Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 07:21:23 -0600 (CST) From: Peter da Silva <peter@bonkers.taronga.com> To: rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes) Cc: bde@zeta.org.au, PVinci@ix.netcom.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ata/ide sector translation modes c/h/s vs. LBA? Message-ID: <199503231321.HAA13208@bonkers.taronga.com> In-Reply-To: <199503230933.BAA12284@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> from "Rodney W. Grimes" at Mar 23, 95 01:33:38 am
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> > >> Why does the ATA standard make such a big stink about LBA mode?? I thought it was because by making a big stink they can maybe get the DOS weenies to quit using bogus CHS when they write BIOSes and operating systems. LBA is a marketing tool more than anything else.
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