OT: DDS Tapes

AFAIK, all DDS2 (and DDS3, and DDS4) drives are capable of reading DDS1 tapes. They should be capable of writing also, but some drives, like the HPs, may default to write-protecting early DDS1 tapes that don't have the MRS stripes. HP drives have a jumper setting to override that. Note that there's nothing wrong with pre-MRS DDS1 tapes; the drive just has no way to distinguish them from cheap audio tapes, so it want to discourage you from using them. I know it's not what you were asking, but I've found it somewhat ironic that many computer "professionals" I've met wanted to save money by backing up their data onto audio grade tape. But many audiophiles will only use DDS1 certified data grade tape for their music, because they want to avoid dropouts. Really sheds some light on what things people consider important. Eric