Accredited Standards Committee*
X3, Information Technology

NEWS RELEASE
Doc. No.:	PR/95-065
Reply to:	Lynn Barra		(lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us)

X3 Announces the Public Comment Period for X3.282:199x,
Information Technology - Magnetic Tape Cartridge for Information Interchange, 0.50 in (12.65 mm), Serial Serpentine, 128-Track,
62 500 bpi (2 460 bpmm), DLT2 Format

Washington D.C., July 1995 -- Accredited Standards Committee X3, 
Information Technology is announcing the public review of X3.282:199x.
The comment period extends from July 21, 1995 to September 19, 1995.

This standard provides the requirements for a tape cartridge to be used 
for information interchange among information-processing systems, 
communication systems, and associated equipment utilizing a standard 
code for information interchange as agreed upon by the interchange 
parties.  This standard deals with the requirements for the unrecorded 
cartridge and for recording on the enclosed magnetic tape.

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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