IS 12660 : 2025/ISO 4341 : 1978 Information Processing - Magnetic Tape Cassette and Cartridge Labelling and File Structure for Information Interchange
NATIONAL FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (First Revision) which is identical to ISO 4341 : 1978 'Information processing - Magnetic tape cassette and cartridge labelling and file structure for information interchange' issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted by Bureau of Indian Standard on the recommendation of the Computer Hardware, Peripherals, Office Equipment and User Interfaces Sectional Committee and the approval of the Electronics and Information Technology Division Council. This standard was first published in 1989 and was identical to ISO 4341 : 1978. This revision of this standard has been brought out to align it with the recent developments and to bring the standard in line with the latest style and format of Indian Standards.
The following changes has been required in the standards under this revision:
a) Adding front cover page;
b) Addition of Hindi title;
c) National foreword to be written as current practice; and
d) UDC number to be changed to ICS code.
The text of ISO standard has been approved as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard without deviations. Certain conventions are however, not identical to those used in Indian Standards. Attention is particularly drawn to the following:
a) Wherever the words 'International Standard' appear referring to this standard, they should be read as 'Indian Standard'; and
b) Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker while in Indian Standards, the current practice is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.