BS 7062:1988
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Guide to construction and use of 12.7 mm (0.5 in) wide magnetic tape cartridges for data interchange, recording at 1491 data bytes per millimetre (37871 data bytes per inch), on 18 tracks
Hardcopy , PDF
15-07-1997
English
28-02-1989
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National foreword
Committees responsible
Guide
Section one: General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Conformance
1.3 Normative references
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Environment and safety
Section two: Tape requirements
2.1 Characteristics of the tape
Section three: Cartridge requirements
3.1 Dimensional and mechanical characteristics of the
cartridge
Section four: Recording requirements
4.1 Method of recording
4.2 Track format
4.3 Data format
4.4 Tape format
Annexes
A. Recommendations for transportation
B. Inhibitor tape
C. Tape abrasivity measurement procedure
D. Recommendations on tape durability
E. Pre-recording condition
F. Representation of 8-bit bytes by 9-bit patterns
G. Measurement of bit shift
H. Dimensions of the cartridge
Tables
1. 7-bit coding
2. 8-bit coding
3. Block - ID bytes
4. CRC bytes
H.1 Linear dimensions
H.2 Angles
Figures
1. Coating adhesion
2. Position of test piece over two semi-circular
electrodes
3. Cartridge
4. Front side of case
5. Top side of case
6. Rear side of case
7. Bottom side of case
8. Side of case
9. Enlarged view
10. Cross-section of a location notch
11. Cross-section of a detail of the opening of case
12. Cross-section of the cartridge in hand
13. Cross-section of the cartridge in the drive
14. Teeth of the toothed rim
15. Cross-section of leader block
16. Fixation of tape to leader block
17. Leader block in case
18. Rate of change
19. Frame
20. Data block
21. Data Frame
22. Residual Frame 1
23. Residual Frame 2
24. Summary of ECC
25. Recorded Data Block
26. Zones
27. Summary of the relation between gaps and Tape Marks
28. Recordings other than Recorded Data Blocks
29. Tape layout
C.1 Ferrite wear bar
C.2 Wear bar holding fixture
C.3 Typical wear pattern
Specifies the physical and magnetic characteristics to enable interchangeability of such cartridges. Also specifies a format and recording method.
| Committee |
FME/9
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
72
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| Standards | Relationship |
| EN 29661 : 91 AMD 1 93 | Identical |
| BS 4783-5:1991 | Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage Recommendations for 12.7 mm magnetic tape cartridges for data interchange, recording at 1491 data bytes per millimetre on 18 tracks |
| ISO 683-13:1974 | Heat-treated steels, alloy steels and free-cutting steels Part 13: Wrought stainless steels |
| ISO/IEC 4873:1991 | Information technology ISO 8-bit code for information interchange Structure and rules for implementation |
| ISO/IEC 2022:1994 | Information technology Character code structure and extension techniques |
| ISO 1302:2002 | Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) Indication of surface texture in technical product documentation |
| ISO/IEC 646:1991 | Information technology ISO 7-bit coded character set for information interchange |
| ISO 1001:1986 | Information processing — File structure and labelling of magnetic tapes for information interchange |
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