Re: Select a tape in a TS2900 magazine programmatically -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Select a tape in a TS2900 magazine programmatically
From: Buck Calabro <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:43:08 -0500
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On 11/22/2024 4:09 PM, Jim Oberholtzer wrote:

You’re looking for Media and Storage Extensions (no longer extra $$). With that you’ll be able to write a tape handler. You can of course do it yourself but the trick is the registry point for tape handlers.

Thanks Jim,
I have M&SE installed already.
The documentation for how to use these extensions is not easy to locate.
I'm guessing it's scattered in a variety of places which are convenient for those few who are already familiar with BRMS-equivalent coding.

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Re: Select a tape in a TS2900 magazine programmatically , Bryan Dietz

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