User's Manual

HONEYWELL TAPES
XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 10-15
Table 10-10. Standard basic tape label (Honeywell 600/6000
standard system format labeled tapes)
Name
Character
position
Description
Label identifier 1-12 This is a 12-character identifier: GEbb600bBTLb
Installation identification 13-18 This is constant information for a given user installation.
Volume serial number 19-24 This is the serial number of the physical tape reel.
Volume sequence
number*
31-36 This is the number of the reel within a given file.
Creation date 37-42 This is the date the file was created (byyddd where yy = year and
ddd = day).
Expiration date 43-48 This is the number of days the tape is to be retained before it may
be scratched
Expiration date 43-48 This is the number of days the tape is to be retained before it may
be scratched or overwritten (bbbxxx where xxx = days).
File identifier* 49-60 File name.
Reserved 61-78 Unspecified contents.
Reel number error 79-84 Reel number in preceding EOR label is erroneous (always bbbbbb
or PRVERR).
* Used by the operating system.
Table 10-11. Standard EOR, EOF labels (Honeywell 600/6000
standard system format labeled tapes)
Name
Character
position(s)
Description
Label identifier 1-6 This is a 6-character identifier bEORbb or bEOFbb. bEORbb
denotes that the file continues onto another tape reel. bBEOFbb
denotes the end of a completed file.
Block count* 7-12 This is the number of data blocks contained on this reel of this file.
Reserved 13-78 Unspecified contents.
Next volume serial
number
79-84 This is the serial number of the next physical tape reel if the tape
contains an EOR label.
*Used by the operating system.