In a message dated 08-26-13, mark lewis said to Ed Vance:   
      
   Hi Mark,   
      
    EV> Is PATA the same as IDE?   I think it is, am I right?   
      
   ml>no, not really... but yes, in a way...   
      
   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>IDE, ATA, ATAPI are all pretty much synonymous... IDE came about   
   ml>when the HD controller card was removed from the slot and placed on   
   ml>the HD... the card used in the slots was then just an interface   
   ml>card... since then, there is no interface card in a slot as they are   
   ml>now built directly onto the motherboards and the cables connected to   
   ml>them there...   
      
   Yes I recall. The AT system used MFM coding and we still have the SCSI   
   format for use by people that want the utmost reliability.   
      
   And I also remember all those different floppy disk coding formats that   
   were different for each manufacturer of CP/M machines.   
      
   Have a nise fall season,   
      
   Holger   
      
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