/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb FORTRAN, Statements, READ, Sequential, Unformatted  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  Unformatted sequential READ statement format:

     READ(extu,[,iostat][,err][,end])[iolist]

  Reads from a specified external unit.  Does not translate the data.