On 2015-04-21, Convergent MightyFrame <mightyframect@gmail.com> wrote:
Last month, we were finally able to see first-hand how Convergent Technologies intended the MightyFrame install process to go, and what a fresh un-hacked MightyFrame CTIX operating system looks and feels like.
Congratulations!
Here's a link to my blog/site to see our page with details: http://bit.ly/1zFN8ic
Hmm ... your scripts look as though they did something similar
to the tprobe program written by a regular here, Thad Floryan.
Here is an excerpt from the man page:
======================================================================
tprobe duplicates tapes without consuming disk space and, as
a side benefit, indirectly converts tape media between QIC-
11/-24/-120/-150/-525 within the storage capability of the
output tape.
The first test of tprobe was the duplication of a SunOS
install tape by reading the original on a 3B1 while writing
the duplicate on a CT MightyFrame, then booting and
suninstall'ing from the duplicated tape on a Sun-3/60.
Systems on which tprobe has been installed and tested
include 3B1, CTIX, Sun-3, Sun-4, and an AT&T 3B2.
======================================================================
I would guess that he was the one who had the only SCSI card in existence for the 3B1, since he says he read A SunOs Sun3 tape on a 3B1,
and wrote it on a Mightyframe, so it sounds as though you can put a copy
of that on your MightyFRame to make it easier to duplicate boot tapes in
the future. And it can be used to make a single file which is an image
of the boot tape, and to make a new boot tape from that -- assuming that
you have enough disk space to hold the image. (And a good idea is to
copy that image, and the source tree for tprobe, to a CD-ROM for longer
term safety.
If you can't find the source for tprobe, I should be able to
supply you a copy.
Again, I want to thank so many contributors here for helping me get to
this milestone (Especially DoN and Clarence!). I couldn't have gotten to this place without all of your help!
I'm very glad that you succeeded!
Also, I just want to offer any of the recovered install files to the keepers of bitsavers.org in the MightyFrame section at:
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/bits/Convergent/mightyframe/
The files can be downloaded from my site.
Just let me know if you need me to re-arrange the format,
presentation, or naming convention of these source files. I will be
happy to do so.
A good idea -- make a set safely somewhere else.
Good Luck,
DoN.
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DoN,
It's been a while since I've spoken up here. Hope you are well.
I'm wondering if you might be able to point me to a good source for
tprobe. I am unable to find it anywhere else.
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