Possible to speed up I/O subsystem of 5150?

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Thu Dec 9 12:52:41 2004

Fred wrote:
> Yes, there ARE some 8 bit IDE controllers,
> but not all IDE drives will work with them.

To a first approximation, *NO* IDE drives will work with them.
8-bit support is not part of the official ATA specification. Even
back when 8-bit IDE adapters were being sold, not many drives worked
with them, and as soon as the adapters disappeared the drive makers
that had bothered to support them stopped doing so.

Eric
Received on Thu Dec 09 2004 - 12:52:41 GMT