For what it's worth, I found long ago that the IDE interface was far
closer to the PC-based ESDI controller command set than the WD MFM drive
one.  ESDI even responds to commands such as IDENTIFY, where that
command doesn't exist in the WD1003-type controller vocabulary.  ESDI
also supports larger (>512MB) drives without breaking a sweat.

--Chuck

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