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From: rimbold@ULOWELL.CSNET (Rob Rimbold)
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Subject: PDP-11 tapes
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Date: Sun, 12-Jan-86 11:52:00 EST
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I have a tape that was written on a PDP-11 running RSTS with PIP. I
have tried (unsuccessfully) several times to take it off on our VAX
(VMS 4.2) with the RSX utilities. Even Exchange was only able to get one
and a half of the six files off the tape. (The half is one that it mangled.)
Every time that I try with Exchange(and FLX, PIP gives me tape-not-ready
even though it is) it will give me an error something like 'error in input
stream format', and FLX says 'bad ASCII record format'. I know that these
files were write verified. Can anyone offer any suggestions?

Five of the files are pictures of the type that reprint the same line
three times printer. (Mona Lisa, Spock, Moon, you know what I mean.)

The sixth is a text file. It came off perfect. Any new ideas would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks.

~Rob

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