.tap files are simh <https://github.com/simh/simh> format files  and 'look
like a mag-tape' to the simulated tape hardware.
There are tools that will convert to/from Bob's Simulator format as needed.

On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 6:08 AM Ed Bradford <egbegb2@gmail.com> wrote:

> How do I open a .tap file in the .zip file for mini-unix?
> Also, do you have a date for this snapshot. A date would be
> very useful for "product comparisons" at that date.
>
> Ed
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 4:43 AM Al Kossow <aek@bitsavers.org> wrote:
>
>> On 2/21/20 10:34 AM, Heinz Lycklama wrote:
>>
>> > I believe that the source code for this system (Mini-UNIX) was
>> > provided to some universities by the UNIX Support group at
>> > Bell Labs. WE did not license this.
>>
>> tape image at
>> http://bitsavers.org/bits/ATT/mini-unix_120679.zip
>>
>>
>>
>
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