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1.1     ! root        1: .pa 1
        !             2: .he 'TM (IV)'6/12/72'TM (IV)'
        !             3: .ti 0
        !             4: NAME           tm -- TM-11/TU-10 magtape interface
        !             5: .sp
        !             6: .ti 0
        !             7: DESCRIPTION    mt?___
        !             8: is the DEC TU10/TM11 magtape.
        !             9: When opened for reading or writing,
        !            10: the magtape is rewound.
        !            11: A tape consists of a
        !            12: series of 512 byte records terminated by an
        !            13: end-of-file.
        !            14: Reading less than 512 bytes
        !            15: causes the rest of a record to be ignored.
        !            16: Writing less than a record causes
        !            17: null padding to 512 bytes.
        !            18: When the magtape is closed
        !            19: after writing,
        !            20: an end-of-file is written.
        !            21: .sp
        !            22: Seek has no effect on the magtape.
        !            23: The magtape can only be opened once at
        !            24: any instant.
        !            25: .sp
        !            26: .ti 0
        !            27: FILES          /dev/mt0        selected drive 0
        !            28: .sp
        !            29: .ti 0
        !            30: SEE ALSO       mt(I)
        !            31: .sp
        !            32: .ti 0
        !            33: BUGS           Seek
        !            34: should work on the magtape.
        !            35: Also, a provision of having the tape open for
        !            36: reading and writing should exist.
        !            37: A multi-file and multi-reel facility should
        !            38: be incorporated.

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