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Subject: RP07 from VMS to TOPS and back.
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Date: Tue, 24-Feb-87 15:51:22 EST
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Currently we have some RP07's formatted for VMS and several formatted for
Tops.  We would like to be able to interchange these from time to time as
hardware konks out.  I am aware that each system needs to see its own formatting
(36 bit vs 32 bit).  We are aware of how to format each type.  However we have
heard a rumor that it is not possible to take a Tops-20 formatted RP07 and
reformat it for use on a Vax.  Can anybody confirm or deny this?

Please let me know and I will digest the answers back to info-vax and tops-20.

Thank you all for your time and consideration,


Curt Yeske
Technical Administrator
Carnegie Mellon Computing Center

Disclaimer: The opinions express are my own and are not Carnegie Mellon's.
	The facts are figments of my imagination anyway.
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