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Re: Software to read old DDSx tapes

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On 8/28/18 1:15 PM, Jean-David Beyer wrote:
> On 08/28/2018 12:48 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
>> I have a bunch of DDS2, DDS3, and DDS4 backup tapes in Microsoft format.
>> Is there Linux software (preferably free) that will read these tapes?
>>
>> Perce
> 
> What is "Microsoft format"? They have had various backup programs in the
> past, and still do, but XP was the last one I know that recognized tape
> drives as output devices. I know Windows 7 will not.
> 
> Cpio can copy stuff. Comes with all Linux distributions. Of course, it
> assumes it was written with cpio.
> 
> Part of the manual page:
> 
> In  copy-in  mode,  cpio  copies  files  out of an archive or lists the
>         archive contents.  It reads the archive from the standard  input.
>    Any
>         non-option  command  line  arguments  are shell globbing
> patterns; only
>         files in the archive whose names match one or more  of  those
> patterns
>         are  copied from the archive.  Unlike in the shell, an initial
> ‘.’ in a
>         filename does match a wildcard at the start of a pattern, and a
> ‘/’  in
>         a  filename  can  match wildcards.  If no patterns are given, all
> files
>         are extracted.  see “Options”.
> 
> 
> Another possibility is dd, but you probably will not like it.

Re: "Microsoft Format." The developer of the software that wrote these 
tapes originally used a format of its own, but then with a later version 
of the software said it was switching to Microsoft Tape Format":

 > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Tape_Format

There is a link there to a Seagate .pdf describing that format.

Perce

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Software to read old DDSx tapes "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> - 2018-08-28 12:48 -0400
  Re: Software to read old DDSx tapes Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2018-08-28 13:15 -0400
    Re: Software to read old DDSx tapes "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> - 2018-08-28 14:10 -0400
      Re: Software to read old DDSx tapes Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2018-08-28 14:37 -0400
        Re: Software to read old DDSx tapes "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> - 2018-08-28 18:20 -0400
        Re: Software to read old DDSx tapes pedro1492@lycos.com - 2018-08-30 03:59 -0700
      Re: Software to read old DDSx tapes Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-29 01:07 +0000
        Re: Software to read old DDSx tapes "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> - 2018-08-29 15:46 -0400
  Re: Software to read old DDSx tapes The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-28 18:34 +0100
  Re: Software to read old DDSx tapes Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2018-08-28 14:46 -0400

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