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From: de5@ornl.gov (Dave Sill)
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Subject: 9-track tape manipulation software needed
Message-ID: <1991Apr9.173759.16304@cs.utk.edu>
Date: 9 Apr 91 17:37:59 GMT
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Reply-To: Dave Sill <de5@ornl.gov>
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I need software that:

    o  runs/compiles on SPARCstations under SunOS 4.1
    o  can access an HP 9-track tape drive (SCSI)
    o  is either free or commercial
    o  reads and writes tapes in these formats:
          -IBM SL (EBCDIC)
          -IBM NL (EBCDIC)
          -BCD
          -ANSI
       with various block and record sizes
    o  has a decent user interface

Yes, I know dd does EBCDIC.  Yes, I know about ansitape.  And, yes, I
know I could hack up some scripts that would do the job, but I'd
rather avoid it if possible.  I don't know the details of these
formats, and I've got better things to do than reinvent wheels.

Surely somebody's handling IBMish tapes on a Sun or UNIX box.

Please respond by e-mail.  Thanks in advance.

-- 
Dave Sill (de5@ornl.gov)	  It will be a great day when our schools have
Martin Marietta Energy Systems    all the money they need and the Air Force
Workstation Support               has to hold a bake sale to buy a new bomber.