31 Jan
2005
31 Jan
'05
4:16 a.m.
>>>> "Ashley" == Ashley Carder
<wacarder(a)usit.net> writes:
> So I'm in the process of pulling a bunch of
files off of some RX02
> disks to get them onto a PC.
Ashley> Other folks have told me that a better
way to get files from
Ashley> the -11 to a PC is to install a 9-track tape drive on the -11
Ashley> and another 9-track drive on your PC. This is much faster.
Ashley> The problem is that I don't have any 9-track tape drives
Ashley> right now, so that's not an option for me.
Ethernet works too, if your PDP11 OS is a recent enough version to
support DECnet Phase IV. If so, you can use NFT to copy files, either
to another copy of that OS running in emulation, or to DECnet/Linux.
paul