22 Feb
2004
22 Feb
'04
3:35 p.m.
On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 05:09:27PM -0800, Michael Sokolov wrote:
When you do, please read a block image of your tape,
as I really need a virgin
block-for-block image of an original 730 console tape that is not mutilated by
VMS EXCHANGE.
Why? We always "mutiliated" ours. The 8080 (8085?) on the 11/730 console
board caches the tape directory, so if you put the files on the tape in
the order they are expected, it loads *lots* faster (like 2 min vs 15 min).
I had a script to build consoles from the VMS side using Exchange. We never
used virgin DEC-written TU58s.
-ethan
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Ethan Dicks, A-130-S Current South Pole Weather at 23-Feb-2004 02:29 Z
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