IDE <-> MFM

When this was done, the term "controller" migrated; it still (usually) refers to the hardware that goes with the machine rather than the drive. That is, the glue between the ISA/PCI/whatever bus and the 40-conductor cable (more recently, 40 conductors with 40 more conductors used as shields) to the drive (including whatever electronics may be onboard). So, I think it does make sense. I'm sure this would come as quite a surprise to the people using them. I can't see why not. Bulding glue logic between two interfaces is, I think, always possible (except in a few cases where the technology isn't yet up to, say, handling the necessary data rates); it's just a question of how complicated it'll be. /~\ The ASCII Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML mouse at rodents-montreal.org / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B