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Doc. No.: PR/97-115
Reply to: Deborah J. Donovan at ddonovan@itic.nw.dc.us
Washington D.C., September 1997 - NCITS (National Committee for Information Technology Standards is announcing the public comment period for the adoption of ISO/IEC 13422:1994 as an American National Standard. The public review extends from September 12, 1997, to November 11, 1997.
This International Standard specifies the characteristics of 90 mm Flexible Disk Cartridges of 10 Mbyte formatted capacity, recorded at 33 157 ftprad using modified frequency modulation recording and sector servo tracking on 255 data tracks on each side. Such Flexible Disk Cartridges are identified as ISO Type 304. It specifies the mechanical, physical and magnetic characteristics of the cartridge, so as to provide physical interchangeability between data processing systems. If also specifies the method of recording, the quality of the recorded signals, the track layout and the track format of data tracks and servo tracks. Together with a standard for volume and file structure, for example International Standard ISO 9293, this International Standard provides for full data interchange between data processing systems.
Submit all comments to: NCITS Secretariat, Attn.: Deborah J. Donovan, 1250 Eye Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005, Email: ddonovan@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 NCITS Secretariat at 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20005. Email: NCITS@itic.nw.dc.us FAX: (202)638-4922.
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