DDS3 & DDS4 compatibility

[jmiturbe]

Hello,

I've read about DDS4 and DDS3 backward compatibility, but still is not clear for me!

I know that I can read/write any DDS3 tape with a DDS4 drive, but can I share DDS3 between both tapes in both ways?

What I mean is, can I write to DDS3 tapes with the DDS4 drive and then read this tape on the DDS3 drive? Is it only a capacity difference or is there something more?

Thanks in advance,

jmiturbe

 

[2ffat]

can I write to DDS3 tapes with the DDS4 drive and then read this tape on the DDS3 drive?

It may depend upon your drive manufacturer. I've been able to to this with Sony drives but I can't say how other manufacturers handle it.
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