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You were too late ;), by the time ATA/133 was standard almost all drives supported (Ultra)DMA which meant the host CPU didn't have to 'bit bang' the data anymor
by bzzzt 3y ago
You were too late ;), by the time ATA/133 was standard almost all drives supported (Ultra)DMA which meant the host CPU didn't have to 'bit bang' the data anymore.
The fastest drives (Seagate Cheetah) did 15K RPM which reduced access time noticeably. Also made a noise like a jet engine though.
- justsomehnguy 3y agoYou took the words out of my mouth. ATA/133 is ~2001 for the drives of 20/40/80Gb. It's a bit too late for a 9Gb drive to show the merits.