> On May 5, 2017, at 5:13 PM, Jerry Weiss <j...@ieee.org> wrote: > > >> On May 5, 2017, at 4:58 PM, Terry Stewart via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org >> <mailto:cctalk@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 >> >> <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. > >
Mr Obvious here (missed the handwritten text in the label at first). The .RNO files should contain human readable text. It no-one has a VAX with an RX02, it should be possible to image the disk from a PDP11 and then mount the image in elsewhere to recover the data. > >> >> >> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 8:50 AM, allison via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org >> <mailto:cctalk@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 > j...@ieee.org <mailto:j...@ieee.org> > > > Jerry Weiss j...@ieee.org
