Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!gwyn@brl-vld From: gwyn%brl-vld@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Using Labelled MagTapes Message-ID: <2391@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Jun-83 15:44:52 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2391 Posted: Tue Jun 21 15:44:52 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jun-83 09:28:08 EDT Lines: 11 From: Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB)The UNIX magtape driver can read individual files separated by tape marks. A user-mode utility program can use this ability to decode the ANSI format. It is possible that one of the USENIX distributions may have had an ANSI magtape reading utility; I have occasionally been tempted to write one. How about getting the magtapes written without ANSI labels etc., preferably fixed blocksize? Then "dd" or other standard utilities could handle the tapes with a minimum of fuss.