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Re: MightyFrame CTIX 5.25.1 install tape restored and used

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On Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 6:17:50 PM UTC-7, DoN. Nichols wrote:
> 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.

Thanks always,
-AJ

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