reading from / writing to file : 2 dumb questions

[jbv at souslelogo.com]

>
> Its held over from deep dark history. Open file meant the operator should
> find the tape and mount it on the drive. Close file meant the tape would
> be rewound so the operator could take it off the drive and put it away.
> .Jerry


do you mean tapes used on mainframes in the 60s and 70s ?
Well that brings back a lot of memories... :-)

jbv