On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> >There are currently 5 DAT formats (DDS, DDS-1, DDS-2, DDS-3, and DDS-4)
> >and all are backward compatible.
>
> But, can a drive from manufacturer "A" read a DDS-1 tape written on
> manufacturer "B's" drive? It's been my understanding that sometimes even
> different model drives from the same manufacturer can't read the same tape.
That I am not sure of. I would imagine the standard specifies both a
physical and logical format. However, the backup software supplied by
each manufacturer may write the data to the drive in a different logical
format.
I'll let you know if I uncover more information on this.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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