After looking at all that... The prompt is VMS the $. The date makes it V3.6 to 4.2. I'd still bet that its Files-11 not ODS-II.
I'd have to check of the DCL prompt under RSX-11 is also $. Either way the save command under VMS will have defaults for the device target and that a lookup on the Orange or Grey wall (manuals). Allison On 05/05/2017 06:26 PM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote: >> 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 > > >
