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ANSI INCITS 261 : 1996 : R2001

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - EXTENDED MAGNETIC TAPE FORMAT FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (36-TRACK, PARALLEL SERPENTINE, 12.65 MM (0.05 IN), 1491 CPMM (37 871 CPI) GROUP-CODED RECORDING)
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2006

Publisher

Information Technology Industry Council

Foreword
1 Scope, purpose, and application
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Tape characteristics
5 Recording
6 Track format
7 Tape format
8 Packet format
9 Data block format
10 Recorded-block format
11 Error-correction code (ECC)
12 Recording of bytes on tape
Annex A - Measurement of bit shift

Gives the requirements for a 36-track tape format to be used for information interchange of data between information processing systems, communication systems, and associated equipment using standard code as agreed upon by the interchange parties.

Committee
X3B5
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
42
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2001
PublisherName
Information Technology Industry Council
Status
Current

ISO/IEC 11576:1994 Information technology Procedure for the registration of algorithms for the lossless compression of data
ANSI INCITS 27 : 1987 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - FILE STRUCTURE AND LABELING OF MAGNETIC TAPES FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
IEEE 268-1992 American National Standard for Metric Practice
ISO 370:1975 Toleranced dimensions Conversion from inches into millimetres and vice versa

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