Good info. In my case I'm making no attempt at compatibility with older tapes. If necessary the we can use the on-board DAT-72 drives to restore older data. And as those servers get EOL'd we'll pick up a DAT-72 external if we really think it's necessary.
BTW, I just got my new workstation in. Nice new Core-2 Duo with 2 19" LCDs. One of the few perks of moving from grunt to management. That and higher pay and having final say on the design of the enterprise systems almost make the endless meetings and paperwork worth it.
