Document revision date: 19 July 1999

Chapter 3
3	Magnetic Tape Drivers
3.1	Magnetic Tape Controllers and Drives
3.1.1	TM03 Magnetic Tape Controller (VAX Only)
3.1.2	TS11 Magnetic Tape Controller (VAX Only)
3.1.3	TM78 and TM79 Magnetic Tape Controllers (VAX Only)
3.1.4	TU80 Magnetic Tape Subsystem (VAX Only)
3.1.5	TA81 Magnetic Tape Subsystem
3.1.6	TU81 Magnetic Tape Subsystem (VAX Only)
3.1.7	TU81-Plus Magnetic Tape Subsystem (VAX Only)
3.1.8	TA90 Magnetic Tape Subsystem
3.1.9	RV20 Write-Once Optical Drive (VAX Only)
3.1.10	TK50 Cartridge Tape System (VAX Only)
3.1.11	TK70 Cartridge Tape System (VAX Only)
3.1.12	TZ30 Cartridge Tape System
3.1.13	Read and Write Compatibility Between Cartridge Tape Systems
3.2	Driver Features
3.2.1	Dual-Path HSC Tape Drives
3.2.2	Dynamic Failover and Mount Verification
3.2.3	Tape Caching
3.2.4	Master Adapters and Slave Formatters
3.2.5	Data Check
3.2.6	Error Recovery
3.2.7	Streaming Tape Systems
3.3	Magnetic Tape Driver Device Information
3.4	Magnetic Tape Function Codes
3.4.1	Read
3.4.2	Write
3.4.3	Rewind
3.4.4	Skip File
3.4.5	Skip Record
3.4.5.1	Logical End-of-Volume (EOV) Detection
3.4.6	Write End-of-File
3.4.7	Rewind Offline
3.4.8	Unload
3.4.9	Sense Tape Mode
3.4.10	Set Mode
3.4.11	Multiple Tape Density Support (Alpha Only)
3.4.12	Data Security Erase
3.4.13	Modify
3.4.14	Pack Acknowledge
3.4.15	Available
3.4.16	Flush
3.5	I/O Status Block
3.6	Magnetic Tape Driver Programming Examples
Chapter 4
4	Mailbox Driver
4.1	Mailbox Operations
4.1.1	Creating Mailboxes
4.1.2	Deleting Mailboxes
4.1.3	Mailbox Message Format
4.1.4	Mailbox Protection
4.2	Mailbox Driver Device Information
4.3	Mailbox Function Codes
4.3.1	Read
4.3.2	Write
4.3.3	Write End-of-File Message
4.3.4	Set Attention AST
4.3.5	Wait for Writer/Reader
4.3.6	Set Protection
4.3.7	Get Mailbox Information
4.4	I/O Status Block
4.5	Mailbox Driver Programming Examples
Chapter 5
5	Terminal Driver
5.1	Supported Terminal Devices
5.2	Terminal Driver Features
5.2.1	Input Processing
5.2.1.1	Command-Line Editing and Command Recall
5.2.1.2	Control Characters and Special Keys
5.2.1.3	Read Verify
5.2.1.4	Escape and Control Sequences
5.2.1.5	Type-Ahead Feature
5.2.1.6	Line Terminators
5.2.1.7	Special Operating Modes
5.2.2	Output Processing
5.2.2.1	Duplex Modes
5.2.2.2	Formatting of Output
5.2.2.3	SET HOST Facility and Output Buffering
5.2.3	Dialup Support
5.2.3.1	Modem Signal Control
5.2.3.2	Hangup on Logging Out
5.2.3.3	Preservation of a Process Across Hangups
5.2.4	Terminal/Mailbox Interaction
5.2.5	Autobaud Detection
5.2.6	Out-of-Band Control Character Handling
5.3	Terminal Driver Device Information
5.3.1	Terminal Characteristics Categories
5.4	Terminal Function Codes
5.4.1	Read
5.4.1.1	Function Modifier Codes for Read QIO Functions
5.4.1.2	Read Function Terminators
5.4.1.3	Itemlist Read Operations
5.4.1.4	Read Verify Function
5.4.2	Write
5.4.2.1	Function Modifier Codes for Write QIO Functions
5.4.2.2	Write Function Carriage Control
5.4.3	Set Mode
5.4.3.1	Hangup Function Modifier
5.4.3.2	Enable Ctrl/C AST and Enable Ctrl/Y AST Function Modifiers
5.4.3.3	Set Modem Function Modifier
5.4.3.4	Loopback Function Modifier
5.4.3.5	Enable Out-of-Band AST Function Modifier
5.4.3.6	Broadcast Function Modifier
5.4.4	LAT Port Driver QIO Interface
5.4.4.1	LAT Port Types
5.4.4.2	LAT Port Driver Functions
5.4.4.3	Creating and Configuring LAT Entities
5.4.4.4	Obtaining Information About LAT Entities
5.4.4.5	Programming Application Ports
5.4.4.6	Programming Application Services and Dedicated Ports
5.4.4.7	Programming Forward Ports
5.4.4.8	Queue Change Notification (Alpha Only)
5.4.4.9	Hangup Notification
5.4.5	Sense Mode and Sense Characteristics
5.4.5.1	Type-ahead Count Function Modifier
5.4.5.2	Read Modem Function Modifier
5.4.5.3	Broadcast Function Modifier
5.5	I/O Status Block
5.6	Terminal Driver Programming Examples

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