To date my plan is to let the technology shake out a bit first, which is
why I bought a new library with DLT7000's.  When I finally figure out
which technology to go with I will keep at least one DLT7k in the
library and the rest will be the new tape.  At least until all offsite
media is rotated out.....

As for the SDLT, I heard a while ago that the first gen SDLT would not
be backward compatible but the revision released in Q3 of 2001 would be.

~JK

RYAN ANDERSON wrote:
> 
> Has anyone heard about the status of SuperDLTs? We are going to get a
> new tape library soon and want SDLT drives in it, but StorageTek only
> has a 'coming soon' listed on their website. I heard
> rumor/gossip/hearsay that the drives were released already, then
> distribution halted temporarily because of backward compatibility
> issues. Is this true? Is anyone using SDLT?
> 
> I'm seriously looking at LTO as an option. Are you people who are using
> it liking it? One scenario would be to go to LTO drives in an L700 or
> something, then down the road when my library with DLT7000 drives is
> phased out, just slap a DLT7K or two in the L700 as a separate storage
> unit for backward reading of my old tapes. Anyone doing this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> RCA
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