Closed larsbrinkhoff closed 2 years ago
The tape format is documented here:
https://github.com/PDP-10/tenex/wiki/DUMPER-tape-format
This has been verified with MINI-DUMPER to list the files on a tape, but there is a problem writing files.
MINI-DUMPER 13 APRIL 71
DUMP, LOAD, CHECK, OR SINGLE? L
SPECIFIC USERS? N
INTO SAME DIRECTORY(S)? N
TYPE MAG TAPE UNIT NUMBER: 0^_^_Saveset name
CANNOT GET JFN FOR FILE PS:<CUSPS>FOO.TXT;1;P777777;AOPERATOR
CANNOT GET JFN FOR FILE PS:<CUSPS>BAR.TXT;1;P777777;AOPERATOR
MOUNT NEXT TAPE IF ANY, TYPE C WHEN READY. TYPE N IF NO MORE: N^_
DONE.
@rcornwell, @rmaldersoniii, any idea why it's outputting ^_ characters?
^_ is a line break. The TENEX monitor says this:
EOL=37 ;END OF LINE CHARACTER
and it's mostly handled in TTYSRV.
Was this dropped from TOPS-20? The output above is from running in V3A.
Also checked that DUMPER versions 3A(415) and 6(563) can read tapes made with "format 4" herein.
The TENEX Mini-Dumper uses an older version, called 0, of the TOPS-20 DUMPER format.