Armed with a complete comprehension of tables and AIPS, you can now proceed with the mechanics of your data analysis and begin by loading your data into AIPS. There are two routes for loading your data, depending on how you wrote your tape, and what sort of tape it is. Very early ATCA data was written with the VMS `BACKUP' command on 9-track magnetic tape. These data must be read onto a Convex data disk, and then loaded into AIPS. Current ATCA data are written with the VMS `COPY' command onto Exabyte tapes (thus they are ANSI standard tapes) and can be read directly into AIPS.
If at any time you need to use the Convex rather than the workstation (e.g. to access a 9-track tape drive), then remotely log into the Convex from the workstation with the UNIX command
Note that UNIX is case sensitive, so you should be careful to follow the instructions with regards case as well as alphabet.