ML> no, not really... but yes, in a way...   
   ML>    
   ML> AT    : Advanced Technology (IBM PCAT)   
   ML> IDE   : Integrated Device Electronics   
   ML> ATA   : AT Attach (derived from Western Digital's IDE)   
   ML> ATAPI : AT Attach Packet Interface   
   ML> PATA  : Parallel ATA (name for ATA since SATA introduction in 2003)   
   ML> SATA  : Serial ATA   
   ML>    
   ML> IDE, ATA, ATAPI are all pretty much synonymous... IDE came about when the    
   ML> controller card was removed from the slot and placed on the HD... the card   
   ML> used in the slots was then just an interface card... since then, there is    
   ML> interface card in a slot as they are now built directly onto the motherboa   
   ML> and the cables connected to them there...   
      
      
      
      
   That reminds me of the first PC class machine I owned. I was provided a 40meg    
   tandy hard drive on an 8bit controller card for my 286 tandy 3000NL. It was    
   speedy at 10mhz [g]   
      
   ... Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses.   
      
   --- Renegade v1.19/Alpha   
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