Since someone in this group told me about /dev/rst8 I have been able to move from Xenix to Sun using cpio with -c. I have not loaded tar tapes, but I can read the directory (t option). -- bill davidsen (wedu at ge-crd.arpa) {uunet | philabs | seismo}!steinmetz!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me