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- .th PC IV 10/15/73
- .sh NAME
- pc \*- PC-11 paper tape reader/punch
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- .it Ppt
- refers to the PC-11 paper tape reader or punch,
- depending on whether it is read or written.
- .s3
- When
- .it ppt
- is opened for writing, a 100-character leader
- is punched.
- Thereafter each byte written is punched on
- the tape. No editing of the characters
- is performed.
- When the file is closed, a 100-character trailer is punched.
- .s3
- When
- .it ppt
- is opened for reading, the process
- waits until tape is placed in the reader and the reader
- is on-line.
- Then requests to read cause the characters read
- to be passed back to the program, again without
- any editing.
- This means that several null leader characters
- will usually appear at the beginning of the file.
- Likewise several nulls are likely to appear at the end.
- End-of-file is generated when the tape runs out.
- .s3
- Seek calls for this file are meaningless.
- .sh FILES
- /dev/ppt
- .sh BUGS
- If both the reader and the punch are open simultaneously,
- the trailer is sometimes not punched.
- Sometimes the reader goes into a dead state in which it cannot be
- opened.
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