Accredited Standards Committee *	X3, Information Technology

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Doc. No.:	PR/96-078
Reply to:	Lynn Barra at lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us 


 X3 Announces the Approval for a New Project for Unrecorded 
Magnetic Tape Cartridge for Information Interchange, 12.65 mm (0.498 in), 
128-Track, Parallel Serpentine, 2550 ftpmm (64 770 ftpi)

Washington D.C., September 1996 -- Accredited Standards Committee X3, 
Information Technology announces the approval of a new project being 
developed in Technical Committee X3B5 - Flexible Magnetic Media and Formats.

This standard represents the minimum requirements for the recording and 
retrieval of data on a 12.65 mm (0.498 in) magnetic tape cartridge in a 128 
track format for data interchange between recording systems.  This standard 
will include requirements for physical, mechanical, magnetic and environmental 
characteristics. This cartridge standard will include requirements for written 
servo tracks.

Inquiries regarding this project (X3 Project 1127-D), should be sent to the 
Chairman of X3B5, Mr. Richard Steinbrenner, Lucent Technologies, 67 Whippany 
Rd., Whippany, NJ  07981.  Email: rsteinbr@atsmail.gc.lucent.com

The next meeting of X3B5 is scheduled for December 3-4, 1996 in Houston, TX.  
All organizations and individuals who are materially or directly affected are 
invited to participate.

An initial call for possible patents and other pertinent issues (copyrights, 
trademarks) is now 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.


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