27 Apr
2014
27 Apr
'14
9:49 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Liam Proven
Sent: 28 April 2014 01:19
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Checking Contents of Unknown Disks
On 26 April 2014 21:21, Robert Jarratt <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
wrote:
I have some
SCSI disks with unknown contents which I would like to
check before overwriting them. I don't even know what OS they were
used with. The only systems I have to hand with SCSI are MicroVAXen,
so I can check them for VMS format without issue. However, for the
ones that are not VMS format I would need a way to find out what format
they are.
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>
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> I was wondering if there is any VMS software for reading FAT disks (as
> that is a pretty likely format). According to Hoff
> (http://www.hoffmanlabs.org/vmsfaq/vmsfaq_012.html) there is VMS
> freeware that will read FAT diskettes, I am not sure if it will read too.
wipe
Trouble is I don't seem to have that version
of the Freeware, does
anyone have version 6 and the WINFX software?
Another way would be to use a PC SCSI adapter. I don't have one yet,
but I think I will get one. I like the look of the Adaptec 2940AU.
Are these the ones I just sent you?
If so, please DO NOT try to recover anything that may be on them. Just them.
Actually no, none of them worked unfortunately :-(
And why didn't you /say/ you didn't have a PC SCSI card, FFS?
It never occurred to me to ask.
I could have sent
you a selection, along with the disks and the TK50 tapes.
P.S. Don't bother trying to get anything off the tapes, either.
Consider them blank media.
No problem, I haven't even looked at the tapes yet, and I am thinking I
won't test them either as the tapes often gum up the drive, which I would
prefer to keep clean for when I need it.
Regards
Rob