[rescue] Getting QIC tapes images

[Alan Perry]

I should have thought of that. :(

> On May 14, 2026, at 06:50, Dave McGuire via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
> 
> On 5/14/26 09:42, Alan Perry via rescue wrote:
>> I seem to have found a working combination of drive and replacement's bands to be able to get images of the dozens of Computervision install tapes that I have.
>> They are QIC-24 from the late 80s and aren’t in the “collection of tar files” format that I usually use mt fsf and dd to read. Each tape starts with a file with a “tapedir” record with permission and other stuff, followed by a bunch of records that look like a number followed by a topic or title. What am I looking at and what do I use to get the info off of the tape?
> 
>  From that era the might be CPIO.
> 
>            -Dave
> 
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> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> New Kensington, PA
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