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From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.org.decus,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Need help restoring old VAX SIG tapes in unknown format
Message-ID: <1991Mar28.204635.1205@spcvxb.spc.edu>
Date: 28 Mar 91 20:46:35 GMT
References: <1991Mar28.115334.1549@dayton.saic.com>
Organization: St. Peter's College, US
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In article <1991Mar28.115334.1549@dayton.saic.com>, ake@dayton.saic.com (Earle Ake) writes:
> [...]
> There is a restore.com on the tape used to restore the files.  If anyone has
> any idea what the format of .CON files are and how to restore them, let me know.
> Here is part of the restore.com for reference.

  Well, on my V5.4-1 8650, MCR RST gives me a "RST>" prompt. I'd suspect your
tapes were written when VMS consisted mainly of the exec plus the RSX-11 util-
ities. Just find yourself a VAX with the VAX RSX package installed and you
should be all set...

	Terry Kennedy		Operations Manager, Academic Computing
	terry@spcvxa.bitnet	St. Peter's College, US
	terry@spcvxa.spc.edu	(201) 915-9381