The only case in which I saw the word "proposed" associated with the
reference to the 8-bit mode of operation was in the 1996 draft standard
wherein its removal from the standard was proposed. It's not optional,
tentative, or anything else conditional in the '94 standard.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: allisonp <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: 8-bit IDE
> >Those "special" drives are not what I meant to ask about. I want to know
> >more about the 8-bit mode described in the ATA Interface Specification as
> >published in 1994 and 1996. This is apparently a "standard" feature.
>
>
> It was a proposed feature. Not used that I know of and later deleted from
> the spec. I've never found a drive that it works on, wish it did though.
>
> Allison
>
Received on Sun Apr 16 2000 - 23:42:23 BST