Author: Victor E. Church

George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC

Operating System: OS/8 V3D

Source Language: PAL-8

Memory Required: RESTOR-8K, DUMP-8K, RKVER-16K

Special Hardware Required: RESTOR and DUMP-RK8E/RK05, TM8E/TU10 (or equivalent); RKVER-RK8E, two

RK05 devices

Abstract: RESTOR (V.3.2) is an OS/8 compatible high speed non-file oriented transfer program which will

copy 1-6 RK05 images from a TM8E/TU10 magtape to RK8E/RK05's. The magtape must have

been written with the program DUMP. Files can be selectively restored. This program is companion to

DUMP, and is intended for use in disk backup operations, particularly when non-OS/8 file structures are

in use (e.g. ETOS or data cartridges).

DUMP (V.3.5) is an OS/8 compatible high speed non-file oriented transfer program which will copy 1-6

RK05 disk cartridges to a TU10/TM8E magtape (6 files will fit in 2400'). Requiring 8K and approximately

2 minutes/file, it can also add to a partially filled magtape. Disk images can be independently recovered

with the program RESTOR. The primary intended use of the program is the efficient backup of disk packs,

particularly when non-OS/8 file structures are in use (e.g. ETOS or data cartridges).

RKVER (V.1.2) is an OS/8 compatible sector oriented comparison and verification program for RK05

disk cartridges. It requires 16K and an RK8E controller with two RK05 drives. The program compares two

disks sector by sector and logs the sector address of every block in which variances are found. The primary

intended purpose of the program is validation of backup procedures, particularly when non-OS/8 file

structures are in use (e.g. ETOS or data cartridges).

Note: RKVER does not identify discrepencies beyond the sector level (no word-by-word comparison printed).

RESTOR and DUMP have not been tested on RK05 F.

Media Price Code: A2, H30

Format: OS/8

Catalog: June 1979