Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!columbia!garfield.columbia.edu!ji From: ji@garfield.columbia.edu (John Ioannidis) Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted,comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Looking for a program to read IBM tapes Message-ID: <5025@columbia.edu> Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 13:19:01 EDT Article-I.D.: columbia.5025 Posted: Mon Sep 28 13:19:01 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 29-Sep-87 06:07:44 EDT References: <112@laura.UUCP> Sender: nobody@columbia.edu Reply-To: ji@garfield.columbia.edu.UUCP (John Ioannidis) Organization: Columbia University CS Department Lines: 27 Keywords: IBM tape query Xref: mnetor comp.sources.wanted:2418 comp.unix.wizards:4554 I assume you want to run in under Unix. The man page for dd(1) tells you how to do it: dd if=/dev/rmt0 of=x ibs=800 cbs=80 conv=ascii,lcase This assumes that you have only one file on your tape. If you have more, use mt(1) to move forward to the file you want to read, then use the dd command. Needless to say, you'll have to use the no-rewind name for your tape (e.g., /dev/rmt4) If you are really desperate, I have a COBOL (yeeech) program that reads IBM format tapes on an ascii machine (it was written for a Sperry-Univac (now Unisys) 1100/60). Please, no flames, I didn't actually write the program, I had someone do it for me :-) /ji #include VOICE: +1 212 280 5510 INET: ji@garfield.columbia.EDU USnail: John Ioannidis 450 Computer Science USENET: columbia!ji Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 ... It's all Greek to me!