On Sun, 18 Apr 2010, Malcolm J. Currie wrote:
>> mag: Remove MAG
>>
>> Do people still read FITS tapes using FITSIN?
>
> Probably the same people who use FITSDIN instead of FITS2NDF because the
> former is tolerant of not-quite FITS files.
I'll just say that I've been an astronomer since 1992 and I've never seen
anyone even ask about a FITS tape. I'm sure someone will now pipe up and
say they read a bona fide FITS tape last week.
FITSDIN is different in that it still works.
--
Tim Jenness
JAC software
http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/~timj
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