Virtual printer/tapes for OpenVMS x86?

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Virtual printer/tapes for OpenVMS x86?

Post by sword7 » Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:27 pm

Does anyone have any configuration settings for virtual printer (LPT device) and virtual tapes (accessing from tape images) for OpenVMS x86 on VirtualBox, VMware and QEMU/KVM? That's why I would like to make printouts from OpenVMS x86.

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Re: Virtual printer/tapes for OpenVMS x86?

Post by imiller » Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:33 am

The LD utility has had support for virtual tapes since V9.0, and I see V9.6 on OpenVMS x86 V9.2-1

@SYS$STARTUP:LM$STARTUP
$ LM help

LD


The logical disk utility is a system management tool available
to any user for controlling logical disk usage.

A Logical Disk is a file available on a Physical Disk, which
acts as a real Physical Disk (the file may or may not be
contiguous). The Logical Disks are available in any directory
of the Physical Disk.

A large disk can be divided into smaller sections, each a Logi-
cal Disk, supporting the same I/O functions as the Physical Disk.
By giving the Logical Disk File a good protection level and
mounting it private or with device protection, you are able to
add a number of protection levels to your file system.

The logical disk is controlled by the LD utility, which can
be directly invoked from DCL.

Format:

LD [/qualifiers] [Filespec] [Device]

Starting with V9.0 LD can also treat files on disk as a tape
(Logical Magtape, a.k. LM). all commands are the same as for LD,
but instead of LD one needs to use the LM command.
Ian Miller
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