Disk image file --> RK05

I posted this query to vmsnet.pdp-11 and alt.sys.pdp11, but following Warren's complaint that noone was talking on oldunix@minnie I'll ask you lot too ... I have on my PC hard disk a couple of rk05 disk images (from Warren's archive, naturally). Question is, how to get them onto a real rk05 ... the real PDP beats the emulator any day after all ... Naturally someone has workedout how to extract RK05 images to files to put on the archive site. I'm wondering if anyone has solved the reverse problem yet ... I could split up the file into moderate sized pieces (say 250k, RX01 sized bits), boot the PDP (RT11) off RX01 floppy, start kermit and transfer a file piece from the PC to the other PDP floppy drive. Then I could mount a fresh RK05 pack, format etc. and run some crafty code to write the file to the appropriate place on the 'raw' RK05 device. What do you think? Another correspondent mentioned that Kermit may be able to write to "raw" devices directly, allowing me to transfer the file all in one piece. I'm still waiting for confirmation of that -- seems a little unlikely to me, but I've been suprised before. My system is: 11/34a 1 x RK05 (2.5Mb removable type, RK05f I think - or is it j?) 1 x RX01 128Kword As you can see, backing store is in short supply ;) I'd sooner avoid writing too much Macro-11 at present, so if the problem is already solved, I'd love to know how ... Cheers, Bob. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Manners Osney Laboratory rjm(a)swift.eng.ox.ac.uk Dept of Engineering Science University of Oxford 01865 246561 x 162 Try: http://swift.eng.ox.ac.uk Linux - the only choice "Wall Street or Crack Dealer Avenue, the last routes left to the American Dream" - Jello Biafra ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Received: from relay-4.mail.demon.net by minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au (8.6.8/8.3) with SMTP id FAA29776; Fri, 10 Nov 1995 05:18:32 +1100 Received: from post.demon.co.uk by relay-4.mail.demon.net id sg.af11673; 9 Nov 95 18:16 GMT Received: from falstaf.demon.co.uk by relay-3.mail.demon.net id sg.aa05149; 9 Nov 95 18:16 GMT Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 18:11:19 GMT From: Robin Birch <robin(a)falstaf.demon.co.uk> Reply-To: robin(a)falstaf.demon.co.uk Message-Id: <138(a)falstaf.demon.co.uk> To: oldunix(a)minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au Subject: Register of machines X-Mailer: FIMail V0.9d X-User: Alpha Test Version Of FI-Mail, DisWin 1.5C:\WINSOCK\WINDIS Dear All, I have just had a note from someone who wants to get RK05 stuff on to his system but might be in a position where his current setup can't do it. This sort of stuff might be helped if people submitted a register of what kit they have. This could allow people in reasonable geographic location to help each other out. FOr instance, if some one had a unix system that an rk05 could be plugged into then they could do this and then give the rk05's back once they had the stuff copied over. To start it off. I have: 1*11/73 (1.5MByte) 2*RD54 1*DHV11 1*TK50 Running 2.11 BSD. I also have 1*Compaq 386 (486 Cyrix chip) running FreeBSD I live in Gloucestershire UK and am willing to help anybody in copying stuff that I can. I can get access to 0.5inch mag tape RA60 and RL02 if necessary. Cheers Robin -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Robin Birch EMail robin(a)falstaf.demon.co.uk | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------