[Info-vax] Copying VMS SaveSet Under Windows

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> wrote:
(snip, I wrote, regarding AL tapes)

>> I don't know about 15 years, but OS/VS2 could write 
>> them 31 years ago, and readable by VAX/VMS.
 
>> I would be surprised if the ability was lost, but I suppose
>> it is always possible.
 
> The issue was to export datasets from MVS on 3480 cartridges,
> to be read seamlessly (i.e. w/o intermediate storage or conversion)
> on VAXen. 

It was on 9 track 31 years ago, and worked fine to VAX/VMS.

I haven't tried it since, and never with 3480.

> It wasn't possible with AL tapes, so we reverted
> to NL tapes, and we had to do the book keeping
> (file #xx on tape yy corresponds to file run0815.dat, etc)
> on paper sheet.

-- glen