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BS 6856:1987

Superseded
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Specification for code extension techniques for United Kingdom 7-bit and 8-bit coded character sets
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-03-1995

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-06-1987

Gives methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment. Covers conformance, references, definitions and notation, structure of a family of 8-bit codes, use of code extension in an 8-bit code, announcement of extension facilities used, relationship between 7-bit and 8-bit codes, relationship with Presentation Protocol and specific meanings of escape sequences.

Committee
ICT/1
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

BS 7081-1:1989 Guide to construction and use of 6.30 mm (0.25 in) magnetic tape cartridge using IMFM for data interchange, recording at 252 ftpmm (6400 ftpi). Mechanical, physical and magnetic properties
BS 7024-3:1988 Guide to construction and use of 130 mm (5.25 in) flexible disk cartridges for data interchange using modified frequency modulation recording at 7958 ftprad, 1.9 tpmm (48 tpi) on both sides Track format B
BS 7138:1989 Guide to SGML Document Interchange Format (SDIF)
BS 7081-2:1989 Guide to construction and use of 6.30 mm (0.25 in) magnetic tape cartridge for data interchange, using IMFM recording at 252 ftpmm (6400 ftpi). Track format and method of recording for data interchange in start/stop mode
BS 7023-2:1988 Guide to construction and use of 130 mm (5.25 in) flexible disk cartridges for data interchange using modified frequency modulation recording at 7958 ftprad, 3.8 tpmm (96 tpi) on both sides Track format A
BS 4505-2:1990 Digital data transmission Character structure for start/stop and synchronous transmission
BS 6429:1989 Method for conversion between the two coded character sets of BS 4730 (ISO 646) and BS 6692:Part 2 (ISO 6937-2) and the CCITT international telegraph alphabet No. 2 (ITA 2)
BS 7024-2:1988 Guide to construction and use of 130 mm (5.25 in) flexible disk cartridges for data interchange using modified frequency modulation recording at 7958 ftprad, 1.9 tpmm (48 tpi) on both sides Track format A
BS 7023-3:1988 Guide to construction and use of 130 mm (5.25 in) flexible disk cartridges for data interchange using modified frequency modulation recording at 7958 ftprad, 3.8 tpmm (96 tpi) on both sides Track format B
BS 7080-2:1989 Guide to construction and use of 6.30 mm (0.25 in) magnetic tape cartridge using GCR for data interchange, recording at 394 ftpmm(10 000 ftpi), 39 cpmm (1 000 cpi) Streaming mode
BS 6958-2:1988 Guide to construction and use of 90 mm (3.5 in) flexible disk cartridges for data interchange, using modified frequency modulationrecording at 7958 ftprad, 5.3 tpmm (135 tpi) on 80 tracks on each side Track format
BS 4732:1988 Specification for file structure and labelling of magnetic tape for information interchange
BS 7567-1:1992 Electronic transfer of geographic information (NTF) Specification for NTF structures
BS 7061:1989 Specification for volume and file structure of compact read only optical disks (CD-ROM) for information interchange

ISO/IEC 2375:2003 Information technology — Procedure for registration of escape sequences and coded character sets

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