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  • BS 3880-3:1971

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    Specification for paper tape for data processing. Representation of codes on paper tape

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  01-07-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  26-11-1971

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Cooperating organizations
    Foreword
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. Punched hole patterns
    3. Representation of coded characters
    4. Row parity
    Appendices
    A. Illustrations of the United Kingdom 7-bit code
        represented on paper tape
    B. International Telegraph Alphabet No.2 represented
        on paper tape
    C. Illustration of 4-bit codes represented on paper
        tape
    D. The United Kingdom 7-bit data code
    Tables
    1. The code table of the United Kingdom 7-bit data code
    Figures
    1. Paper tape punched with a 7-bit code
    2. Paper tape punched with a 6-bit code
    3. The United Kingdom 7-bit data code represented on
        paper tape
    4. International Telegraph Alphabet No.2 represented
        on 11/16 in paper tape
    5. A 4-bit code represented on paper tape

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    The one-to-one correspondence between punched hole patterns and the bit patterns by which codes are represented, with special reference to the UK 7-bit data code specified in BS 4730; in appendices, illustrations of the UK 7-bit data code represented on 1 in paper tape with EVEN parity and of ITA No. 2 (Telex code) and a typical 4-bit code represented on 11/16 in paper tape without row parity.

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    Committee ICT/1
    Development Note Supersedes BS 3880(1965) and BS 3480(1962) (07/2004) Inactive for the new design. (11/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 3635-1:1972 The numerical control of machines. Control input data
    BS 3880-4:1972 Specification for paper tape for data processing General requirements for data interchange on punched paper tape
    BS 3880-2:1971 Specification for paper tape for data processing Dimensions and location of punched holes in paper tape
    BS 3880-1:1971 Specification for paper tape for data processing Unpunched paper tape

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 3880-1:1971 Specification for paper tape for data processing Unpunched paper tape
    BS 3880-2:1971 Specification for paper tape for data processing Dimensions and location of punched holes in paper tape
    BS 4730:1974 Specification for the United Kingdom 7-bit data code (ISO-7-UK)
    BS 4953(1973) : LATEST CODE EXTENSION TECHNIQUES FOR USE WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM 7-BIT DATA CODE
    ISO/IEC 2022:1994 Information technology Character code structure and extension techniques
    BS 3880-4:1972 Specification for paper tape for data processing General requirements for data interchange on punched paper tape
    ISO/IEC 646:1991 Information technology ISO 7-bit coded character set for information interchange
    BS 4731-1:1971 Specification for derivatives of the United Kingdom 7-bit data code. Rules for the derivaton of 4-bit coded character sets
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