Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!decvax!minow From: minow@decvax.UUCP (Martin Minow) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: magtape: RSTS -> BSD UNIX? Message-ID: <377@decvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Feb-84 18:38:33 EST Article-I.D.: decvax.377 Posted: Tue Feb 14 18:38:33 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Feb-84 03:43:18 EST References: <809@omsvax.UUCP> Organization: DEC UNIX Engineering Group Lines: 9 The RSTS/E backup format is highly compressed, with long block lengths. Also, filenames are encoded in an internal format. Your best bet is to dump the tape on a RSTS system and copy the files, using PIP, to an ANSI or DOS tape. These are relatively easy to read on Unix. Martin Minow decvax!minow