Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uwm.edu!ogicse!milton!reeses From: reeses@milton.u.washington.edu (Feltch Master) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: What does IDE stand for? Message-ID: <18733@milton.u.washington.edu> Date: 20 Mar 91 07:37:31 GMT References: <1296.27e638de@sleepy.bmd.trw.com> Distribution: usa Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 19 In article <1296.27e638de@sleepy.bmd.trw.com> cliburn@sleepy.bmd.trw.com writes: >OK all you computer weenies, stop talking about cache, megahertz, and ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >interlacing for a minute and answer a simple question for a simple >mind -- what does IDE stand for? Is it a magnetic recording method ---random sputtering deleted---> >Please post the answer on the net, since there may be other lurkers who'd >like to see the answer as well. >Enquiring minds want to know... >>Jay Cliburn Well, Jay, that's just one of the many esoteric secrets only us computer weenies are ALLOWED to know. You, my friend, are just the average, run-of-the- mill weenies, and, as such, not entitled to such information. So sorry. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- reeses@milton.u.washington.edu University of Washington, Seattle "Reality is a cop-out for people who can't handle drugs"