Stan Sieler asks if it is possible to Store data from a MPE/iX system
to a cartridge drive on a MPE/V system.
 
Yes, it is possible. That is exactly the scenario we use to create
tapes for customers on old machines. We do a
 
:dsline minnie
:remote hello user.account
:file ctape;dev=minnie#ctape
:store <fileset>;*ctape;transport
 
It's slow as molasses, but that's not DS' fault, it's the serial disc
interface that MPE/V uses to communicate with the cartridge drive.
 
Bottom line: works great, go for it.
 
Regards,
Mike Shumko
 
P.S.  We are down to only three clients still requesting cartridge tape
format. FYI the current breakdown of tape formats we send is
 
DDS       58%
1600      32%
6250      10%