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Date:      Thu, 23 Mar 1995 07:21:23 -0600 (CST)
From:      Peter da Silva <peter@bonkers.taronga.com>
To:        rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes)
Cc:        bde@zeta.org.au, PVinci@ix.netcom.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: ata/ide sector translation modes c/h/s vs. LBA?
Message-ID:  <199503231321.HAA13208@bonkers.taronga.com>
In-Reply-To: <199503230933.BAA12284@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> from "Rodney W. Grimes" at Mar 23, 95 01:33:38 am

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> > >> Why does the ATA standard make such a big stink about LBA mode??	

I thought it was because by making a big stink they can maybe get the DOS
weenies to quit using bogus CHS when they write BIOSes and operating systems.

LBA is a marketing tool more than anything else.



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