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From: "Wilkinson, Alex" <alex.wilkinson@dsto.defence.gov.au>
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Subject: ata vs atapicam ?
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Hi all,

Question: Now that we can manage ATA devs via the CAM layer
          [atapicam(4)], I would like to ask: what is the point 
          and benefit of doing so ?

  - aW