On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 5:16 PM, allison via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > 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 $.
It is, though I don't know the version range. At least that's my memory from 30 years ago when we once had to run RSX-11 for some purpose that I've long forgotten... Warner > 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 >> >> >> >
