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Is it possible to write my own program which interfaces the tape drive and the OutRight software?

April 26, 2017drive interfaces outright possible program Software tape write

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Is it possible to write my own program which interfaces the tape drive and the OutRight software?

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OutRight comes equipped with an API, or Application Program Interface. The API.EXE program executes as a DOS Terminate and Stay Resident program. The API is a register-oriented interface, meaning that all of the parameters and command values are passed across the API in CPU registers. An application will invoke an API function by setting register values particular to a desired function, then invoking the API provider via a PC software interrupt. Any language that can handle and generate software interrupts can be used to access the tape drive via the API.