IEM used to make an HPIB version of a DDS-I drive with data compression.
This would read and write tapes compatible with the HPC1504/HPC1521 SCSI
DDS-I drives. You might check with them to see if they still sell them. It
had some other nice features as well like the ability to turn off
compression via a menu on the front panel.

HTH.

Doug.

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>At 11:18 AM 9/17/98 -0400, James B. Byrne wrote:
>What I am looking for is an HP-IB alternative to the 1300H that
>is a DD-2 or DDS-3 style unit that will read our existing tapes
>and provide exactly the same functionality as the 1300H (cold
>loads, boot, etc.)
>
>Any recommendations and advice on how to proceed is
>welcomed.