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From: werner@aecom.yu.edu (Craig Werner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Conner's disk & controller experience.
Message-ID: <2775@aecom.yu.edu>
Date: 11 Mar 90 02:20:22 GMT
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In article <29420@amdcad.AMD.COM>, ching@pepsi.amd.com (Mike Ching) writes:
> tjreynol@zephyr.cair.du.edu (Trippin' (Flippin') Tim) writes:
> >
> >also, anyone know what IDE stands for?
> 
> I believe it stands for Integrated Drive Electronics. The drives are also
> called AT drives by some people since the integrated electronics clones
> an AT controller.
> 
	Actually, the AT/IDE designation is to differentiate from the
XT/IDE designation, which are slightly different. Either way, the drive
controller is mostly on the drive itself.







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