Accredited Standards Committee*
X3, Information Technology

NEWS RELEASE
Doc. No.:	PR/95-064
Reply to:	Lynn Barra		(lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us)

X3 Announces the Public Comment Period for X3.281:199x,
Information Technology - 130 MM Optical Disk Cartridges, Rewritable 
and WORM using Phase Change Technology and Embossed Read-Only 
Capacity:  2,0 gigabytes per cartridges

Washington D.C., July 1995 -- Accredited Standards Committee X3, 
Information Technology is announcing the public review of X3.281:199x.
The comment period extends from July 21, 1995 to September 19, 1995.

This ANSI Standard specifies the characteristics of a series of related types 
of 130 mm optical disk cartridge(ODCs). The sides are designated as Types 
R/W and R/W-R, Types WO and WO-R, Types O-ROM and O-ROM-R.  
Additionally, this Standard allows specific combinations of media types 
within an ODC.  This proposed ANSI standard provides for interchange 
between optical disk drives.  Together with a standard for volume and file 
structure it provides for full data interchange between data processing 
systems.

All comments should be submitted to:  X3 Secretariat, Lynn Barra, 1250 
Eye Street NW, Washington DC  20005, lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us.  Send a copy to 
the American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, 
NY  10036.

An initial call for patents and pertinent issues (copyrights, trademarks) is 
now being issued.  Please submit information on these issues to the X3 
Secretariat at the address below.

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X3 Secretariat, 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington DC  20005
Email: x3sec@itic.nw.dc.us     FAX:  (202)638-4922
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