I use DUMPER all the time in TOPS-20 to back up to a tape image file in linux. I regularly back up user directories, in case I need to restore a particular file or directory on the fly. You can't do that if you're making a copy of the entire disk image in the host OS.
-Mark On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Edward Berry <[email protected]> wrote: ... > Say simh running on unix dumps the image of one of its (simulated) disks > to a (simulated) tape. > the tape image is then saved (via unix commands) for future restoration of > the disk. > (this wouldn't make much sense, because you could just save the disk image) > ... > >
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