Re: Unix to DOS/Windows Tape
Posted in 1997
jryder@kdsi.net wrote: > > I have a series of tape backups done "tapecopy' in Unix 3.2.2. How can > I read them in Windows/DOS machine? The "tar" programs generally > available don't read them. > I am desperate to recover these text files. How desperate are you? ;-) I have found that WinZip reads TAR files, even compressed TAR files without a hiccup. -- -- Jake (In pursuit of undomesticated aquatic avians) +---------------------------------------------------------------+ |Insofar as manifestations of functional deficiencies are agreed| |by any and all concerned parties to be imperceivable, and are | |so stipulated, it is incumbent upon said heretofore mentioned | |parties to exercise the deferment of otherwise pertinent | |maintenance procedures. | +------------------- A Legal Minded Engineer (hardyharhar.com) -+