Re: Extracting files off “unknown” 8 inch disks. Any thoughts…

[Jerry Weiss]

> On May 5, 2017, at 4:58 PM, Terry Stewart via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 
>> In case not everyone noticed, but Terry's already given up on this
> 
> Lol, true. The disks will be given back on Monday.  It's no big deal.  The
> owners can decided what they want to do.  Even if I can't read it the
> disks, however, pondering just what the format might be is fun. I'm
> certainly learning something. Feel free to keep speculating if you are so
> inclined.
> 
>> I still think the best suggestion was the one about posting what's on the
>> printed sheet that appears to be a directory listing
> 
> Here it is:
> 
> http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/images/2017-04-15-vax-disk-cover.jpg
> 
> Some more info.  Anadisk tells me the disks are Single Sided, Single
> Density.  It can see ID marks as it tracks a disk but that is all.  It
> can't see any data.  Could be an RX02 disk as people say...
> 
> Terry (Tez)


Looks like ODS2.  The files appear to be RUNOFF.   Quick guess is that they
are the appendices to some document or manuscript.


Jerry


> 
> 
> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 8:50 AM, allison via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 05/05/2017 03:39 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>>>>> Terry is doing it for fun; we can't expect the others to.
>>> 
>>> On Fri, 5 May 2017, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>>>> I would.  :-)  Or maybe for beer.
>>> 
>>> I doubt that Allison will want to underbid THAT!
>>> 
>>> 
>> Free beer?!?  No, no,no...
>> 
>> Allison
>> 

Jerry Weiss
jsw at ieee.org