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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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