data between VAXes on 9-Track.  If there
is a better command to use on the VAX which allows easier reading on the HP
side that's ok too.  Does the VAX have an equivalent tar command ??

Thanks for any help!

scott pinkerton
scpinker@pikes.colorado.edu