AIPS HELP file for DENSITY in 31DEC25

As of Wed Dec 11 7:57:13 2024

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DENSITY
Type: Adverb  (Real)
Use:  Density for use on certain tape operations (like MOUNT)
Null Value:  Anything except 800, 1600, 6250, or 22500.
      Null value assignment depends on the tape type.  For
      1/2-inch reel tapes it is 6250.  DENSITY is ignored for
      DAT and Exabyte 8200 drives.  For Exabyte 8500 (dual
      density) , DENSITY = 22500 indicates high density (5
      Gbyte) , all others indicate low density (2.5 Gbyte).
Verbs:
   MOUNT.....Makes a tape drive available to user's AIPS and tasks.

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