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BS 6006:1987

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

Specification for structure and rules for implementation of United Kingdom 8-bit coded character set

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

28-02-1992

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-06-1987

Specifies an 8-bit coded character set derived from, and compatible with, the 7-bit character set of BS 4730. Comprises a single set of 62 control characters and 382 graphic characters, intended for information interchange within an 8-bit environment among data processing systems and associated equipment.

Committee
ICT/1
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO/IEC 4873:1991 Identical

ISO 1177:1985 Information processing Character structure for start/stop and synchronous character oriented transmission
BS 6692-2:1986 Coded character sets for text communication Specification for Latin alphabetic and non-alphabetic graphic characters

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