On 11/2/2021 2:42 AM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2021, Vincent Slyngstad wrote:
There seem to be a couple of formats that were frequently used, and a
third lesser used format. One of the issues is that you have to go
into maintenance mode, as far as I can tell, to determine the size of
the block you just read into memory.
It seems so.
But I would need just a restore version of the program, capable of
formatting the tape first.
I'm wondering if I am the first who wants to create LINCtapes from an
image. There is a mention of using SerialDisk with the PDP-12 (a
modified version by cjl), but I can't locate it :-(
Another option would be to spin the data onto LINCtape with a TD8E, then
mount the result on the PDP-12. I think Dave is creating the images in
the first place with either a TD8E, or possibly a custom controller.
I folded in the SerialDisk changes from Bob and from CJL back in
January, as well as the new boot loader from Doug and various other
fixes in February, including support for systems without the KIE
instruction. Kyle approved and merged my pull requests, so that should
all be there for you at Kyle's github:
https://github.com/drovak/os8diskserver
The current version should have no problems with the 8/I or with the
PDP-12. (Maybe even the straight-8, but I can't remember checking if it
is "increment and rotate" clean. Doug might know.)
Vince
