On Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:36:06 EST erik quanstrom <quans...@quanstro.net> wrote: > > This matches my understanding. Recall that IDE was essentially > > ST-506 with all the analog bits done on the drive itself > > (hence the name Integrated Drive Electronics). > > just because it once was, so it shall always be? somehow > i think the world has moved on.
My only point was that there is no need to throw away history and redefine commonly understood terms -- that only increases confusion. New revisions of the ATA spec should use new terms If old ones are found wanting but not redefine them.
