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When a tape or tape controller error occurs, PRIMOS prints a terse message on the console describing what happened, and where. This is a list of the meanings of the bits in the status word.

/* MTER.HELP, HELP*, ZOROG, 09/03/86
/* Define magtape status words.
/* Copyright 1986, BORIS Systems, Inc., Lansing, MI  48933
Magtape Error Status Codes

  Status    Meaning
  000001    Rewind complete
  000002    DMX overrun or no formatter
  000004    Tape is write-protected
  000010    BOT detected (Beginning Of Tape)
  000020    Selected transport rewinding
  000040    EOT detected (End Of Tape)
  000100    Transport online
  000200    Transport ready
  000400    File marker detected
  001000    Read and correct operation failed
  002000    Uncorrectable error
  004000    False gap or insufficient DMA range
  010000    LRC error ()
  020000    CRC error (Cyclic Redundancy Check)
  040000    Runaway tape
  100000    Vertical parity (read) error