ROTONDI@IBACSATA.BITNET.UUCP (12/12/86)
Hello VAXers, is there anyone who has a program, under VAX/VMS, for UNIX tapes in TAR format? Is it possible to have the source code (preferred languages are: FORTRAN, PASCAL or C language)? Thanks in advance Ciao Domenico
sasaki@HARVARD.HARVARD.EDU.UUCP (12/14/86)
This question gets asked frequently on this list. The answer is, there are a few TAR reader programs on the various DECUS Symposium tapes. John Gilmore (I think) has recently posted a complete tar to the USENET group mod.sources, and while it hasn't been ported to VMS yet, there aren't that many UNIXisms in it, it should be relatively easy to port. This question reminds me of an idea that I had. Wouldn't it be neat (I use words like "gee" and "keen" too) if someone would maintain an "info-vax" software repository, sort of like the Ada and micro libraries? I would volunteer to administer such a thing, but I don't have access to a machine where we could maintain a lot of more or less static storage. That way when someone asks a question like "Does anyone have a TAR reader on VMS", we can respond, "It's in the repository..." Another idea that I had was to make an info-vax submission to the DECUS Symposium tape. This would include stuff that got submitted, interesting articles, etc. Oh well, enough off the wall ideas... ---------------- Marty Sasaki uucp: harvard!sasaki Strategic Information arpa: sasaki@harvard.harvard.edu 80 Blanchard Road bitnet: sasaki@harvunxh Burlington, MA 01803 phone: 617-273-5500