PAREP project in August 1994

tape archiving project

tape processing

• current status (updated weekly)

• (8/13/94) New classifications defined:
  GSS: gsslist works correctly.
  BCK: backup works correctly.
  SL: file 1 = 80-char records.
  3840: file 1 consists of 3840-char records, except GSS.
  other: none of the above.

• (8/13/94) Further breakdown of SL classification:
  SLPENDING: file 3 = 80-char records and file 4 unknown.
  SL1F: file 3 = 80-char records and file 4 = known EOF.
  SLNOT1F: file 3 not 80-char records, or file 4 known not EOF.
  

• (8/13/94) Merrill created crontab entry to daily put updated tape_by_tape summaries in WWW, and save changed versions.

software development

• (8/5/94) Su modified tartape to look at 4 files instead of 3. "Other" option will be run on all new tapes, and all tapes known to be neither GSS nor BCK.

• (8/12/94) Su modified tartape to archive DUMPTAPE output, and to archive and translate standard label from SL tapes.

special tasks

• (8/5/94) Asztalos still unsuccessful in reconstituting damaged GSS tape 38813 (or its backup). Requested help from Lam Wong and Eric Beals.

retrieval from MSS

• (8/8/94) In a message to Gey, Asztalos and user Rolf Pendall, Merrill provided an example of MSS data retrieval for SEEDIS.