This Ecma Standard specifies the physical and magnetic characteristics of a 12,7 mm wide, 208-track magnetic tape cartridge, to enable physical interchangeability of such cartridges between drives. It also specifies the quality of the recorded signals, a format – called Digital Linear Tape 5 (DLT 5) – and a recording method, thereby allowing data interchange between drives. Together with a labelling standard, for instance Standard ECMA-13 for Magnetic Tape Labelling, it allows full data interchange by means of such magnetic tape cartridges.
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ECMA-259
Data interchange on 12,7 mm 208-track magnetic tape cartridges - DLT 5 format
1st edition, June 1997
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