IBM CMS dumpfile idiocy

[Dave Wade]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Guy
> Sotomayor
> Sent: 15 December 2015 17:09
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
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> Subject: Re: IBM CMS dumpfile idiocy
> 
> 
> > On Dec 14, 2015, at 10:21 PM, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
> >
> > Just finished reading a 9 track tape made with IBM CMS in its dumpfile
> format.
> >
> > Why on earth--or might I say, what idiot--designed this format?  First
the
> file data in a series of records, *then* the file name and other metadata.
> >
> > Anyone know of a DOS/Windows/Unix utility to unravel one of these
> things?  I don't feel too much like coding for a single tape.
> >
> Use VM/370 under Hercules to read in the dumpfile tape and write it back
> out in either AWS or HET format.
> 
> TTFN - Guy

You don't need VM/370, Hercules includes a "tapecopy" command that will copy
from SCSI tape to AWS format... (and back)

Dave