Re: restore V3R1 pgms and data to a V4R4 machine

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 08:49 AM 9/27/00 -0700, you wrote:

Clearly, the easiest option is to restore the stuff to RISC, and GO.

I had a client last year, who showed up with a pile of System/38 tapes, and 
a warrant from the court to provide data on a system that had discarded 14 
years ago.  Two days of work, and we generated several reams of output, and 
all was well.

Al


>Hi,
>I need to restore some V3R1 tapes to my 170 at V4R4.
>A client's machine died at V3 and they need to get some reporting
>capabilities.  I'm faced with two options, restore their programs and
>data to my 170, or get their CISC machine up and running.  The CISC
>machine has been in moth balls for two years, they have no SAVSYS, so
>I'd prefer to just get their stuff running temporarily on my 170.
>Any suggestions?  Best I can tell, I've got a NONSYS save tape to work
>with.
>
>Any helpful advice is appreciated.  I'm hoping it's just a restore, and
>let the system figure it out as I go.   All this without killing my
>current system, which is "live" stuff.
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>William A.(Tony) Corbett
>corbett@asresources.com
>http://www.asresources.com
>http://www.cbt400.com
>
>
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