On Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:10:03 -0500, Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >To which I add the next iteration of DDS is, wait for it, drum roll please. >. ., DDS-5, probably in the 2001-2002 timeframe. This will introduce yet >another DDS tape, probably close to 200 meters. It is going to have to be >extremely thin and the track pitch will probably be 33% smaller than DDS-4. > I would not be at all surprised if that drive were unable to read DDS-1 >AND DDS-2. > Do we think HP is going to actively market DDS-5, since by the 2001 timeframe their LTO technology ought to be in the second generation? Also, has anyone checked out the VXA technology by Ecrix? I'm a sucker for products which are totally unlike other "standard" products, and with their variable tape speed and packet (not stream) techniques, they fit the bill.