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This definitely isn't my recollection of the '90s. IDE just worked. Yes, you had to get the cable and jumpers correct. But it wasn't rocket science. It pales in
by deckard1 5y ago
This definitely isn't my recollection of the '90s. IDE just worked. Yes, you had to get the cable and jumpers correct. But it wasn't rocket science. It pales in comparison to the headache of MFM. I remember having to use the DOS DEBUG.COM and communicate directly with the controller card to get a low-level format. And two ribbon cables per drive. I had two MFM drives in an XT. Lord. Ribbon cables every goddamn where.