TAR(Tape Archive & Retrieval) This directory contains all files necessary to build TAR, an RSX utility to manipulate UNIX TAR floppy volumes, either in normal UNIX for- mat or in Tektronix TNIX(8560) format. For further information on the capa- bilities of this utility, consult TAR.DOC in this directory. This software is and remains the property of SSG and no rights or privileges other than those stated herein are granted to the user. This software is being contributed to the DECUS RSX/SIG free of charge and warranty. The user, in accepting this software, understands that it is delivered "as is". SSG accepts no responsibility for its performance. SSG grants to the DECUS RSX/SIG and to the user a license to use and modify this software subject to the conditions listed below. The user, in ac- cepting this software, agrees to the conditions listed below. Conditions 1) The user may use and/or modify this software at his own risk. 2) The user may redistribute this software at his discretion provided that it is redistributed under the same terms and conditions under which it was obtained, i.e., free of charge and warranty, and provided that the SSG copyright notice is included in all such redistributions as well as an indication that the source is the DECUS RSX/SIG. TAR has been implemented in the SSG version of SUPERMAC, SCAT-11. Since no attempt has been made by SSG to ensure compatability between SCAT-11 and SUPERMAC, this program may not assemble with the versions of SUPERMAC available through the RSX/SIG. For this reason, a pre-assembled library of modules has been included, TAR.OLB. Also supplied is an RSX-11M v3.2 task image of TAR along with documentation and command files. If you care to assemble the sources, change all references to SCAT11 in the sources to the appropriate SUPERMAC invocation, SMACIT. SSG Box #1595 North Wales, PA 19454 USA (215) 699-9658 Release 2 This version of TAR has been modified so that: 1. It will assemble and run correctly with the supplied version of SUPERMAC, and 2. It works with RX50 drives that are mounted foreign (e.g., by the supplied UTIL program). It is useful for communicating with VENIX or ULTRIX systems using RX50 media since they typically do not have magtape. A sample command sequence to use the utility might be something like the following (comments after the ";" characters are not typed, only narrative): INSTALL UTIL INSTALL TAR ;INSTALL the two utilities ; physically place your blank RX50 in DZ1: .UTIL FOR DZ1: ;mount the DZ: unit foreign .TAR DZ1:/INIT ;initialize it as a UNIX volume .TAR DZ1:=file1.typ ;copy file1.typ onto it .TAR DZ1:=FILE2.TYP ;copy file2.typ onto it too .TAR DZ1:/LIST ;list the floppy directory to see it's there. ; to go the other way omit the /INIT and use a command like: .TAR =DZ1:file1.typ ;to get the file to RSX from TAR format. Glenn C. Everhart 3/26/1985