An often used method (back when many folks were migrating) was
to buy or rent a C1511 (HP-IB) DDS1 drive for the classic system to
store with. Your DDS3 should read those tapes with no problem.


                     Bob J. -- Ideal Computer Services
                     http://www.icsgroup.com



Steve Widmar wrote:
>
> Ladies, Gentlemen & HP-3000 aware AI entities:
>
> Help?
>
> Just realized that we backup the production classic box ('58) to
> reel-to-reel tape, and that the production XL box (928) (to which the
> classic box account is being migrated) will restore from DDS3 tape.
>
> Also in the mix is a development XL box that also only has DDS3 tape, a
> mobile DDS3 drive; everything's TCP/IP & NS/3000'd together, and every box
> has Orbit, MPEX, Adager.
>
> The clock will start ticking when we tell the classic box users to log off
> for backup, and stop ticking when their account has been restored on the XL
> box.
>
> Any low-cost problem solutions?
>
> TIA,
> Steve (oops)