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  1. December 19th, 2001, 03:50 AM #1
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    Cool DDS Tapes

    Just a quicky -

    Would a DDS-2 Tape Drive read a DDS-3 based tape. I know DDS-3 and DDS-4 are backward compatable. but does it work the other way?
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  2. December 19th, 2001, 07:46 AM #2
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    No. Just like a 720k floppy drive can't read a 1.44M disk.
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  3. December 19th, 2001, 09:09 AM #3
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    As background infomation, you might want to go here to read up on <a href="http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/support_doc/lpg50112.html" target="_blank">Why Can I not Use DDS-2 Or DDS-3 Tapes In a DDS-1 Drive?</a> Click on the link at the bottom for additional info...
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  4. December 19th, 2001, 10:52 AM #4
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    Cool

    DAMN, though so but wanted to check.

    Thanks for the help and info.
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