[Info-vax] Ods2 reader utility mount

[Charles Sandmann]

"ChrisQ" <blackhole at devnull.com> wrote in message 
news:H6Oom.59095$hv7.23209 at newsfe10.ams2...
> Am trying to recover some files from a couple of cdc 94171-330 scsi
> drives which were originally fitted to a Microvax II around 1990-1992.

My suggestion is to copy the drive contents to a file (block for block),
then burn this image to a CD.  First, this will back up the contents in
minimum time and risk that the drive may fail.

Second, burning it to a CD can be mounted on a VMS system if ever
needed, or can be accessed with the various available utilities.  If
needed you can probably even boot VMS from the CD.

Unix and like systems have the tools to directly copy the low
level drive to a file.  A simple C program (around 50 lines) can do the
same on Windows if you have administrator rights.