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From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr)
Subject: QIC News and Notes vol.1 Special Edition no.4
Message-ID: <jmonroyCBvzwM.DH6@netcom.com>
Keywords: QIC FDC standard QIC-40 qic-80
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1993 04:45:58 GMT
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News about QIC-40/80
From the desk of the quasi-editor-in-chief:
"Just because I am numbering these things don't get the idea
that I am going to do any more of these".
(Disclaimers move to bottom.. getting to big.) (crowd:YEAH!!)
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| Tabloid Contents |
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| <1>__ More on the New Standards |
| <M>__ Meaningless dribble. |
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hint: search for "<?>__"
<1>__ More on the New Standards
What follows is a condensation Minutes for June 8th
of the QIC the committees.
These are the proposals for changes to:
QIC-117, the Command Set Interface Specifications
for Flexible Disk Controller Based Mini
Data Cartridge Tape Drives.
These changes will also apply to the new QIC-3010-MC & QIC-3020-MC.
QIC-93-24,C........Support variable tape length
QIC-93-25,A........Alternate directory placement
QIC-93-45,B........ID burst placement
QIC-93-48,A........Beginning gap length
QIC-93-49,B........Compression format refinement
QIC-93-50,A........Compression format refinement
These were topics for discussion on July 7, at the LAX Marriott.
QIC-93-55,......Revisions to QIC-117 and QIC-113
(no number yet) Proposal for MS-Windows NT filesystem support
I don't have any copies of these proposed changes.
So, the alternatives are wait till the changes are done and
approved _or_ write the QIC Facilitator and ask for a copy
of the proposals. (See QIC News and Notes for Facilitator
address.)
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This is a tenative schedule for implementation of
the new QIC standards
QIC-40 (not listed)
QIC-80..................1990
QIC-3010 1993
QIC-3020................1993
QIC-555 1993
QIC-875.................1993
4GB (1994)
14GB....................(1996)
The Board of Directors will meet on Aug 30.
The other subcommittees will meet sept. 1.
--------------------------oOo----------------------------
I will try to attend the meetings in an attempt
to make a few proposals.
1) Ask for a field in the QIC-80 to indicate an
experimental file system on the tape.
2) Ask that all QIC specifications and standards be
keep in electronic format.
3) Ask that the Facilitator keep the standards information
on an accessible resource (BBS, FTP, UUCP, e-mail, etc.).
<M>__ Meaningless dribble.
"The RIM loader is a program used to automatically load programs
into the computer from perforated tape in RIM format."
-Digital Small Computer Handbook 1970
-Chapter 2, Standard System Operation ,pg.21
"Just because your paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't after you."
-Catch 22
-by Joesph Heller
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<N>__ NEXT ISSUE
o.... "Documentation. Us and Them."
o.... QIC devices on the port/IRQ level.
o.... "Update on the tape drives that work!"
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This publication is not affiliated with "QIC" or "QIC DATA NEWS".
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(What is a baby IBM called? There's MA BELL.. Hmm)
All comments, issues, and errors are only attributable
to the quasi-editor-in-chief.
Back issues of QIC NEWS and NOTES are available via FTP
at etext.archive.umich.edu in /pub/Zines/QIC.News.
IF you have specific questions, don't be afraid to send them
to:
jmonroy@netcom.com
subject: [QIC NEWS and NOTES: question]
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