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Serial ATA Coming

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gimme-my-bits-and-be-quick-about-it dept.

John Doe writes "Heatseekerz.net Has a new article dedicated to Serial ATA @ Cebit 2002. This technology will be here sooner then you think!" The article is a little thin, but I haven't heard a lot about what looks to be a very common standard in the not so distant future.

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  1. Three paragraphs per page??? by Mr.+Neutron · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I understand the need to maximize ad revenue, but this Heatseekerz.net is absurd! Perhaps someone can post a link about Serial ATA where we can read more than six words between page loads.

    As far as the name "Serial ATA," it's a smart move. It will create the impression in people's mind that it's an "extention" or "enhancement" of standard ATA, without necessarily being backwards compatible at all. But, hey, once it gains market share, and the SATA drives start filling the shelves at Best Buy, it won't really matter.

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  2. Re:FAQ from the SerialATA.org website by Tet · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Serial ATA is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical storage interface. Serial ATA is scalable and will allow future enhancements to the computing platform.

    Questions not answered by the FAQ:

    • Why the arbitrary distinction between internally and externally connected devices. Why target one and not the other? SCSI works fine for both, why not design SerialATA to do the same?
    • Will I still be able to use a serial ATA device 10 years from now? I can (and do) use 10 year old SCSI devices. Will the SerialATA consortium guarantee backward compatibility, or is this yet another lock in to a perpetual upgrade cycle?
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