INFORMATION SYSTEMS - RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (1600 CPI, PE)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

Publisher

Information Technology Industry Council

1 Scope and Purpose
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Purpose
2 Referenced and Related Standards
  2.1 American National Standards
  2.2 Other Standards
  2.3 Related American National Standard
3 Definitions
4 Recording Area Markers
5 Recording
  5.1 Method
  5 2 Density of Recording
  5.3 Flux Transition Spacing
  5 4 Total Character Skew
  5.5 Erase
  5.6 Signal Amplitude
6 Format
  6.1 Track Format
  6.2 Track Dimensions
  6.3 Reference Edge
  6.4 Track Identification
  6.5 Block Length
  6.6 Density Identification Area
  6.7 Gaps
  6.8 Tape Mark
Appendix Recommended Procedure and Instrumentation for Measuring
          Flux Transition Spacing
   A1. Procedure
   A2. Instrumentation
Table A1 Worst-Case Test Patterns
Figure A1 Setup of Calibration of Read Chain

Gives specifications for format and recording for a 1/2 inch (12.7-mm), 9-track magnetic tape to be used for information interchange among information processing systems, communication systems, and associated equipment utilizing a code for information interchange that was agreed upon by the interchange parties.

Committee	X3B5
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	18
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 2017
PublisherName	Information Technology Industry Council
Status	Current

ANSI INCITS 40 : 1993	INFORMATION SYSTEMS - UNRECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (9-TRACK 800 CPI, NRZI; 1600 CPI, PE; AND 6250 CPI, GCR)
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