Accredited Standards Committee*	X3, Information Technology

NEWS RELEASE

Doc. No.:	PR/96-019
Reply to:	Lynn Barra at lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us 

X3 Announces the Public Review Comment Period for 
ISO/IEC CD 14417.3, Information Systems - Flexible magnetic media for digital 
data interchange -- 19mm (0,748 in) Helical Scan Digital Computer Tape Cassette


Washington D.C., February 1996 - Accredited Standards Committee 
X3, Information Technology is announcing the public comment 
period for ISO/IEC CD 14417.3.  The public review extends from March 15, 
1996 to May 14, 1996.

This standard specifies the physical and magnetic characteristics of a 19,0 mm 
wide tape cassette, including the unrecorded, recorded and file structure 
requirements to enable information interchange between information processing 
systems.  Three sizes of cassette and two tape thicknesses are defined to allow 
for physically small data acquisition hardware as well as larger systems capable 
of using all three sizes interchangeably.

Note:  This draft international standard is being processed simultaneously 
as an American National Standard and an International Standard.  

Public Review Comment Instructions:

The public review period closes on May 14, 1996.  However, in order for 
comments to affect the position of the U.S. TAG, they must be received 
prior to April 22, 1996.  Therefore, all commentors are urged to submit 
comments as early in the public review period as possible.  Public review 
comments received after April 22, 1996 will be addressed and considered 
for future balloting and/or revision.

Submit all comments to:  X3 Secretariat, Attn.:  Lynn Barra, 1250 
Eye Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC  20005, Email:  
lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us. Send a copy to:  ANSI, Attn.:  BSR Center, 11 West 
42nd Street, New York, NY  10036.

A call for possible patents and pertinent issues (copyrights, trademarks) is 
also being issued.  Please submit information on these issues to the X3 
Secretariat at 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington DC  20005. 
Email: x3sec@itic.nw.dc.us   FAX:  (202)638-4922.

The document can be purchased for from American National Standards 
Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, New York 10036.
Telephone: 212-642-4900


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