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- MAGTAPE (2.x/3.x Only) (Located in C:)
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- NAME
- MAGTAPE [DEVICE devicename] [UNIT unitname] [RET or
- RETENSION] [REW or REWIND] [SKIP numfiles]
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- SYNOPSIS
- MAGTAPE was added in 2.x to specifically control the
- A3070 tape backup unit. Computer tape drives are
- sequential. In other words, All computer tape drives,
- like video or audio tapes, must be manually "fast
- forward" or "rewind" to get to a particular file.
- Random-access devices such as floppy drives, harddrives,
- CDRoms, etc directly acess the information.
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- KEYWORDS
- DEVICE devicename
- The devicename of unit to manipulate.
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- UNIT unitname
- By default, MAGTAPE accesses SCSI unit four and
- utilizes the Commodore scsi.device. This is used because
- it is the factory defaults of the A3070. To change the
- SCSI unit number of the tape drive, or use a controlling
- device other than the scsi.device, you must specify both
- the device name of the SCSI controller (eg gvpscsi.device)
- as well as the unit number of the tape drive using both the
- DEVICE and UNIT keywords. There are usually dip switches
- in your unit that can be changed to correspond to any unit
- number you like. If you are unsure of the SCSI device driver
- your unit uses, then you should call the manufacturer. All
- SCSI drivers end in the extension: .device.
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- RET or RETENSION
- This re-tensions the tape by fast-forwarding to the end
- then rewinding it.
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- REW or REWIND
- Runs the tape to the beginning.
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- SKIP numfiles
- Unit will run forward past a given number of files.
- The variable 'numfiles' tells how many files to skip.
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- EXAMPLE
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- 1. To rewind a scsi tapedrive attached to a GVP
- controller whose unit number is set to two:
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- MAGTAPE DEVICE gvpscsi.device UNIT 2 REW
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