OSTAPE.C is a program to read IBM EBCDIC OS Standard-Labeled tapes in fixed-block format. The OSTAPE program simply invokes the UNIX utility DD to read the tape, but unlike DD, OSTAPE reads and decodes the file header and trailer labels, so that multiple files can be read from the tape under their own names. OSTAPE also picks up the record length, blocksize, and record format from the label, so that it may issue the appropriate DD command to read and unpack the file data. OSTAPE reads all the files from the tape onto the disk, and assumes all files are text. It strips trailing blanks from each record and appends a newline. OSTAPE as been tested successfully on a VAX/750 running Ultrix-32. Author: Christine Gianone, Columbia University Center for Computing Activities December, 1986