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[Phil Stracchino]

On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 01:11:16PM -0400, Joshua Boyd wrote:
> So, SATA is like ATAPI over a serial line?

Pretty much, yes.  A high-speed serial connection with a little tiny
8mm-wide telephone-stype point-to-point cable.  One drive per channel,
so no bus contention issues, and much longer cable lengths into the
bargain.


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