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Doc. No.: PR/97-151
Reply to: Deborah J. Donovan at ddonovan@itic.nw.dc.us
Washington D.C., November 1997 - NCITS (National Committee for Information Technology Standards) is announcing the public comment period for X3.212:1992. The public review extends from November 7, 1997 to January 6, 1998.
The standard specifies the characteristics of 130-mm optical disk cartridges (ODC) of the type providing for information to be written, read, and erased many times using the magneto-optical effect.
ANSI X3.212:1992 specifies
- definitions of the essential concepts,
- the environment in which the characteristics shall be tested,
- the environments in which the cartridge shall be operated and stored,
- the mechanical, physical, and dimensional characteristics of the case
and
of the optical disk,
- the magneto-optical characteristics and the recording characteristics for
recording the information and for erasing it many times, so as to
provide physical interchangeability between data processing systems.
In accordance with ANSI procedures and NCITS, which require a five- year review of approved standards, OMC recommends this standard recommends this standard be reissued, without change.
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 St., NY, NY 10036.
Copies of this standard can be purchased from the American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036.
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