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IBM 5100 Basic Reference Manual

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Option 4 - Key-Enter
IMF
The key-enter
1M
F option allows service personnel
to
enter an
1M
F from the key-
board. After being entered from
the
keyboard,
the
IMF
is
copied
on
the
tape. It
r:nay
then
be loaded into storage with option 2 (load IMFs).
Option 5 - End
of
Job
Selection
of
this option causes a return
to
the language
in
which your 5100
is
operating. After the completion
of
options 1, 3, and 4,
the
program returns
to
display
all
options. Selection
of
option
5 can then be made.
Option 6 - Tape Recovery
The tape recovery option allows you
to
recover data from a file or files on which
read errors are occurring. The tape recovery program can be used
on
the
following
file types:
Data exchange (file
type
01)
General exchange (file
type
02)
BASIC source (file type 03)
APL internal data (file
type
08)
Tape recovery
will
recover
as
much data
as
possible
in
the file. Some of.the data
in
the
record where
the
read errors occur cannot be recovered. Some
of
the
data
preceding and following
the
record
on
which read errors occur may
not
be recovered.
Tape recovery assumes
that
the
cartridge containing files, which cause read errors,
is
inserted
in
the internal tape unit.
The tape recovery program issues prompts and waits for you
to
respond. Respond
as required
to
the prompts issued by
the
program.
Option 7 - Tape Copy Program
The tape copy option allows you
to
copy the contests (up
to
the
end
of
marked
tape)
of
one cartridge
to
another cartridge. Tape copy can utilitze the auxiliary
tape drive, if available. Tape copy also marks the tape being copied to.
Tape copy also allows you
to
recover most files
that
have bad header records
that
cause an ERROR 007 ddd. During
the
tape copy, if a file
is
encountered
that
has
a bad header record, tape copy issues prompts
to
assist you
in
correcting the bad
header record.
Note:
If
the bad header record occurs after
the
last marked file, enter 255
(hex FF) for the file type when the appropriate prompt
is
issued. File type FF
indicates the next file
to
be marked.
Tape copy issues prompts and waits for you
to
respond
to
each prompt.
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BrandIBM
Model5100
CategoryLaptop
LanguageEnglish

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