Randy, To be pedantic, it never was ASCII it was EBCDIC. I would use the VTAPUTILS from:-
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vtapeutils/ to convert it to".sws" format and then read it on Hercules in an OS of choice. Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Randy > Dawson via cctalk > Sent: 11 July 2017 23:31 > To: Chuck Guzis <ccl...@sydex.com>; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off- > Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: IBM Scientific Subroutine Package (was Re: SIMH .tap file 7 track?) > > Hi Chuck, > > > Maybe you can answer a related question to the conversion of IBM 360 .tap > files. > > > I see the IBM FORTRAN Scientific Subroutine Package on Bitsavers in .tap > format: > > > http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/bits/IBM/360/360A_CM- > 03X_Scientific_Subr_Pkg.zip > > > How do I read/convert this back into the ASCII files? > > > Thanks, > > > Randy > > > ________________________________ > From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of Chuck Guzis via > cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:10 PM > To: CCtalk > Subject: SIMH .tap file 7 track? > > This is one that I haven't seen addressed. > > If I'm reading a 7-track tape and writing a SIMH .tap file, what's the custom? > 6 bits per 8-bit byte, right-justified (i.e. 2 high bits zero-filled)? > > Just wondering if there's a convention established for this. > > --Chuck
