Feb 25, 2009
Ed: Here are two programs you might find useful for getting stuff off the CT tapes and maybe for other usage as well. The program skipfile skips a specified number of files on a specified tape unit. It can do this with as many units as desired, and even on the same unit more than once. It's controlled by card input. See the listing. The program unblock unblocks a file from a specified tape unit and writes the output to the punch, printer and punch, or another tape. It's controlled by card input. See the listing. To punch the cards in the second file of adc00228-FI-04X, I made up a deck: skipfile 011 unblock 0860011P These are actually 86-character images from one of the Autocoder work tapes. The program dropped the last 6 characters. Autocoder uses columns 12-15 internally, so I cleared them later with an editor. To print/punch the stuff in file 3 of that tape, I made up a deck: skipfile 021 unblock 1330011W Vancard-tape-util.tgz card-tape-util.zip