Re: [eug-lug]Magsav tapes

2003-11-02 Thread David Mandel

Curt,

This will be a short reply as I don't have much time at the moment;
but I have worked with the Prime Magsav/Magrst format quite a bit in
the distant past.  In fact, I wrote a proposal a few months ago to help
someone recover data from a large collection of Magsav tapes.  At that
time, I was able to find several packages to read Magsav tapes.  At least
one of them even helped with data on Magsav tapes in various Prime formats
- like MidasPlus format.  Unfortunately, none of these were exactly low
cost.  I could dig out my report and give you the names of the software,
if you would like.  Also, I would be happy to discuss the problem with
you if you would like.  Just call me using the contact information listed
at the end of this posting.  (By the way, I spend most of my week days
in Eugene presently.)

  Dave Mandel

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Curt Vendel wrote:

 Are there any free or low cost utils out there for Linux to Read magsave
 tapes???

 The STG package is way too expansive for hobbyists and their service
 starts are $400/hr, again insane.

 jbase.com has a magres util built into its software, but it appears to
 only be able to restore 1 directory and not multiple subdirectories.
 The jbase.com software is a free download.


 Anything else out there more robust and more affordable, if there were a
 package for like $99 or $199 that would be great, but not $3500 from STG !!!



 Curt


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[eug-lug]Magsav tapes

2003-10-28 Thread Curt Vendel
Are there any free or low cost utils out there for Linux to Read magsave 
tapes???

The STG package is way too expansive for hobbyists and their service 
starts are $400/hr, again insane.

jbase.com has a magres util built into its software, but it appears to 
only be able to restore 1 directory and not multiple subdirectories.   
The jbase.com software is a free download.

Anything else out there more robust and more affordable, if there were a 
package for like $99 or $199 that would be great, but not $3500 from STG !!!



Curt

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