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IMS IMSAI 8080 User Manual page 556

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SAVING AND RESTORING PROGRAMS
While the system has no explicit provision for saving and
restoring programs, it is possible to do so with an ASR
style teletype.
1.
Make the file you want to save the current file.
2.
Type 'LIST', but don't type the carriage return.
3.
Turn on the paper tape punch.
4.
Type carriage return.
on the teletype and simultaneously punched on the
paper tape punch.
5.
When the 'LIST' is completed, turn off the punch.
The procedure for restoring the file is as follows:
1.
Make the file you want to restore-into the current
file.
2.
Mount the tape in the paper tape reader.
3.
Start the paper tape reader.
automatically read in.
An analogous procedure, using the DUMP and ENTR commands,
may be used to save and restore object code.
The procedure is as follows:
The program will be listed
I M S A I a UHU
Self-Contained System
Saving and Restoring
Programs
Revision 2
The program will be

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