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Re: another of the most commonly asked question .. Obtaining ISO Documents

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From: Jim McGrath
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 1989 21:24
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In article <6217@saturn.ucsc.edu> ulmo@ssyx.ucsc.edu (Brad Allen) writes:
>Gee, I wonder what _I_ want to know today!
>
>Yes, that's right, I also want to know how to obtain ISO documents.
>
>One of the major problems with ISO is that their documentation is not
>readily accessible as far as I know to email people.  Is ISO public domain?
>Is there a server for ISO documents?  Does any Internet site have them online?
>
>I certainly can't afford any of them, but want to read all of them.
>
>brad allen <ulmo@ssyx.ucsc.edu>
>[no affiliation with UCSC]
>
>p.s.
>is there anyone willing to periodically post reference info for this forum
>(like spaf does for news.*)?

Sorry, most ISO documents, at least those at a useful (for
implementers) release level are copyrighted.

For those who can afford it, a useful source is:

OMNICOM, INC.
115 Park Street SE
Vienna, VA 22180
(703) 281-1135

You can order by phone if you have a credit card.  You should have a
good idea what you want when you call, e.g. the document number, as
the telemarketers are not ISO wizards.

Jim
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Subject: Re: another of the most commonly asked question .. Obtaining ISO Documents
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