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Can UNIX data on tape be read in Windows??

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We have acquired a business (UNIX system) and inherited data which is on SDLT tapes. We'd like to read this data and save it in Windows format, if possible.
Anyone in the know on how to do that, if feasible?
Please give your suggestions.

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Really depends on the kind of data, how it was stored on the tape, etc. It could be anything.

Windows is very bad at data streaming and data conversion. In UNIX you can just pipe arbitrary data into and out of arbitrary programs and devices like so much beer from keg to tap, Windows needs purpose-specific programs for every possible task.

If possible, keep a UNIX system around to use the tapes and convert them to something more neutral-format. It'll be far less hassle than coaxing the tape drives into working with Windows and finding proprietary software to handle the data.

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I am having the same problem. We have a lot of legacy data written to tape on a Unix system using tar. We now have to be able to access the data on Windows. I tried using tar, but I cannot read the data on Windows. I am getting a "taperead: 1106" error. I can create a regular tar archive on the Unix system, ftp it to my Windows system, and then untar it without a problem, but this will not work with a tape. Any suggestions?

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