Console operation allows for the display of real time data and is initiated with the rawrti program.
Remote operation allows for the blind capture of raw data, controlled from a distant workstation.
You can find out more about the raw and rawrti programs by reading their man pages. This file is best generated with the TkTcl script getraw . The most useful parameter to edit is the Integration period. You need not specify any command line arguments. In that case the default behavior of writing to a tape with 32 bit packing will commence.