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Date:      Sat, 20 Dec 1997 11:07:18 +0100 (MET)
From:      j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
To:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: atapi.c || wierd hardware
Message-ID:  <199712201007.LAA29318@uriah.heep.sax.de>
References:  <19971216.233119.5295.1.wakkym@juno.com> <Pine.NEB.3.95.971217112618.4403B-100000@korin.warman.org.pl>

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Andrzej Bialecki <abial@korin.warman.org.pl> wrote:

> I conclude from this that vendors often have peculiar understanding of
> "standards"...

The so-called ATA `standard' always makes for a good laugh at carneval
time.  Go, and fetch a copy before the next carneval season is
coming. ;-)

I'm always surprised that the drives manufactured after this document
do still work to an astonishing degree.  IMHO, this required more
research on the manufacturer's end than just a copy of that document.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)



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