[This followup was posted to comp.sys.hp.mpe and a copy was sent to the cited author.]
>
> If you happen to find a free or relatively free (under $100) solution for
> reading and/or writing tar format tapes on a SCSI tape drive under Windows
> (NT or 9x or 2K) or DOS, I'd love to hear about it. :)
Check out http://www.spiralcomm.com/ for WinTAR.
Jamie.