[Info-vax] Copying VMS SaveSet Under Windows

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> wrote:
> Richard B. Gilbert schrieb:
 
>> IBM had its own tape label formats but, at some point OS/360, acquired 
>> the ability to write and interpret ANSI tape labels.
 
> MVS has "Standard Labels", similar to ANSI, but a slightly different
> structure iirc and encoded in EBCDIC of course.
> It could read ANSI, but not write it, afair, at least not some 15 years
> ago.

I don't know about 15 years, but OS/VS2 could write 
them 31 years ago, and readable by VAX/VMS.

I would be surprised if the ability was lost, but I suppose
it is always possible.

-- glen