Re: local bus hard disk

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From: Wayne Smith
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:11

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In article <1993Jan26.015227.24034@sfu.ca> mtichy@fraser.sfu.ca (Martin Tichy) writes:
>DC> IDE interface.  I guess the HD has to be specifically
>DC> designed for the faster local bus.
> 
>Yep, at the time I bought my machine only two drive manufacturers
>supported the Rapid IDE Local Bus speeds.  Western Digital and
>Quantum's newer drives support it.

So let me get this straight.
Local bus has only one speed?  or two?
Any IDE drive incapable of at least 12.5 mhz ISA bus speed will or won't
work with local bus IDE?
Are current IDE drives being marketed as "Local Bus approved"?
What's the deal here?

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