[daip] Solaris to Linux change over

[Eric Greisen]

tghosh at naic.edu writes:

 > 	At Arecibo, I have just recently switched over from Solaris
 > operating systems to Linux. I have been using AIPS for many years, and
 > have some unpublished data (still to be worked on) on my old computer.
 > AIPS on my Linux machine seems to be unable to find my old data (even
 > though it can see my old disk). I guess it is the BIG/little Endian
 > problem. However, I am not sure, if there is any easy way of converting
 > all my data (under solaris) to Linux or not. Also, if there isn't any
 > easy way out, am I right in thinking that the hard way is to write all my
 > data/image files out of Solaris AIPS, and re-read them into the LINUX AIPS ?
 > That will be a really time consuming/boring job! 
 > 

We have procedures to write the data as FITS files and read them back
in the new system.

RUN WRTPROCS

then proc WRTDISK on the Solaris machine
and  prof READISK on the Linux machine

Eric Greisen