DBS-TAPEUTILS, UTILITIES, tape dump and tape exerciser tools DBS-TAPEUTILS contains a tape dump program, a tape eraser and a tape exerciser program. The tape dump program can be used to examine or copy the contents of a tape. Please note: These packages have been updated as of April 22, 1997. The update involved VESTing VAX images to produce Alpha executables. These VESTed images have NOT been fully tested - you have been advised.