Document revision date: 30 March 2001

## OpenVMS I/O User's Reference Manual

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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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