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January 1999
600P86176
Xerox Laser Printing Systems
Tape formats
manual
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Notice
Laser safety
This manual describes the characteristics of various tape formats
which can be processed by Xerox laser printing systems Operating
System Software (OSS). Printer carriage control conventions are
also included. The information is organized into chapters by vendor.
WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments, or performances other
than specified herein, may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Xerox laser printing systems are certified to comply with laser
performance standards set by the U.S. Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare as Class 1 laser products. This is a class of
laser products that does not emit hazardous radiation. This is
possible only because the laser beam is totally enclosed during all
modes of customer operation.
When performing operator functions, laser warning labels may be
visible. These labels are to alert and remind the service
representative and are placed on or near panels or shields which
require a tool for removal. THE PANELS TO WHICH THESE
LABELS ARE FIXED OR NEAR ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED BY
ANYONE OTHER THAN A XEROX SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.
This label is located inside the left door, on the machine frame just
above the directions for clearing a jam in area 4.
XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL iii
Operation safety
Your Xerox equipment and supplies have been designed and tested
to meet strict safety requirements. These include safety agency
examination and approval, and compliance with established
environmental standards. Attention to the following notes will ensure
the continued safe operation of your equipment.
Always connect equipment to a properly grounded power source
receptacle. If in doubt, have the receptacle checked by a qualified
electrician.
Warning: WARNING: Improper connection of the equipment
!
grounding conductor can result in electrical shock.
!!
Always place equipment on a solid support surface with adequate
strength for the weight of the machine.
Always use materials and supplies specifically designed for your
Xerox equipment. Use of unsuitable materials may result in poor
performance and can possibly create a hazardous situation.
Never move or relocate either the printer or the system controller
without first contacting Xerox for approval.
Never use a ground adapter plug to connect equipment to a power
source receptacle that lacks a ground connection terminal.
Never attempt any maintenance function that is not specifically
described in your operator guide.
Never remove any covers or guards that are fastened with screws.
There are no operator-serviceable areas within these covers.
Never override or “cheat” electrical or mechanical interlock devices.
Never use supplies or cleaning materials for other than their intended
purposes. Keep all materials out of the reach of children.
Never operate the equipment if unusual noises or odors are noticed.
Disconnect the power cord from the power source receptacle and call
Xerox service to correct the problem.
If you need any additional safety information concerning the
equipment or materials Xerox supplies, call Xerox Product Safety at
the following toll-free number:
1-800-828-6571
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Notice iii
Laser safety iii
Operation safety iv
Related publications v
1. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) labeled tapes 1-1
Tape marks 1-1
Labels 1-1
ANSI labeled tape structures 1-2
VOL1 label 1-7
HDR1, EOV1, EOF1 labels 1-8
HDR2, EOV2, EOF2 labels 1-10
HDR3-9, EOV3-9, EOF3-9 labels 1-11
UVL, UHL, UTL labels 1-11
Block sequence indi cator 1-11
Printer carriage control conventions 1-12
ANSI tape JSL sample 1-13
2. IBM OS/360 and DOS/360 standard labeled tapes 2-1
IBM labeled tapes 2-1
OS/360 ANSI labeled tapes 2-1
IBM standard labeled tapes 2-1
VOL1 label 2-5
VOL2 through VOL8 labels 2-5
HDR1, EOV1, EOF1 labels 2-6
HDR2, EOV2, EOF2 labels 2-7
UHL1-8, UTL1-8 labels 2-9
Printer carr iage control conventions 2-9
IBM OS and DOS tape JSL sample 2-11
3. IBM DOS/360 GRASP tape organization 3-1
Record format 3-1
Identification segment 3-2
Data records 3-2
Line-up records 3-2
Physical record size 3-2
Sample data block 3-3
GRASP carriage co ntrol co nventi ons 3-3
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GRASP intersper se d block tapes 3-4
POWER and GRASP tapes 3-5
4. IBM DOS/360 POWER II tape organization 4-1
Tape formats 4-1
Block version chara cteri s tic s (4 .0, 4.1, 4.2) 4-1
Version 4.1 4-2
Version 4.2 4-2
Tape format examples 4-3
POWER and GRASP tape JSL sample 4-4
5. IBM POWER/VS and POWER/VSE tape organization 5-1
Tape formats 5-1
File formats 5-1
Data formats 5-2
POWER and GRASP tape JSL sample 5-5
6. UNIVAC Series 70 (US70) magnetic tape organization 6-1
Labeled tapes 6-1
Label groups and sets 6-1
Header label group 6-1
Header label sets 6-2
Volume label 6-2
File header label 6-2
User header label 6-4
Trailer l abels 6-4
Trailer label sets 6-5
File trailer labels 6-5
User trailer label 6-6
Tape configurations 6-6
Unlabeled tapes 6-7
Tape marks 6-8
Labeled tapes 6-8
Unlabeled tapes 6-8
Data formats 6-9
US70 labeled and unlabeled tape formats 6-9
Alternate device tapes 6-9
Tape organization 6-9
Carriage control byte 6-10
COBOL print tapes 6-10
Format 1 6-10
Format 2 6-11
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Format 3 6-11
Format 4 6-11
US70 printer control conventions 6-11
Printer control byte 6-12
Printer carriage control tape 6-13
UNIVAC tape JSL sample 6-14
7. Xerox ANSI standard labeled tapes and unlabeled tapes 7-1
Xerox labeled tapes 7-1
Control Program-Five (CP-V) and ANSI labeled tapes 7-1
Unlabeled tapes 7-1
Nonstandard labels 7-2
Carriage control conventions 7-3
Xerox tape JSL sample 7-6
8. Medium Burroughs system tapes 8-1
Record format 8-1
Label types 8-2
Tape configurations 8-3
Carriage control conventions 8-3
Burroughs tape JSL sample 8-5
9. Large Burroughs system tapes 9-1
Burroughs labeled tapes 9-1
Record format 9-1
Line-up records 9-2
Carriage control 9-3
Character set 9-4
Burroughs tape JSL sample 9-4
10. Honeywell tapes 10-1
4 x 3 packed 6-bit character format 10-1
Honeywell 200/2000 tape formats 10-3
Honeywell 200/2000 data formats 10-8
Bannered data format 10-8
Variable len g th re cord format 10-8
Fixed length record format 10-9
System print tape data format 10-10
Honeywell 200/2000 carria ge control 10-10
Honeywell 600/6000 tape formats 10-12
Honeywell 600/6000 data formats 10-16
Variable length record format, Honeywell 6000 standard system tapes
10-16
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Data format with embedded control characters, normal edit mode (4
x 3 packed BCD) 10-17
Single control characters 10-18
Paired control characters 10-18
Data format with embedded control characters, normal edit mode (9
x 8 packed ASCII) 10-19
Single control characters 10-19
Paired control characters 10-20
Carriage control (Honeywell 600/6000) 10-21
Honeywell 2000 and 6000 tape JSL samples 10-23
11. Univac SDF tape format 11-1
Univac ASCII character set 11-1
Control records 11-4
Print image control record 11-8
Heading string “H” 11-8
Setup string “S” 11-9
Margin string “M” 11-9
Line string “L” 11-9
Data records 11-10
Appropriate JSL coding for Univac tapes 11-11
12. IBM OS Writer tape organization 12-1
OS Writer report tape format 12-1
Job Descriptor Library (JDL) specification 12-2
Sample report creation under an OS Writer 12-2
Procedure 12-3
Steps to creating an OS Writer tape 12-4
WRITER tape JSL sample 12-5
13. NCR tapes 13-1
Carriage control conventions 13-1
Printer control block codes 13-2
Function code (F) 13-2
Graphics code (G) 13-3
Selective print character (P) 13-3
Space code (S) 13-3
14. Undefined tapes 14-1
File format 14-1
Data format 14-2
Undefined tape JSL sample 14-3
15. DEC PDP-11 tapes 15-1
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Tape formats 15-1
File formats 15-1
ANSI labeled tapes 15-3
Data formats 15-3
Data structure characteristics 15-3
Operating system operations 15-4
FONTINDEX 15-4
Control codes 15-4
Points to note 15-5
PDP-11 (RSX) tape JSL sample 15-7
16. ICL 2900 VME/B tape format 16-1
Tape formats 16-1
Data block formats 16-1
Carriage control conventions 16-2
Normal format effectors 16-3
Embedded format effectors 16-4
ICL tape JSL sample 16-5
Glossary GLOSSARY-1
Index INDEX-1
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Tape marks
1. 1American National Standards Institute (ANSI) labeled tapes
The American National Standards Institute has defined standard
labeled magnetic tapes in ANSI Standard X3.27—1969. The
structure of these tapes is described in the following sections on tape
marks and labels.
The tape mark is used on ANSI tapes in the following places:
• Following every file header label group
• Preceding and following the end-of-life label group (a double
tape mark follows the last, or only, file on tape)
• Preceding and following the end-of-volume label group (a
double tape mark follows the last volume).
Labels
Used in the manner described above, the tape mark identifies the
boundaries between the data and label groups of a file, and the label
groups in consecutiv e fil es .
Double tape mark A double tape mark (two consecutive tape marks) indicates that no
further data follows on the tape. A double tape mark also occurs
between a header label group and a trailer label group when a file
containing no information (a null file) is written. This null file double
tape mark is formed by the tape mark following the file header label
group and the one preceding the end-of-file label group.
There are two general classes of labels for ANSI tapes: operating
system labels and user labels. Operating system labels are
generated and processed by the operating system. User labels are
generated and processed by user programs.
Four types of labels Within these general classes, there are four types of labels, each 80
characters long. They are beginning-of-volume, beginning-of-file,
end-of-volume, and end-of-file. The names of the various classes
and types of labels are defined in table 1-1.
Note: In user labels, the letter ’a’ refers to any of the graphic
characters defined in ANSI Standard X3.4-1968.
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Table 1-1.ANSI labels
Type Operating system labels User labels
Beginning-of-volume VOL1 (required (Additional VOL labels
prohibited)
Beginning-of-file HDR1 (required) HDR2 to HDR9
(optional)
End-of-volume EOV1 (required) EVO2 to EOV9
(optional)
End-of-file EOF1 (required) EOF2 to EOF9
(optional)
The beginning-of-volume label identifies the volume and its owner
and is ofte n referred to as a volum e label. Ot her label s are calle d “file
labels” and are either header labels (if they precede the file) or trailer
labels (if they follow the file).
The Xerox/OSS can process four tape configurations:
• Single file, single volume
• Single file, multiple volume
• Multiple file, single volume
• Multiple file, multiple volume.
ANSI labeled tape structures
UVL1 to UVL9 (optional)
UHLa (optional; unlimited number
allowed)
UTLa (optional; unlimited number
allowed)
UTLa (optional; unlimited number
allowed)
The locations of the types and classes of labels in these
configurations are shown in figures 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3. Figure 1-1
shows ANSI labeled tape structure when no optional labels are used.
Figure 1-2 shows ANSI labeled tape structures with end-of-file (EOF)
and end-of-volume (EOV) marks coinciding.
• In general, the pattern shown in option 1, figure 1-2, occurs
when the end-of-tape reflective strip is reached while writing the
last block of a file. Usually, the operating system does not yet
know that this is the last block, and the EOV label group is
recorded at this time.
• On the other hand, the pattern shown in option 2, figure 1-2,
occurs when the reflective strip is reached after the EOF label
group has been started.
• The pattern shown in option 3, figure 1-2, permits the initiation
of any file within a file set at the beginning of a volume. When
this configuration is used, the block count (field 12) of the endof-volume label is undefined. File sets are not terminated by an
end-of-volume label group.
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Structures with optional labels Figure 1-3 shows ANSI labeled tape structure when optional labels
are used. Optional operating system and user labels are used to
structure files, as follows, without otherwise modifying the
relationship between the required labels and files.
• Optional operating system labels of a given type follow a
required label of the same type.
• User labels of a given type directly follow a consecutive group of
operating system labels of the same type. When no optional
operating system labels are used in the label group, the user
labels directly follow a required label of the same type.
• There are no tape marks within a group of labels.
• Every label is completed on the volume where the first label of a
group was reached.
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Figure 1-1. ANSI labeled tape structure
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Figure 1-2. ANSI labeled tape structure-assuming coincident
end-of-life and end-of-volume where a continuation
volume exists
* If end-of-volume and end-of-file coincide, the labeling configuration is
as shown above. The letters (A) and (B) indicate to which file the
labels belong. These tapes assume no optional operating system or
user labels are used
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Figure 1-3. ANSI label groups with optional labels
* For the first file on a volume, HDR1 immediately follows the last
volume label without an intervening tape mark.
Note:
1. The letter “a” refers to any of the graphic characters defined in
the ANSI Standard X3.4—1968.
2. The letter “n” refers to a number 2 through 9.
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VOL1 label
The VOL1 label must appear as the first block on every ANSI labeled
tape and in no other position. It provides the identification for a
particular reel of tape. No other label is permitted whose identifier
(first three characters) is VOL. The VOL1 label is described in table
1-2.
Table 1-2.VOL1 label (ANSI tapes)
Character
Name
Label identifier 1-3 1 This is the 3-character identifier VOL.
Label number 4 2 This is the number 1.
Volume serial —number 5-10 3 This is a 6-character code assigned by the owner to
Accessibility 11 4 This is an access code. Any of the characters
position(s) Field Description
identify this reel (physical volume) of tape. These
characters must be those defined in ANSI Standard
X3.27—1969 as “a” characters.
specified for the volume serial number may be used.
A space means unlimited access; any other character
means special handling.
Reserved 12-31 5 Spaces.
Reserved 32-37 Spaces.
Owner identification 38-51 8 This is an owner identification code composed of
characters defined in ANSI Standard X3.27—1969 as
“a” characters.
Reserved 52-79 8 Spaces.
Label standard level 80 9 This is a standard level code. A number 1 indicates
that the labels and data formats on this volume
conform to ANSI Standard X3.27—1969. A space
indicates that they do not.
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HDR1, EOV1, EOF1 labels
Note: The formats and contents of these labels are identical except
for the block count. The formats are shown in table 1-3.
Table 1-3.HDR1, EOV1, and EOF1 labels (ANSI) tapes
Character
Name
Label identifier 1-3 1 This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF.
Label number 4 2 This is the number 1.
File identifier 5-21 3 This may be made up of any of the characters defined
Set identification 22-27 4 This identifies the set of files to which this belongs and
File section number* 28-31 5 This number is 0001 for the first header label of each
position(s)
Field Description
in the ANSI Standard X3.27—1969 as “a” characters.
may be any of the characters defined in the ANSI
Standard X3.27—1969 as “a” characters. The
identification is the same for all files of a multi-file set.
file. This applies to the first or only file on a volume
and to subsequent files on a multi-file volume. The
field is incremented by 1 on each subsequent volume
of the file.
File sequence number 32-35 6 This is a 4-digit numeric field that specifies the
sequence number of files within the volume or set of
volumes. Within all the labels for a given file, this field
contains the same number.
Generation number (optional) 36-39 7 This is a 4-digit numeric field that specifies the
sequence number of files within the volume or set of
volumes. Within all the labels for a given file, this field
contains the same number.
Generation version (optional) 40-41 8 This is a 2-digit numeric field that specifies successive
iterations of the same generation. The generation
version number of the first attempt to produce a file is
00.
Creation date 42-47 9 This consists of a space, followed by two numeric
digits for the year, followed by three numeric digits for
the day (001 to 365) within the year.
Expiration date 48-53 10 This field has the same format as field nine. An
“expired” file is one in which today's date is equa l to,
or later than, the date given in this field. If this
condition is satisfied, the remainder of this volume
may be overwritten. To be effective on multi-file
volumes, the expiration date of a file must be less
than or equal to the previous “expire from” date of all
previous files on the volume.
* Fields 3, 5, and 12 are used by the operating system.
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Table 1-3.HDR1, EOV1, and EOF1 labels (ANSI) tapes (continued)
Character
Name
position(s)
Field Description
Accessibility 54 11 This indicates any restriction on who may have
access to information in this file and may be any one
of the characters defined in the ANSI Standard
X3.27—1969 as “a” characters. A space indicates
unlimited access; any other character indicates
special handling.
Block count* 55-60 12 For HDR1, this field contains zeros. For EOV1 and
EOF1, it is a 6-digit numeric field specifying the
number of data blocks (exclusive of labels and tape
marks) since the preceding HDR group.
System code (optional) 61-73 13 This is a 13-character field specifying the operating
system that recorded this file. Any of the characters
defined in ANSI Standard X3.27—1969 as “a”
characters may be used
Reserved 74-80 14 Spaces
* Fields 3, 5, and 12 are used by the operating system.
The HDR1 label is required for all files and for continuation of files on
succeeding reels. It identifies the file and contains operating system
information that relates to the file.
The EOV1 label is required following the last data block on a tape
when the file or file set is continued on a succeeding tape. It is
separated from the last data block by the tape mark that must
precede every end-of-volume label group.
The EOF1 label is required following the last data block of every file.
It is separated from the last data block by the tape mark that must
precede every end-of-file group.
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HDR2, EOV2, EOF2 labels
These labels are optional. EOF2 and EOV2 may be formatted
differently by different operating systems.
The HDR2 label is optional but is provided automatically by some
operating systems. When used, it must directly follow HDR1. HDR2
generally provides data relating to the physical parameters of the
recorded file, including record format, record length, and block
length. Table 1-4 describes the format of HDR2 labels.
Table 1-4.HDR2, EOV2, and EOF2 labels (ANSI tapes)
Character
Name
Label identifier 1-3 1 This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF.
Label number 4 2 This is the number 2.
Record format* 5 3 F = fixed length.
position(s)
Field Description
D = variable length with the number of characters in
the record specified in decimal.
U = undefined length.
Block length* 6-10 4 This specifies the maximum number of characters per
block and is a 5-digit numeric field.
For Burroughs large systems ANSI format, this field
represents Burroughs' words (6 characters per word)
rather than a character count.
Record length* 11-15 5 This specifies record length if record format is F,
maximum record length including any count fields if
record format is D or V, or undefined if record format
is undefined. Record length is a 5-digit numeric field.
Reserved for operating
systems
Block attribute*
(IBM only)
16-49 6 This field may have any of the characters defined in
the ANSI Standard X3.27—1969 as “a” characters.
50 7 In the HDR2 label for IBM labels only, this field is the
block attribute.
Buffer offset* 51-52 8 This is a 2-digit numeric field specifying the character
length of any additional field inserted before a data
block (e.g., block length). This length is included in
block length (field 4).
Reserved 53-80 9 Spaces
* Fields 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 are used by the operating system.
The EOV2 label is optional and is provided automatically by some
operating systems. When used, it must directly follow EOV1. In some
operating systems, EOV2 is identical to HDR2. Table 1-4 describes
the format of these labels. In other operating systems, EOV2 has the
format described in table 1-5. (Refer to next section.)
The EOF2 label is optional but is provided automatically by some
operating systems. When used, it must follow EOF1 directly. In some
operating systems, EOF2 is identical to HDR2. Table 1-4 describes
the format of these labels. In other operating systems, EOF2 has the
format described in table 1-5. (Refer to next section.)
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HDR3-9, EOV3-9, EOF3-9 labels
These operating system labels are optional. The formats of the labels
are shown in table 1-5.
Table 1-5.HDR3-9, EOV3-9, EOF3-9 labels
Character
Name
Label identifier 1-3 1 This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF.
Label number 4 2 This is a 1-digit number from 3 to 9.
Operating system option 5-80 3 This field may have any of the characters defined as
*In some operating systems, EOF2 and EOV2 may use this format.
position(s) Field Description
“a” characters in ANSI Standard X3.37—1969.
UVL, UHL, UTL labels
These are optional user labels. Their format is described in table 1-6.
Table 1-6.UVL, UHL, and UTL labels (ANSI tapes)
Character
Name
Label identifier 1-3 1 This is the 3-character identifier UVL, UHL, or UTL.
Label name 4 2 For UVL, this may be a number from 1 to 9. For UHL
User option 5-80 3 This may be any character defined in ANSI Standard
position(s)
Field Description
and UTL, this may be any of the characters defined in
ANSI Standard X3.27-1969 as “a” characters.
X3.27-1969 as “a” characters.
Block sequence indicator
Tapes recorded with the optional block sequence indicator referred
to by the appendix of the ANSI Standard X3.27—1969 cannot be
printed.
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Printer carriage control conventions
The ANSI control characters for IBM tapes are shown in table 1-7.
Table 1-7.ANSI control characters for IBM tapes
Hexadecimal control characters
USASCII GRAPHIC USASCII TAPES EBCDIC TAPES Control function
blank 20 40 Space one line before printing.
0 30 F0 Space two lines before
- 2D 60 Space three lines before
+ 2B 4E Suppress space before
1 31 F1 Skip to channel 1 and print.
2 32 F2 Skip to channel 2 and print.
3 33 F3 Skip to channel 3 and print.
printing.
printing.
printing.*
4 34 F4 Skip to channel 4 and print.
5 35 F5 Skip to channel 5 and print.
6 36 F6 Skip to channel 6 and print.
7 37 F7 Skip to channel 7 and print.
8 38 F8 Skip to channel 8 and print.
9 39 F9 Skip to channel 9 and print.
A 40 C1 Skip to channel 10 and print.
B 42 C2 Skip to channel 11 and print.
C 43 C3 Skip to channel 12 and print.
*A record with a write-type control character immediately followed by a record with the
“Write (no space)” control character will be processed according to the job descriptor entry
option selected for overprint handling.
The processing parameters for ANSI carriage control are as follows.
ANSI
INITIAL BOF
DEFAULT (OVR,SP1P)
ADVTAPE YES
MASK X’FF’
ASSIGN See values in table 1-7
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ANSI tape JSL sample
Figure 1-4. JSL sample for IBM OS, DOS, ANSI, WRITER tapes.
IBMRCA:JDL; 000010
/* */ 000020
/* SYSTEM TO PRINT IBM OS STANDARD AND DOS STANDARD */ 000030
/* LABELED TAPES, IBM ANSI LABELED TAPES, IBM OS */ 000040
/* WRITER TAPES, AND US70 (RCA) LABELED TAPES. */ 000050
/* */ 000060
V1: VFU ASSIGN=(1,5), ASSIGN=(2,10), ASSIGN=(3,15), 000070
ASSIGN=(4,20), ASSIGN=(5,25), ASSIGN=(6,30), 000080
ASSIGN=(7,35), ASSIGN=(8,40), ASSIGN=(9,45), 000090
ASSIGN=(10,50), ASSIGN=(11,55), ASSIGN=(12,60), 000100
TOF=5, BOF=66; 000110
/* */ 000120
/* VFU FOR OS WRITER WITH CHANNEL 9 ASSIGNED TO LINE 66 */ 000130
/* */ 000140
WR: VFU ASSIGN=(1,5), ASSIGN=(2,10), ASSIGN=(3,15), 000150
ASSIGN=(4,20), ASSIGN=(5,25), ASSIGN=(6,30), 000160
ASSIGN=(7,35), ASSIGN=(8,40), ASSIGN=(10,45), 000170
ASSIGN=(11,50), ASSIGN=(12,60), ASSIGN=(9,66), 000180
TOF=5, BOF=66; 000190
/* */ 000200
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC, PLABEL=YES; 000210
LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=ANSI, PCC=(0,NOTRAN), 000220
OVERPRINT=(MERGE,NODISP), VFU=V1; 000230
ACCT USER=(BIN,TRAY); 000240
/* */ 000250
/* CATALOG FOR OS VARIABLE BLOCKED TAPES */ 000260
/* */ 000270
OSVB:CATALOG; 000280
BLOCK LENGTH=2660, PREAMBLE=4, LTHFLD=2, FORMAT=BIN; 000290
RECORD LENGTH=136, PREAMBLE=4, STRUCTURE=VB, 000300
LTHFLD=2, OFFSET=0, FORMAT=BIN; 000310
/* */ 000320
/* CATALOG FOR OS WRITER TAPES */ 000330
/* */ 000340
OS:CATALOG; 000350
VOLUME HOST=OSWTR, OSCHN=9, OSTLP=0, OSHDP=1, 000360
PLABEL=YES; 000370
BLOCK LENGTH=2400, PREAMBLE=4, LTHFLD=2, FORMAT=BIN; 000380
RECORD LENGTH=136, PREAMBLE=4, STRUCTURE=VB, 000390
LTHFLD=2, FORMAT=BIN; 000400
LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=ANSI, PCC=(0,NOTRAN), 000410
OVERPRINT=(MERGE,NODISP), VFU=WR; 000420
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/* */ 000430
/* CATALOG FOR UNIVAC SERIES 70 */ 000440
/* (FORMERLY RCA) */ 000450
/* */ 000460
US:CATALOG; 000470
VOLUME HOST=US70, LABEL=STANDARD, PLABEL=YES; 000480
BLOCK LENGTH=1330, PREAMBLE=0; 000490
RECORD LENGTH=133, STRUCTURE=FB; 000500
LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=US70, PCC=(0,NOTRAN), 000510
OVERPRINT=(MERGE,NODISP), VFU=V1; 000520
/* */ 000530
/* IBM OS/DOS STANDARD LABELED TAPES */ 000540
/* ------------------------------------------- */ 000550
/* */ 000560
/* THE FOLLOWING JDES PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR IBM OS STANDARD */ 000570
/* AND IBM DOS STANDARD LABELED TAPES */ 000580
/* */ 000590
/* CHARACTERISTICS JOB */ 000600
/* --------------- -------- */ 000610
/* */ 000620
/* OS STANDARD LABELS, 1403 PCC 1 */ 000630
/* OS STANDARD LABELS, ANSI PCC 2 */ 000640
/* OS STANDARD LABELS, 1401 PCC 3 */ 000650
/* OS STANDARD LABELS, NO PCC 4 */ 000660
/* DOS STANDARD LABELS, 1403 PCC 5 */ 000670
/* DOS STANDARD LABELS, ANSI PCC 6 */ 000680
/* DOS STANDARD LABELS, 1401 PCC 7 */ 000690
/* DOS STANDARD LABELS, NO PCC 8 */ 000700
/* */ 000710
1:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); 000720
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000730
LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1403; 000740
2:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); 000750
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000760
LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 000770
3:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); 000780
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000790
LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1401; 000800
4:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); 000810
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000820
LINE PCCTYPE=NONE; 000830
5:JOB; 000840
VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000850
LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1403; 000860
6:JOB; 000870
VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000880
LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 000890
7:JOB; 000900
VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS,LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000910
LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1401; 000920
8:JOB; 000930
VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000940
LINE PCCTYPE=NONE; 000950
/* */ 001100
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/* */ 000960
/* IBM ANSI LABELED AND OS WRITER TAPES */ 000970
/* ---------------------------------------------- */ 000980
/* */ 000990
/* THE FOLLOWING JDES PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR IBM ANSI LABELED */ 001000
/* TAPES AND OS WRITER TAPES. */ 001010
/* */ 001020
/* CHARACTERISTICS JOB */ 001030
/* --------------- -------- */ 001040
/* */ 001050
/* ANSI LABELS, ASCII CODE, ANSI PCC 21 */ 001060
/* ANSI LABELS, ASCII CODE, NO PCC 22 */ 001070
/* OS WRITER, ANSI PCC 23 */ 001080
/* OS WRITER, 1403 PCC 24 */ 001090
21:JOB; 001110
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=ANSI, CODE=ASCII, LCODE=ASCII; 001120
LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 001130
22:JOB; 001140
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=ANSI, CODE=ASCII, LCODE=ASCII; 001150
LINE PCCTYPE=NONE; 001160
23:JOB INCLUDE=(OS); 001170
VOLUME HOST=OSWTR; 001180
LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 001190
24:JOB INCLUDE=(OS); 001200
VOLUME HOST=OSWTR; 001210
LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1403; 001220
/* */ 001230
/* US70 (RCA) STANDARD LABELED TAPES */ 001240
/* ------------------------------------------- */ 001250
/* */ 001260
/* JDES 41 AND 42 PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR US70 (FORMERLY RCA) */ 001270
/* STANDARD LABELED TAPES. */ 001280
/* */ 001290
41:JOB INCLUDE=(US); 001300
VOLUME HOST=US70, LABEL=STANDARD; 001310
END;END; 001320
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IBM labeled tapes
2. 2IBM OS/360 and DOS/360 standard labeled tapes
This chapter describes the standard labeled tapes for the IBM OS/
360 and DOS/360.
The Xerox/OSS accepts any of the following IBM 360 9-track tapes:
• ANSI labeled tapes created under OS/360
• OS/360 standard labeled tapes
• DOS/360 standard labeled tapes
• Nonstandard unlabeled tapes whose data files conform to the
record format, blocking factor, and carriage control
requirements as described within this section.
OS/360 ANSI labeled tapes
IBM standard labeled tapes
Type OS/360 DOS/360 User (optional)
Beginning-of-volume VOL1 VOL1 OS: None permitted
ANSI labeled tapes created under OS/360 conform to ANSI Standard
X3.27—1969. These tapes always have the HDR2, EOF2, and
EOV2 labels.
The EOF2 and EOV2 labels are always identical to the HDR2 and the
actual count in EOF2 and EOV2. The recording code for both labels
and data files is ASCII.
OS/360 and DOS/360 standard labeled tapes are similar in principle
to ANSI labeled tapes but differ enough in detail to require separate
processing. The labels created by these operating systems and,
optionally, by users, are shown in table 2-1. The location of these
labels in the various tape configurations are illustrated in figures 2-1
and 2-2.
Table 2- 1. IBM OS/360 and DOS/360 tape labels
Class and originator
DOS:VOL2—VOL8.
Beginning-of-file HDR1, HDR2 HDR1 UHL1—UHL8
End-of-volume EOV1, EOV2 EOV1 UTL1—UTL8
End-of-file EOF1, EOF2 EOF1 UTL1—UTL8
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IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES
Table 2-2 shows the principal differences between IBM standard
labeled tape structures and ANS I tape struc tur es.
Figure 2-1. IBM labeled tape structure
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