[Info-vax] portable sequential file formats

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Thank you. Somebody mentioned this before. I just haven't gotten a round
tuit yet.


On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 20:56:22 +0100
hb via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> 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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