BS 5079:1981
Withdrawn
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Specification for information interchange on 3.81 mm (0.150 in) magnetic tape cassette at 4 cpmm (100 cpi), phase encoded at 63 ftpmm (1600 ftpi)
Hardcopy , PDF
04-07-2014
English
30-09-1981
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National foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
1. Scope and field of application
2. Definitions
3. Environment and transportation
4. Characteristics of tape
5. Tape cassette
6. Recording
7. Format
Annexes
A. Layer-to-layer adhesion
B. Measurement of light transmittance
Figures
1(a). Sides, tracks, holes and asymmetrical slot -
Dimensions in millimetres
1(b). Sides, tracks, holes and asymmetrical slot -
Dimensions in inches
2(a). Position of heads - Dimensions in millimetres
2(b). Position of heads - Dimensions in inches
3(a). Tape guides in cassette - Dimensions in
millimetres
3(b). Tape guides in cassette - Dimensions in inches
4(a). Cassette dimensions - Dimensions in millimetres
4(b). Cassette dimensions - Dimensions in inches
5(a). Cassette support planes - Dimensions in
millimetres
5(b). Cassette support planes - Dimensions in inches
6(a). Maximum label and window area dimensions -
Dimensions in millimetres
6(b). Maximum label and window area dimensions -
Dimensions in inches
7. Test for layer-to-layer adhesion
8. Measuring device (diagram)
9. Measuring mask
Specifies a 3.81 mm tape in a cassette to be physically interchangeable between information processing systems for the exchange of data using the UK 7-bit data code (BS 4730) or any 7-bit or 8-bit code structure (BS 4953).
| Committee |
ICT/1
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 80/61864 DC & 84/64885 DC. (07/2005) Inactive for the new design. (11/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
28
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| DEFSTAN 81-52/2(2002) : 2002 | PACKAGING OF PRE-RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPES AND FLEXIBLE DISCS |
| BS 4730:1985 | Specification for UK 7-bit coded character set |
| DEFSTAN 05-10/4(1990) : 1990 | DRAWING PROCEDURE |
| BS 5769-1:1979 | Specification for magnetic tape cassette and cartridge labelling and file structure, for information interchange Label standard version 1 |
| BS 4783-4:1988 | Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage Recommendations for magnetic tape cartridges and cassettes |
| ISO/IEC 2022:1994 | Information technology Character code structure and extension techniques |
| BS 4730:1993 | Specification for UK 7-bit coded character set |
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