In all seriousness, is tar supported on that system?
On 10.20 and 11.0 I
think SAM will do the trick for you. I don't know if SAM is 8.0. Why not
It's been years since I've touched a HP-UX 8 system (haven't really touched
HP-UX in years for that matter. I think that SAM is on 8.0 though it might
not have shown up till 9 (I know for a fact it's on 9).
For the original poster, if you're trying to improve your skills on HP-UX
you're best off running the same version you're running at work. HP seems
to like to make fairly major changes between versions.
Zane