> Now this is exactly the answer that I didn't want to hear :)
>
> At the risk of being accused of flogging a dead horse, may I
> ask if there is
> any way at all to connect an HP DDS-4 drive to an HP3000 9x9
> now, and, if
> not, are there plans to allow this to happen?
>
> I ask this because several clients are under pressure to
> improve backup
> times, and DLT is such an expensive option (especially here in South
> Africa).

Sure; use a Differential/SE converter:
 http://www.paralan.com/sd10.html
 http://www.scsi-cables.com/line/singleended.htm
 http://www.rancho.com/converters/index.htm
among others.


Steve Dirickson   WestWin Consulting
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