[Info-vax] RMS internals?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <08SdnQzp4dLrQx3XnZ2dnUVZ_o2dnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
> 
> The only format that is close to being universal is fixed length 80 byte 
> records.  Many systems can block and/or deblock those fixed length records.

   Once upon a time I was told that the "universal" format was 800 BPI
   9-tracks written in unblocked 80 byte EBCDIC records.

   Fortunately, when we got our second 11/780 some nice DECcie gave us
   a program to translate to/from EBCDIC while moving files to/from
   tape.

   But the only 9-tracks drives know I can find are out of commision, in
   the basement of a friend who would like to find parts for them.