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To: Mark Mayo <mark@quickweb.com>
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Subject: Re: ATAPI (was: Who needs Perl? We do!) 
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Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 20:04:33 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> We NEED better IDE/ATAPI support. I dont' have a big enough brain to write
> this stuff myself, but I will conribute whatever I can to help the cause.

Excellent.  I place ATAPI support as one of the highest priority
items, regardless of its degree of technical inferiority.  CDROM
drives will eventually be as ubiquitous as floppies, and IDE
CDROMs will certainly remain a plague for years to come.  A proper
vaccine is needed. :-)

					Jordan