Re: Harris VOS question
On 02/18/2017 08:15 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > Does the Harris use a 24 bit word? Yes, it does, which is why I suspected it. But some real-world knowledge would help. --Chuck
Re: Harris VOS question
On Sat, 18 Feb 2017, Chuck Guzis wrote: I'm looking at what I suspect is a labeled Harris VOS (Vulcan) tape. Is it the case that the Harris minis are incapable of writing tape records that aren't a multiple of 3 bytes in length? The reason I ask is that the VOL HDR, etc. records all seem to be 81 bytes in length. All other records on the tape are also a multiple of 3 bytes long. Anyone remember anything like this? The Bitsavers documents are of no help as far as I can determine. Does the Harris use a 24 bit word?
Harris VOS question
I'm looking at what I suspect is a labeled Harris VOS (Vulcan) tape. Is it the case that the Harris minis are incapable of writing tape records that aren't a multiple of 3 bytes in length? The reason I ask is that the VOL HDR, etc. records all seem to be 81 bytes in length. All other records on the tape are also a multiple of 3 bytes long. Anyone remember anything like this? The Bitsavers documents are of no help as far as I can determine. --Chuck
