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Hi,
Will the above tapecopy facility copy a tape from one format to another?
i.e. DAT to AIT for instance and does the format of the tape matter? i.e.
will it copy a windows format tape?
 
Many thanks for your time. Any answer would be very much appreciated.
Regards,
 
Leigh