mmdf-II on the PC/RT and cartridge tape compatibility

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4 total messages Started by Michael Nowlan Fri, 06 Jan 1989 08:09

#1520

Author: Michael Nowlan
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 1989 08:09

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I am trying to find a way of getting the mmdf-II sources onto
an IBM PC/RT (IBM 6150 in Europe):

1) Is anybody already running mmdf on an RT and could I obtain
   a tape cartridge with mmdf from them ?

2) Can the RT cartridges be read/written on any other machine
   such as a SUN or a DATAMEDIA Uniplus system ?

Regards,
Michael.

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Re: mmdf-II on the PC/RT and cartridge tape compatibility

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Author: Super user
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 1989 18:00

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In article <30308@cs.tcd.ie>, michael@cs.tcd.ie (Michael Nowlan) writes:
> 2) Can the RT cartridges be read/written on any other machine
>    such as a SUN or a DATAMEDIA Uniplus system ?

Not sure if this is what you wanted to know, but our company uses RT's as
well as PS/2's running SCO and I've used tapes created on the RT using 
"tar" on the PS/2 with no problem.. Vice versa works well also.

Re: mmdf-II on the PC/RT and cartridge tape compatibility

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Author: Stuart Freedman x3262
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1989 22:19

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Michael - I tried mailing back to you, but it didn't work, so here is my
reply for the limited edification of the net...
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I have successfully read a Sun tape on an RT cartridge drive.  Note that I
have only tested QIC-24 Sun tapes (made with /dev/rst8).  I suspect that
the old format (/dev/rst0) will not be compatible.  Good luck.

                        Stuart
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Re: mmdf-II on the PC/RT and cartridge tape compatibility

#1528

Author: Dan Ehrlich
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1989 14:05

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In article <890@io.UUCP>, stuart@io (Stuart Freedman x3262) writes:
>Michael - I tried mailing back to you, but it didn't work, so here is my
>reply for the limited edification of the net...
>---
>I have successfully read a Sun tape on an RT cartridge drive.  Note that I
>have only tested QIC-24 Sun tapes (made with /dev/rst8).  I suspect that
>the old format (/dev/rst0) will not be compatible.  Good luck.
>
>                        Stuart

Just a note of warning.  IBM has started selling a new model streaming tape
drive that will read QIC-24 tapes but writes tapes at a density that Suns,
and any other catridge drive I have access to, won't read.  I think it is
named the 6157 Model 2.  Another good move on IBM's part.
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