[Info-vax] portable sequential file formats

[hb]

On 03/05/2015 06:28 PM, William Pechter wrote:
> In article <mci26d$h4h$1 at dont-email.me>,
> Stephen Hoffman  <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2015-02-23 13:46:10 +0000, lists at openmailbox.org said:
>>
>>> Is it possible to read a VMS-format CD ISO on Linux/UNIX?
>>
>> <http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/168#comment-140>
>> <http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/267>
>> <http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/209>
>
>>
>> That's probably The Hard Way, inferring (much) from your posting.
>>
> <SNIP>
>
>> <http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/302>
>> --
>> Pure Personal Opinion | HoffmanLabs LLC
>>
>
> Easy way to do it it to make a small SIMH VAX/VMS instance on Linux
...

On Linux, it can be as easy as ...

# insmod ./ods5-64/ods5.ko
# mkdir /vms
# mount -o ro,nomfd /dev/sr0 /vms
# cd /vms
# ls
BACKUP.SYS;1                  DECW073.F;1            TCPIP_VAX051.DIR;1
BADBLK.SYS;1                  DOCUMENTATION.DIR;1    VAX073.DIR;1
BADLOG.SYS;1                  DWMOTIF_VAX125.DIR;1   VMS073.A;1
BITMAP.SYS;1                  DWMOTIF_VAX126.DIR;1   VMS073.B;1
CONTIN.SYS;1                  HELP_MESSAGE.DIR;1     VMS073.C;1
CORIMG.SYS;1                  INDEXF.SYS;1           VMS073.D;1
DCE_VAX030.DIR;1              ISL_SCRIPT.ESS;1       VMS073.E;1
DECNET_PHASE_IV_VAX073.DIR;1  KERBEROS_VAX010.DIR;1  VMS073.F;1
DECNET_PLUS_VAX073.DIR;1      KITS.DIR;1             VMSI18N_VAX073.DIR;1
DECW073.C;1                   SECURITY.SYS;1         VOLSET.SYS;1
DECW073.D;1                   SYS0.DIR;1
DECW073.E;1                   SYS1.DIR;1
#
# find . -iname '*.txt;*' |grep -i install
./DECNET_PLUS_VAX073.DIR;1/DOCUMENTATION.DIR;1/DECNET_ADV_INSTALL_CONF.TXT;1
./DECNET_PLUS_VAX073.DIR;1/DOCUMENTATION.DIR;1/DECNET_BASIC_INSTALL.TXT;1
./VAX073.DIR;1/DOCUMENTATION.DIR;1/OVMS_73_VAX_INSTALL.TXT;1
#
# ~/ods5-64/rats 
'./VAX073.DIR;1/DOCUMENTATION.DIR;1/OVMS_73_VAX_INSTALL.TXT;1'
OVMS_73_VAX_INSTALL.TXT;1:
org=seq rfm=var rat=cr lrl=86
#
# ~/ods5-64/copr 
'./VAX073.DIR;1/DOCUMENTATION.DIR;1/OVMS_73_VAX_INSTALL.TXT;1'  |grep 
Contents -A20
                                                        Contents



   Preface................................................... xv

   Getting Started

     1.1   Important Information.........................    1-1
     1.1.1     Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS........    1-1
     1.1.2     DECnet Software...........................    1-1
     1.1.3     DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX - Minimum
               Version...................................    1-2
     1.1.4     MACRO32.EXE and Standalone BACKUP.........    1-2
     1.1.5     Layered Product Availability..............    1-2
     1.1.6     Restrictions..............................    1-2
     1.2   Key Terms.....................................    1-3
     1.3   Locating Files on the Distribution Media......    1-4
     1.3.1     On CD-ROM.................................    1-5
     1.3.2     On Magnetic Tape or Tape Cartridges.......    1-6
     1.3.3     DECamds Files.............................    1-6
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