read(2) won't move TK50 past tape file mark

[Brian V. Smith]

In article <6999 at cbmvax.UUCP> grr at cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) writes:
>In article <191 at larry.sal.wisc.edu> jwp at larry.sal.wisc.edu.UUCP (Jeffrey W Percival) writes:
>> 
>> I should have also mentioned:  the sticky EOF occurs on the MVII TK50's,
>> but *not* on the 6250-BPI reel-to-reel drives on the very same machines.
>> 
>> So it's not even a workstation/microvax difference, but a difference
>> between units on the same machine!  Nice portability, eh?
>
>Completely different controller/driver no?

But the same manual entry/system call.  If there is supposed to be a
difference in the different controllers/drivers/tape drives then it should
be stated.  It simply looks like a bug.
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Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith at lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
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