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ANSI INCITS 136 : 1986 : R2017

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS - SERIAL RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - 4 AND 9 TRACK, 0.250 INCH (6.30 MM), 8000 BPI (315 BPMM) STREAMING MODE, GROUP CODE RECORDING

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

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
  4.1 Method
  4.2 Code
  4.3 Density of Recording
  4.4 Measurement of Signal Amplitude
  4.5 Signal Amplitude
  4.6 Erasure
  4.7 Azimuth
5 Tracks
  5.1 Number of Tracks
  5.2 Use of Tracks
  5.3 Reference Plane
  5.4 Track Centerline Locations
  5.5 Track Width
6 Recorded Block
  6.1 Preamble
  6.2 Data Block Marker
  6.3 Data Block
  6.4 Block Address
  6.5 Cyclical Redundancy Check
  6.6 Postamble
7 File Mark Block
8 Control Block
  8.1 Data Field
  8.2 Use of Control Blocks
9 Rewritten Blocks
  9.1 Error
  9.2 Streaming Termination
  9.3 Forced Streaming
  9.4 End of Recorded Data

Gives a format and recording standard for an 8000-bpi (315-bpmm) streaming 0.250-inch (6 3-mm)-wide, 4- and 9-track, magnetic tape in a cartridge to be used for information interchange between information processing systems, communication systems, and associated equipment utilizing a standard code for information interchange, as agreed upon by the interchange parties.

Committee
X3B5
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
21
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2017
PublisherName
Information Technology Industry Council
Status
Current
Supersedes

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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