ANSI INCITS 164 : 1990

1 Scope, Purpose, and Conformance
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Purpose
  1.3 Conformance
2 Related Standards
  2.1 Related American National Standards
  2.2 Other Related Standard
3 Definitions
4 General Requirements
  4.1 Testing Environment
  4.2 Operating Environment
  4.3 Transportation Environment
  4.4 Storage Environment
  4.5 Flammable Material
  4.6 Toxicity
5 Tape Characteristics
  5.1 Mechanical Properties
  5.2 Tape Recording Properties
6 Cassette Characteristics
  6.1 General Description
  6.2 Write Inhibit Holes
  6.3 Physical Labels
  6.4 Transverse Tolerances of Tape Position
  6.5 Friction of Full Hub
  6.6 Friction of Both Hubs
  6.7 Tape Winding Tension
  6.8 Operating Torque
  6.9 Pressure Pad
  6.10 Magnetic Properties of the Cassette Housing
  6.11 Speed
  6.12 Moment of Inertia
  6.13 Drop Test
Figures
Appendix - Measurement of Tape Light Transmittance
A1 - Introduction
A2 - Description of the Measuring Equipment
A3 - Test Procedure
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Specifies the minimum requirements for magnetic and mechanical interchangeability of cassette between information processing systems, which use a physical recording density of 394 ftpmm (10000 ftpi).