> Does anyone know whether DAT drives are downward compatible?  For example,
> can a DDS-1 cartridge be read from and/or written to by a DDS-2 drive?
> Reason I ask:  My DDS-1 drive has failed, but I have about a hundred
> cartridges for it.  I don't want to have to replace both right away, but I
> also don't want to put money (any money) into another DDS-1 drive.

In my limited experience, they are backward compatible.  This depends on
the drive of course, and the technical design decisions made by the manu-
facturer.

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